North Carolina State University?

[Anonymous]

If you are drawn to Raleigh, also take a look at Elon which although private is about an hour away.

I also thought of Clemson for you from big, spirited aspect.

Students I know are happy at both.

[Anonymous]

UC Davis is also super close to Sacramento. Agree with the Iowa recommendation. Iowa does public schools well.

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Anonymous wrote:OP two of mine went there.


No community spirit. The football field is off-campus it's a pain. Students do not even stay for half a game.

Your major there is zero track to jobs from NCST. As a matter of fact NCST has a terrible career center, even for engineers which is their pride and joy. One goes to college to get out and get a job.

Only major that is worth it at NCST is textiles. Even that getting a job well you are on your own. There are no great employers that come to their career fairs.

The cost you are correct for an OOS school price is right. Food is awful.

The only good thing about state is Take 8 at State. Take 8 pe classes get a t shirt. LOL

This is an odd post. I'm not sure I believe you. First of all, no one has ever abbreviated it as NCST. It is NCSU or NC State.

Engineering, science, and sg students all do well professionally. I was a social science major as were a lot of my friends. We're all employed in our fields. My husband and I both got into elite graduate programs after NCSU with no other experience.

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Anonymous wrote:I am a HS junior researching colleges. My intended major is public policy or political science so I am looking at schools preferably in capital cities to have access to internships. Does anyone have any experience or knowledge about NCSU? I would be OOS but the cost isn’t at high as other OOS schools I’m looking at like OSU and MSU.

OP I am from NC and have lots of friends there who are sending their kids to State. I would only send my OOS child to State for engineering/STEM or ag.

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Anonymous wrote:I am not officially full pay, but considering that I’m looking at OOS public schools, i will most likely not be getting scholarships. However, MSU has pretty decent OOS scholarships of up to 15,000 based on GPA and test scores. I took the act in April and got a 26. I’m hoping to get to 28 on the next one. My English and Reading were a 34 and a 31, but math and science need a lot of improving. Regarding grades, I’ve taken 2 APs so far and am taking two more next year as a senior. I’ve done about four or five honors classes so far and continuing with four more next year. Also, I am continuing my foreign language for the fourth year, so I hope that will strengthen my academic rigor from an AO’s viewpoint. The reason I’m choosing mostly state schools is because I want a big school, not cliquey or insular. Being remote most of the year for school, it has made me rly want to go out of state and experience new things and people. Coming from an all girls school, I haven’t gotten to have the typical experience, such as game days and vibrant social life. OOS schools seem to offer that piece I want. Since my intended major is public policy, I believe being in a school in a capital city will provide me with opportunities to intern during the school year as opposed to doing a summer one in Washington where the competition is more fierce and overcrowded, as well as very expensive compared to a city like Raleigh or Columbus.

OP judging from my friends' kids, they are all going with like 5 of their closest friends to State. They are all rooming together etc. I don't think they'd be cliquey on purpose, but it might be hard to break into those high school friend groups. I'd look at private colleges as well.

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Anonymous wrote:There are a lot of places you can intern that aren’t DC or a state capital: local constituent services office for congressmen/senators, volunteer for a campaign, intern for local government like April in Parks and Rec. Usajobs.gov has paid summer internship opportunities.

Other schools to consider:
Iowa State
University of Nebraska-Lincoln

My daughter is about to graduate with a degree in government from Lawrence University in Appleton, WI (which isn't exactly a mecca for public policy/poli sci). But...it is a super swingy area in a super swing state, so campaigns are always laser focused on having a presence in that area. In 2018 she interned for the Democratic Party of WI to elect the governor and US senator and got a ton of amazing experience, met a ton of people, and turned it into an internship the next winter with the office of a local state legislature member and an internship with the Governor the following summer. In 2020, she interned on the Biden presidential campaign, again super beneficial experience. She also interned with the City's Mayor for a semester. Last summer she did a fed internship (from home). Not being in DC or a state capital was not a hindrance at all.

[Anonymous]

USC > NCSU for what you want. University of Montana also is worth a look. Maybe Missouri, too.

[Anonymous]

I am from NYC area so Nebraska and Montana would be too far for me, especially without being able to visit in the near future. Madison is probably the rarest I would go. I heard good things about IU Bloomington online, and have family in south bend so my parents might be more inclined to let me go there. However, it’s remote location also means no internships during the school year, but I’m going to find that with a lot of colleges. I heard IU can also be cliquey, with the coasties dominating the social and Greek scene, often flaunting their wealth . Although I’m technically a coastie too, being from NY, I don’t have the same extremely wealthy background and I am not Jewish either(which most in IU from east coast seem to be) UW Madison also seems to have a similar setup in the social scene, and heard the girls can be very superficial there, especially in sorority recruitment. OSU would be the ideal school for me. With being in a capital city, but also having a great campus with amazing sports and social life. Also, the Greek life at Ohio doesn’t seem to be as dominant as UW and IU,with only 8 percent there in a sorority or fraternity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you are drawn to Raleigh, also take a look at Elon which although private is about an hour away.

I also thought of Clemson for you from big, spirited aspect.

Students I know are happy at both.

