Why does anyone go to an out of state public school if they can get in to their in-state flagship?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid is interested in CU Boulder and a bunch of other big publics (Illinois, Wisconsin, Penn State)

But if those places are over 50K, why would any of them ever be a good choice compared to UMD? He's interested in physics, which UMD is highly ranked in.

The only reason to go elsewhere is simply itchy feet, wanting to be further from home, which I can udnerstand. Not sure it's a sentiment that it's worth 100K+ over four years to indulge.

I got into UVA and W&M and went to UNC OOS instead. No regrets. I loved UNC from the beginning and it definitely was the school for me. It felt like half of my high school and city were going UVA and I wanted something else. My parents were super supportive. I paid for college myself (scholarships, loans and I worked during the school year and the summers), so they were not footing the bill.

It’s a different college admissions world today. More OOS and full pay international students

[Anonymous]

It's weird that PP would claim she paid for college herself because she used scholarships. I think of the ability to get those scholarships as being made possible by everything parents provide for 18 years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My brother and I both did this in the 1990's.

We got scholarships, and our parents had the money to pay for the rest. My parents were big on us getting out and learning about other parts of the country and spreading our wings.

Lol, I wish I grew up with encouraging parents. Mine told me no more than two hours’ radius from the house or I’d be own my own for logistics.

[Anonymous]

Better school, better program, better fit?

Duh

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My brother and I both did this in the 1990's.

We got scholarships, and our parents had the money to pay for the rest. My parents were big on us getting out and learning about other parts of the country and spreading our wings.

Lol, I wish I grew up with encouraging parents. Mine told me no more than two hours’ radius from the house or I’d be own my own for logistics.

Prior poster here. Your comment makes me appreciate my parents even more. (They are now in their early 80's. So thank you for your comment. )

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's weird that PP would claim she paid for college herself because she used scholarships. I think of the ability to get those scholarships as being made possible by everything parents provide for 18 years.

I think you're projecting whatever issues you have with someone getting a scholarship. GMAB. Good for them.

[Anonymous]

There's nothing wrong with limiting college choice to in-state but it's nothing to be proud of.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:1) to get out of the state

2) many OOS flagships give good merit aid. WVU for example was cheaper than UMCP

WVU gives great merit aid. For our DD WVU gave her enough aid that it was significantly cheaper than our in state flag ship, Penn State. Then when you add in that her major is not even taught at the Penn State main campus so she would have to attend the first 2 years in a remote small town and then the last 2 years at the main campus, it was an easy choice to go out of state. And WVU is only a party school if you want to party. Plenty of students make other choices.