Your experiences at Va. public universities...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Many of my DD’s high school friends that went OOS are now having to deal with issues traveling back and forth. The parents complain they have to buy airline tix way ahead of time without knowing when the last final will be, and cannot spend more time at home.

There is also the issie of storing belongings over summer break. If the university options in VA were terrible, we would encourage our kids to go out of state, but we have great options, for all academic levels. Why spend more money on tuition (assuming no merit aid) and also have to deal with the hassles?

Maybe I am just lazy and cheap.

The first issue can be remedied by reading the syllabus of their classes. So many students and parents complain about this, but every syllabus has the date of the final. Storage is handled differently by every college. Ours gives a flat $100 fee for pretty spacious units.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Many of my DD’s high school friends that went OOS are now having to deal with issues traveling back and forth. The parents complain they have to buy airline tix way ahead of time without knowing when the last final will be, and cannot spend more time at home.

There is also the issie of storing belongings over summer break. If the university options in VA were terrible, we would encourage our kids to go out of state, but we have great options, for all academic levels. Why spend more money on tuition (assuming no merit aid) and also have to deal with the hassles?

Maybe I am just lazy and cheap.

The first issue can be remedied by reading the syllabus of their classes. So many students and parents complain about this, but every syllabus has the date of the final. Storage is handled differently by every college. Ours gives a flat $100 fee for pretty spacious units.

I agree with this statement, as long as the professor does not make the final remote, or optional last minute. It has happened to my DD.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Have you considered OOS auto merit awards?

Oklahoma

http://www.ou.edu/admissions/affordability/scholarships.html

Alabama

https://afford.ua.edu/scholarships/out-of-state-freshman/

Arizona (The Arizona Tuition Award)

https://financialaid.arizona.edu/2025-2026-terms-and-conditions

Ugh.

All three are located in flyover country.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have you considered OOS auto merit awards?

Oklahoma

http://www.ou.edu/admissions/affordability/scholarships.html

Alabama

https://afford.ua.edu/scholarships/out-of-state-freshman/

Arizona (The Arizona Tuition Award)

https://financialaid.arizona.edu/2025-2026-terms-and-conditions

Ugh.

All three are located in flyover country.

Well yes, that does represent only the majority, as in 90%+, of the United States.