Why on earth would you suggest Elon? Elon is a small private school, has zero track record for the programs this student is interested in, is overpriced, and they are not going to give any money for those scores. No idea why this person tries to post about Elon on very thread, but it looks desperate and is only going to hurt Elon’s reputation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am from NYC area so Nebraska and Montana would be too far for me, especially without being able to visit in the near future. Madison is probably the rarest I would go. I heard good things about IU Bloomington online, and have family in south bend so my parents might be more inclined to let me go there. However, it’s remote location also means no internships during the school year, but I’m going to find that with a lot of colleges. I heard IU can also be cliquey, with the coasties dominating the social and Greek scene, often flaunting their wealth . Although I’m technically a coastie too, being from NY, I don’t have the same extremely wealthy background and I am not Jewish either(which most in IU from east coast seem to be) UW Madison also seems to have a similar setup in the social scene, and heard the girls can be very superficial there, especially in sorority recruitment. OSU would be the ideal school for me. With being in a capital city, but also having a great campus with amazing sports and social life. Also, the Greek life at Ohio doesn’t seem to be as dominant as UW and IU,with only 8 percent there in a sorority or fraternity.

OSU has the same social scene as Wisco. Try looking at Ohio University or Miami of Ohio.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am not officially full pay, but considering that I’m looking at OOS public schools, i will most likely not be getting scholarships. However, MSU has pretty decent OOS scholarships of up to 15,000 based on GPA and test scores. I took the act in April and got a 26. I’m hoping to get to 28 on the next one. My English and Reading were a 34 and a 31, but math and science need a lot of improving. Regarding grades, I’ve taken 2 APs so far and am taking two more next year as a senior. I’ve done about four or five honors classes so far and continuing with four more next year. Also, I am continuing my foreign language for the fourth year, so I hope that will strengthen my academic rigor from an AO’s viewpoint. The reason I’m choosing mostly state schools is because I want a big school, not cliquey or insular. Being remote most of the year for school, it has made me rly want to go out of state and experience new things and people. Coming from an all girls school, I haven’t gotten to have the typical experience, such as game days and vibrant social life. OOS schools seem to offer that piece I want. Since my intended major is public policy, I believe being in a school in a capital city will provide me with opportunities to intern during the school year as opposed to doing a summer one in Washington where the competition is more fierce and overcrowded, as well as very expensive compared to a city like Raleigh or Columbus.

OP judging from my friends' kids, they are all going with like 5 of their closest friends to State. They are all rooming together etc. I don't think they'd be cliquey on purpose, but it might be hard to break into those high school friend groups. I'd look at private colleges as well.

This is the catch.
At all east coast accessible private universities, you have a large contingent of NY/NJ kids, which I agree sets the scene.
But at the publics in each state, you have high school friend groups to contend with.
Pick your poison.
Another option is midwestern or southern privates (avoid Miami and New Orleans)

[Anonymous]

As others have said, NCSU is North Carolina's engineering and agricultural school. It's a decent school, but definitely not worth attending out of state or at hopes for interning at the state capital. It's near Duke and UNC, and academically its going to be very much over-shadowed by those schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am from NYC area so Nebraska and Montana would be too far for me, especially without being able to visit in the near future. Madison is probably the rarest I would go. I heard good things about IU Bloomington online, and have family in south bend so my parents might be more inclined to let me go there. However, it’s remote location also means no internships during the school year, but I’m going to find that with a lot of colleges. I heard IU can also be cliquey, with the coasties dominating the social and Greek scene, often flaunting their wealth . Although I’m technically a coastie too, being from NY, I don’t have the same extremely wealthy background and I am not Jewish either(which most in IU from east coast seem to be) UW Madison also seems to have a similar setup in the social scene, and heard the girls can be very superficial there, especially in sorority recruitment. OSU would be the ideal school for me. With being in a capital city, but also having a great campus with amazing sports and social life. Also, the Greek life at Ohio doesn’t seem to be as dominant as UW and IU,with only 8 percent there in a sorority or fraternity.

OSU has the same social scene as Wisco. Try looking at Ohio University or Miami of Ohio.

To me OSU seems to have a more friendly vibe, and less OOS students(74 percent are from OH) so I don’t think it would have the coasters dominating the social scene as Wisconsin would, which have 50 percent of kids OOS, mostly from wealthy CA and NY

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am from NYC area so Nebraska and Montana would be too far for me, especially without being able to visit in the near future. Madison is probably the rarest I would go. I heard good things about IU Bloomington online, and have family in south bend so my parents might be more inclined to let me go there. However, it’s remote location also means no internships during the school year, but I’m going to find that with a lot of colleges. I heard IU can also be cliquey, with the coasties dominating the social and Greek scene, often flaunting their wealth . Although I’m technically a coastie too, being from NY, I don’t have the same extremely wealthy background and I am not Jewish either(which most in IU from east coast seem to be) UW Madison also seems to have a similar setup in the social scene, and heard the girls can be very superficial there, especially in sorority recruitment. OSU would be the ideal school for me. With being in a capital city, but also having a great campus with amazing sports and social life. Also, the Greek life at Ohio doesn’t seem to be as dominant as UW and IU,with only 8 percent there in a sorority or fraternity.

OSU has the same social scene as Wisco. Try looking at Ohio University or Miami of Ohio.

I would look at Miami of Ohio but their social scene is very preppy and cliquey, with Greek life dominant.

[Anonymous]

Check out Appalachian state