<p>Academic Common Market is a great program. We live in Virginia, and my son is a freshman at a school in West Virginia that offers a major he can't get in our state. It's saving us quite a bit.</p>
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I did some searching a few years back and could not find any reciprocity for tuition between New Jersey and any other states.</p>
<p>Here is an interesting article from last spring that might provide some insight.</p>
<p>This is a helpful thread.</p>
<p>Um, I’m a rising senior from Rhode Island and I want to major in Aerospace Engineering.</p>
<p>I researched a bit and it turns out that there are NO public schools in New England that offer ASE…is there anything I can do? I’d love to be able to get a common market discount at an institution like UofMaryland (one school I’m applying to; amazing ASE program) but obviously its not part of New England.</p>
<p>Does Ohio have any common market programs?</p>
<p>Guys…</p>
<p>…I have quite the dilema. I was accepted into LSU a while ago, and I just filled out the ACM application, for my major isn’t offered in my state. The ACM is rediculous in making things clear…</p>
<p>…So, at the top of the app. in fine print it stated something like this, “to receive in-state rates at your designated institution, you must have unconditional acceptance into ‘YOUR PROGRAM’.” So now I am freaking out…</p>
<p>Why? I have been accepted into LSU, but no one, I repeat no one can be accepted into petroleum engineering or engineering for that matter until you complete the prequisites your freshman year. In other words, one can’t apply, or even be accepted into the engineering school “program” until your sophomore year. I CAN NOT afford a year without in-state tuition… And this is disheartening due to the fact that I didn’t apply anywhere else, and I have been SO pumped up to attend this school for over a year.</p>
<p>So, my question is for anyone who has experience with the ACM, parent or student, “am I reading this wrong, or is everything I have just stated correct?” It seems impossible for this to happen, 'cuz even for other programs one must complete their first year until getting into their desired school… On a good note, I printed my online application receipt which stated my major and I made a photocopy of my acceptance letter… One can conclude since I applied for so and so, and was accepted, I am in my program… I put these sheets in the packet and mailed them today…</p>
<p>So am i worrying for no reason or do I get in state rates for all 4 years???</p>
<p>Edit: from the site:</p>
<p>Who qualifies? </p>
<p>To qualify for the Academic Common Market, a student must be a resident of an SREB member state, {{{be admitted unconditionally into the institution and program that is approved by the home state,}}} and be certified by the home state for to participate. The program must be in the Academic Common Market inventory. </p>
<p>Thank you so much</p>
<p>the site isnt working now and i need to make sure that Missouri doesnt offer Forensic Chemistry so i can get instate tuition at ole miss! i cant find a list anywhere that isnt on the site listed above…help?</p>
<p>I’m in the same situation but at WVU. Did you find out whether it’s possible to get in state the first year?</p>
<p>I got my letter the other day, so now I’m covered.</p>
<p>hey houston oilers, I just got my letter too however it specified that the school must then be responsible for administering the in state tuition. Would you let me know if yours goes through? I might be considering holding off and attending LSU instead if it works.</p>
<p>Can anyone shed light on whether a BS and BA are considered to be different “majors” for purposes of receiving instate tuition via ACM? In other words, a school in my state offers a BS in the field I plan to study and I hope to go to an OOS school that offers a BA in same major. Clearly, the focus of the two programs is entirely different, to the point where they hardly resemble each other - so would this situation qualify for ACM instate tuition? Any comments or links to relevant information would be appreciated.</p>
<p>Here’s an interesting USNWR article (12/23/09) on schools that offer instate tuition to OOS’ers…many of these seem to have minimal qualifications.</p>
<p>[How</a> to Get In-State Tuition - US News and World Report](<a href=“http://www.usnews.com/articles/education/paying-for-college/2009/12/23/how-to-get-in-state-tuition.html?PageNr=1]How”>http://www.usnews.com/articles/education/paying-for-college/2009/12/23/how-to-get-in-state-tuition.html?PageNr=1)</p>
<p>I am a PA student but would like to attend the University of Maryland College Park however the out of state tuition (cost of attendance) is $37/year. Is there any program that provides in state tuition pricing for University of Maryland.</p>
<p>I found out about the Academic Common Market on College Confidential and it was a god-send. We live in Georgia and our daughter wanted to major in illustration, and although Savannah College of Art and Design, a private school, offers this major, none of the state schools do. All of the private colleges she applied to were out of the question financially, even with institutional aid. She applied and was accepted to Winthrop University in South Carolina. They have what seems to be a rigorous and well-thought out illustration program. The school size (6000), beautiful campus, and very helpful staff were all just what we were looking for. Tuition still ain’t cheap, but no tuition is really affordable any more, is it? It’s the same as any other resident of SC would pay, at any rate. Thanks CC and SREB/ACM for giving my talented daughter a shot at the college she needed! Now she just has to get to class and do the work…</p>
<p>When you go to the SREB web site, you punch in your information and they’ll tell you if you can do it or not, right then and there. <a href=“http://www.sreb.org/page/1304/academic_common_market.html[/url]”>Academic Common Market - Southern Regional Education Board;
<p>Good bump for new posters. Thanks.</p>
<p>This thread is a great resource.</p>
<p>People should also check out the rules for their state’s college grant programs. For example, a middle income student in PA. might get a $3 a year state grant if they attend an in-state mid-priced college, or $300 a year if they attend a similarly priced college in some other states and $0 if they attend a similar college in different states. The rules vary by whether the other state will allow their grants to be used out of state.</p>
<p>We live in VA. MY D was accepted to University of Kentucky. She is undecided on a major. I’ve just started reading about this Academic Common Market program. I’ve done my search on CC, but I still have a question.</p>
<p>How do I figure out which majors are available at the University of Kentucky that are not available at a Virginia University?</p>
<p>If I’m reading this right: If a major is offered at UK that is not available at ANY school in VA, then my D could qualify for in-state tuition at UK. So, that makes a huge difference. And, yes, if certain majors had certain prices, then that would make a difference in choosing a major. What the heck is going on here?</p>
<p>Is this whole thing a waste of time? Is anybody out there using the ACM successfully?</p>
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<p>You search on the SREB web site:</p>
<p>[Southern</a> Regional Education Board](<a href=“http://home.sreb.org/acm/Search.aspx?state=VA]Southern”>http://home.sreb.org/acm/Search.aspx?state=VA)</p>
<p>I now live and teach college in VA. When I lived and taught HS in NH, I did have students who took advantage of the NE Regional Student Program… the NE version of SREB.</p>
<p>I did a search on the SREB website, and found the following programs currently open for VA students at other participating institutions: <a href=“http://home.sreb.org/acm/SearchResult.aspx?state=VA[/url]”>http://home.sreb.org/acm/SearchResult.aspx?state=VA</a></p>