Why are OOS flagships so popular these days?

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Anonymous wrote:As someone who grew up outside the DMV, I’m puzzled by the scorn U. of Maryland often gets here. The surrounding neighborhood isn’t the best, but the campus is beautiful & the academics are above average even in the excellent Big 10. We should be proud to have such a university in the area. Which state university in the northeast is any better?

I think it's just the fact that it's so close to home for so many MCPS students that dominate the Maryland side of this board.

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My kids all wanted to “go away” to school. Not stay instate

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We thought our kids had *earned* choices. They had worked extremely hard in high school in FCPS. They weren't getting into UVA/WM. High ranked schools out of state wanted them. Very empowering. A great student from FCPS will get merit aid from out of state schools, and have choices.

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Anonymous wrote:For MoCo kids, UMD is so close to home and not in an especially inspiring location. But it’s an amazing value. So compared the private schools, it’s a steal. So the compromise is a great school like Wisconsin even if you get in to UMD. Or if don’t get in, maybe UVM or UMass or Pitt. Still great schools that are way more affordable than many private schools.

+1 This.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We thought our kids had *earned* choices. They had worked extremely hard in high school in FCPS. They weren't getting into UVA/WM. High ranked schools out of state wanted them. Very empowering. A great student from FCPS will get merit aid from out of state schools, and have choices.

+1 Yes. Waitlisted at WM, but accepted at Florida and a few others. So, going to one of those.

[Anonymous]

Kid just wanted to get away from Montgomery County kids. Got into UMD, but we let her go to OOS Public. Actually, has a very good reputation in the field she wants to study..

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Anonymous wrote:My kid didn’t get into UVA. That is why they went OOS. VT and JMU were ranked far below their other acceptances.

UVA is ranked at #3 for public schools in US News. VT is ranked #23. So is your kid going to a public school ranked between #4 and #22?

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Anonymous wrote:My kid didn’t get into UVA. That is why they went OOS. VT and JMU were ranked far below their other acceptances.

Far below? Sure…maybe based on latitude.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My kid didn’t get into UVA. That is why they went OOS. VT and JMU were ranked far below their other acceptances.

Far below? Sure…maybe based on latitude.

Yes, ranked far below VT and JMU. Attending OOS private school.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My kid didn’t get into UVA. That is why they went OOS. VT and JMU were ranked far below their other acceptances.

UVA is ranked at #3 for public schools in US News. VT is ranked #23. So is your kid going to a public school ranked between #4 and #22?

Probably Wisconsin.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Kid just wanted to get away from Montgomery County kids. Got into UMD, but we let her go to OOS Public. Actually, has a very good reputation in the field she wants to study..

IMO then it's worth it. Otherwise, I'm not sure it's worth OOS for a school that isn't as "good" for that field of study compared to the in state pubic.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid didn’t get into UVA. That is why they went OOS. VT and JMU were ranked far below their other acceptances.

Far below? Sure…maybe based on latitude.

Yes, ranked far below VT and JMU. Attending OOS private school.

OOS flagships refer to public schools.

[Anonymous]

Ever since moving to NoVa suburb all I hear is how great Va Colleges are. It's like these people have no other life experience. They've been given a script. They have no independent thoughts. Insular, provincial while being obnoxious.

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Anonymous wrote:In VA, it's often because kids don't get into UVA and VT (or JMU), but they still want the big state flagship experience. So they apply to OOS flagships. These kids don't really want to go out of state, but they also do not want to go to VCU, GMU, or ODU.

This. The kids I know who've gone to U of SC, Tennessee, Indiana, Ohio, Delaware did so because they didn't get into UVA or VT.

I am from maryland it is the same in our neighborhood. Kids didn’t get into UMD and they go to Tennessee, South Carolina, Pitt, Delaware, Indiana, Ohio State. One kid got into Michigan but not UMD (w school)

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Anonymous wrote:UVA waitlisted my kid and didn't bother applying to Tech because he's high stat and didn't want to ED. Crossing the Potomac as a CS major...Go Terps!

+1 Good! Congrats!

Yay! Terp alum and terp parent#feartheturtle