Why do so many kids attend public schools out of state?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The mindset of the OP is the exact reason students choose to go out of state, if they can. They value broadening one's horizons.

This^^^ They value living in a new area and perhaps making new friends that hail from different regions, often times different countries.

Oh, and their parents are probably not concerned that their kid may ultimately end up more than 1 hour from home. College is a time to explore, and if your DC is comfortable with going OOS and you can afford it, it can be an amazing experience.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If you are in VA, most probably could not get into UVA, especially if they are in NOVA. They may or may not have gotten into WM. WM is a great school but expensive for an in state school and somewhat quirky/bookish. It might not be a fit for everyone. They were probably waitlisted at VA Tech because their scores were too HIGH!

We have two out of state and both got enough merit where it was significantly cheaper than WM. A tad more than VA Tech.

Neither applied to UVA

One got into WM, one did not (waitlist). The one who got into WM was adamant about not going there and would have gone to JMU before WM (which we would have been ok with).

Both were waitlisted at VA Tech with gpa and test scores significantly higher than the 50% mark for VA Tech. We do not know what VA Tech is doing with admissions but know of students that got into schools like UF, ND, Carnegie Mellon, GA Tech, Fordham, Villanova, BC that got waitlisted at VA Tech.

We looked at a lot of schools, including PSU and Clemson. We were really close to pulling the trigger on Clemson. The suggestion that you are slumming it to head out of state at one of those schools is ignorant. PSU main campus and Clemson will both have lower acceptance rates than VA TECH for the class of 2026. PSU is the flagship school for a bigger state with nationally recognized programs. Both have a better campus and sports than VA Tech. WM is great but not a fir for everyone.

We have two more and they will both be applying PSU and Clemson. We think they will apply to UVA but they have already said WM and VA Tech are out. WM is too small and they have no desire to play the admissions game with VA Tech.

You can always tell the bitter posters by their insistence in slamming the schools that rejected their kids. Very transparent - and immature.
DP

NP but I get zero bitterness from PPs post. Maybe you shouldn’t assume everyone wants the same thing and is bitter or envious?

[Anonymous]

Size matters. Big state university versus private university with less than 10,0000 students? Big difference for some kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I remember getting a letter in the mail from Michigan basically offering me automatic admission in the 90s

Something tells me that would NEVER happen today

Nope. 4.2, 11 APs and pre-pro athlete training: rejected this year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The mindset of the OP is the exact reason students choose to go out of state, if they can. They value broadening one's horizons.

Not exactly broadening your horizon by attending college in Alabama, South Carolina, or Mississippi.....

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The mindset of the OP is the exact reason students choose to go out of state, if they can. They value broadening one's horizons.

Not exactly broadening your horizon by attending college in Alabama, South Carolina, or Mississippi.....

You made the statement let us know your reasoning...

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The mindset of the OP is the exact reason students choose to go out of state, if they can. They value broadening one's horizons.

Not exactly broadening your horizon by attending college in Alabama, South Carolina, or Mississippi.....

You made the statement let us know your reasoning...

DP here. I don’t know how many international students Alabama or Clemson would be attracting. Doubtful anyone from the coasts would want to go there either. I just can’t imagine anyone from California wanting to go to Alabama.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The mindset of the OP is the exact reason students choose to go out of state, if they can. They value broadening one's horizons.

Not exactly broadening your horizon by attending college in Alabama, South Carolina, or Mississippi.....

You made the statement let us know your reasoning...

DP here. I don’t know how many international students Alabama or Clemson would be attracting. Doubtful anyone from the coasts would want to go there either. I just can’t imagine anyone from California wanting to go to Alabama.

I'm a UCLA grad that finds the post as well as your response offensive. You don't back up your claim and therefore are just giving your biased views that mean nothing, do better.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No way a kid seriously qualified and interested in U.Va. is also interested in Clemson. I don't believe it. Unless they're from South Carolina of course.

Of course a Clemson applicant is interested in UVA- it has it all, great academics, athletics and normal kids who like to have a good time. Lots of private school kids end up at Clemson and other OOS publics because UVA only takes a very small % from each class.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The mindset of the OP is the exact reason students choose to go out of state, if they can. They value broadening one's horizons.

Not exactly broadening your horizon by attending college in Alabama, South Carolina, or Mississippi.....

You made the statement let us know your reasoning...

DP here. I don’t know how many international students Alabama or Clemson would be attracting. Doubtful anyone from the coasts would want to go there either. I just can’t imagine anyone from California wanting to go to Alabama.

You could have stopped after “I don’t know”. Because you clearly don’t.

[Anonymous]

To be fair, as soon as the horrible scotus decision comes down, half the states in this country are no longer places I will send my daughters to school. Damn shame, because there were a couple schools we were interested in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To be fair, as soon as the horrible scotus decision comes down, half the states in this country are no longer places I will send my daughters to school. Damn shame, because there were a couple schools we were interested in.

Or sons.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The mindset of the OP is the exact reason students choose to go out of state, if they can. They value broadening one's horizons.

Not exactly broadening your horizon by attending college in Alabama, South Carolina, or Mississippi.....

Those states and universities don’t want your woke kid anyway. all good!!

The amount of money Alabama will throw at any warm body from out of state who shows some interest suggests otherwise.

[Anonymous]

Out of state publics are still cheaper than many privates. And many of them are good and offer merit.

[Anonymous]

The 2021 undergrad class was just over 32,000. 42.1% of that class are students from Alabama, a state with one of the lowest ranked K-12 education systems in the country. The school is trying to raise its profile by offering significant aid to attract quality out of state students. Time will tell if this strategy works, but other SEC schools seem to be following the results.