<p>OP does have a shot at UW-Madison for out of state, although it is a reach. Definitely worth a try though.</p>
<p>Okay guys, I apologize if I am going too fast but lets say I want to really go to a college where I will not have to pay a fortune for out of state tuition, what college(s) should I look at?</p>
<p>Ok, here’s what’s going on. If you can handle spending about $25000 for your first year, if you think you can do well at a flagship like Minnesota, then don’t hesitate to apply and attend Minnesota. If you do well your first year, it’s not impossible to win enough scholarship to bring down cost of attendance to less than that for in state for your next three years. If that’s not the case, then paying 120000 for a Minnesota undergrad degree is definitely not worth it.</p>
<p>Then out of state flagships are not for you. You should try to find smaller private universities that will admit you and offer you scholarship for something special about you.</p>
<p>hmm I see, so I cannot spend that much, any other route to out of state?
Like will it work if I apply to some of the smaller colleges in lets say North Carolina, Virginia, Wisconsin, Minnesota, etc (basically anywhere out of the deep south) or will I HAVE to do my undergrad at an instate university?</p>
<p>Oh and I almost forgot guys, what about any of the SUNYs?</p>
<p>Also, if it helps I have an upward trend, my grades have been rising constantly since the end of my sophomore year.</p>
<p>How much can you pay? That and whether you qualify for need based aid are key questions before you can get real help. </p>
<p>In general OOS publics are the wrong place to look for money.</p>
<p>Being OOS you would have your pick of SUNYs, your SAT score instate would be iffy for Binghamton/Geneseo, but being OOS you would probably get in. All the others no problem. If you have any inkling for SUNYs, get them in ASAP. I know locally kids have them in before mid/late October.
University of Buffalo gives scholarship money for stats like yours instate I believe around 2-4K, not sure what they give for OOS kids.
Be aware these are all in snow belts of NYS for the most part, except StonyBrook. </p>
<p>What strategy we found as far as obtaining the most merit money was schools that were 6 or more hours away by driving gave the most $$$, private and/or public. So the further north or west you go the better your chances $$ wise. Again, bottom line $$ wise, they all wound up costing in state tuition when all was said and done.</p>
<p>[UB</a> Undergraduate Admissions: Costs, Scholarships and Aid - Scholarships - Merit Scholarships](<a href=“http://admissions.buffalo.edu/costs/meritscholarships.php]UB”>http://admissions.buffalo.edu/costs/meritscholarships.php)</p>
<p>OP</p>
<p>My alma is Ursinus in PA. A small LAC with great stats for getting into med school. It pulls mainly regionally, so the diversity of coming from GA could be a positive.</p>
<p>It is a CTCL school.</p>
<p>If you interview well then these smaller schools with personal interview may be just what you need.</p>
<p>On the flip side, the diversity may not be found in smaller regional LACs</p>
<p>From what I’ve read in your posts, and from the research I’ve done, I would encourage you to look at the SUNY system; I think it will have much of what you’re looking for.</p>
<p>What are my chances at SUNY Stony Brook?</p>
<p>Stony Brook is only 9% OOS and you would only be an average applicant. It is a reach.</p>
<p>The University of Minnesota-Morris has no OOS tuition and comes in around $18,000 all told. 85% are in-state, 17% students of color, pre-professional programs … you would have to first understand what it means to spend winters in a remote small town, of course.</p>
<p>I suggest you not look at OOS public (expensive ones) and try to concentrate on finding second tier LAC’s that give out generous scholarships.</p>
<p>If I make a good GPA in the University of Minnesota- Morris, would I be able to get into a good grad school?</p>
<p>Like is the University really that good of a university?</p>
<p>also guys, what about John Carroll?</p>
<p>Also, how is Boston University in terms of financial aid for out of state students?</p>
<p>any further help?</p>