<p>I got into Indiana (OOS) and Illinois (in state). After the automatic scholarship I got from Indiana, it was cheaper for me to go to Indiana than Illinois.</p>
<p>@pierre0913: Your numbers are wrong. Read [url=<a href=“http://www.oafa.pitt.edu/costcard.aspx]this[/url”>Office of Admissions and Financial Aid | University of Pittsburgh]this[/url</a>].</p>
<p>@topic: I live in Alaska. My in-state school isn’t very good at anything but geophysics and it’s located in a frozen hell (with respect to Fairbanks residents, it’s true). We simply don’t have anything on the level of public schools in the lower 48 or Canada. Some OOS tuition is very reasonable (Minnesota) and the WUE program offers reduced tuition for residents of many Western states at other member states’ schools.</p>
<p>haha ok I think my figure included all expenses so you are right, just tuition and room/board would be around $30-32,000</p>
<p>An then there are those students with scholarships that are ACCEPTED at OOS flagships but not at the in-state universities … making the OOS option cheaper.</p>
<p>I sure do wish i liked Pitt. In state the total costs work out to be like 21,000…and that’s sooo cheap…but i think it’s crap…so oh well</p>
<p>The only reason for me to go OOS would be to ucb/ unc/ uva/ umich, especially when I can very possibly get a full ride to Rutgers in-state.</p>
<p>When I went to college, I chose to go out of state because my homestate’s flagship didn’t have a strong program in the biomedical sciences (they separated the health science center from the rest of the university) nor did it offer instruction in Hebrew. I paid out of state tuition, which admittedly was only about one and a half times what I would have paid instate, to go to a different school. The exposure that I had to things unavailable in my home state helped to form who I am today and directly shaped my career. I think that people would be wise to consider going OOS if they can’t find what they want at their state’s flagship.</p>
<p>People are knocking down the doors at William & Mary for OOS admittance.</p>
<p>I’ve actually been wondering this myself. On one hand I could go to grad school in Florida for less than $300 per credit hour verses close to 1200 at some places I’ve been looking at out of state. The caveat is I really want to live in the Washington D.C. area so it would be a lot easier getting a job up there if I attend a local school. I’m not sure I could justify the extra expense right now for OOS but it would be very convenient to go out of state.</p>
<p>Just because you Live in a state doesn’t mean you are FROM that state and doesn’t mean you want to STAY in that state.</p>
<p>Also, keep in mind that for MOST Texas students, UT-Austin isn’t even a viable option. Besides, the IN STATE tuition (+ room/board/books/fees) is going to be close to $24000. University of OK is only around $26000 for OOS.</p>
<p>I’m in Illinois, and UIUC is relatively expensive in-state (about $17,000 tuition and fees) if you want to be a business, science or engineering major. I can go to Minnesota for less, and with the automatic scholarship I hope to qualify for Indiana would be a little less also. There are some other state schools that are generous with merit aid, too. So it’s not always cost effective to go in-state. Also, if your state doesn’t have the program you want, an OOS public will generally be less expensive than a private if you don’t qualify for aid.</p>
<p>Huh. I didn’t realize there were schools out there charging higher tuition for specific majors. It always made sense to me, I just am surprised that somewhere started doing that.</p>
<p>well they don’t tell you that, but at most schools, there is an extra cost for engineering students per credit hour that you take</p>
<p>I live in DC, so I don’t have a state university, but I’m planning to apply to some of the UC’s.</p>
<p>Why would you ever want to pay out of state tuition?</p>
<p>See what state I live in (to the left)</p>
<p>That’s why.</p>
<p><em>I’m not saying that UNL is a bad school. I would be happy going there, and it’s my safety</em></p>
<p>Eh… out-of-state really opens up doors for some people. If I was in California, I’d consider out of state really only if I didnt get into any in-state-school ;)</p>
<p>But, I too am considering a large number of OOS schools… my best option in Georgia is GA Tech, and I’m not so sure about getting a non-engineering degree there…</p>
<p>Plus, its nice to get a change of scenery and experience a new place</p>
<p>Because for people like my brother, Penn State and Pitt are not attractive options, hence why he’d apply to Michigan instead. While UM is very expensive OOS, it’s a far more attractive option.</p>
<p>I’m only applying to two in-state schools, most likely, Rutgers (like 90% of new jersey) and TCNJ. If I got into TCNJ that would be amazing, otherwise OOS is where I’m probably headed. This may sound dumb but, price isn’t really that much of an issue for me. I mean I’m not extremely wealthy or anything but my parents will help me out the best they can and I plan to take out loans and such.</p>
<p>There’s a reason NJ people pass on Rutgers and go to school here in PA :)</p>
<p>Because of the poconos and water parks? Don’t really see any other reason why … :)</p>