Can you get full DC TAG *and* a scholarship at a public university?

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Anonymous wrote:I would really love a Federal statutory fix that would simply allow DC students to have in-state tuition across the 50 states. Quibble over details, but do that rather than give cash.

This is what they used to do when it was implemented. The $10,000 limit is to keep costs down.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would really love a Federal statutory fix that would simply allow DC students to have in-state tuition across the 50 states. Quibble over details, but do that rather than give cash.

DCTag benefits wealthy families. It would make much more sense for feds to increase need based aid for DC families to state schools.

Benefitting wealthy parents so they don’t flee to Maryland and Virginia for in state tuition for their kids’ safety schools (not that UVA or UMD are actual safeties, this is just the rich people mindset) is a feature for DC, not a bug.

This. You all do realize that even with TAG, it does not make up the difference for out of state tuition. It’s no secret that our neighbors in VA and MD have great state schools that are very cheap.

It’s to your advantage to move out of the city into much better school pyramids and then send your kid to the good state schools. VA has a ton to choose from. My good friend in VA has 2 of her kids at VA state schools and the 3rd will likely go that route n 2 years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t disagree. It’s one of those things that seems so elegant - I had imagined it possibly as a way to defund TAG if Congress wanted to choose a policy fix that lets them spend less money.

Congress would have to pay for this, anyway -- otherwise, the states with public universities that can now charge D.C. residents out-of-state tuition would just be eating the difference when they start charging in-state rates. So it would wind up being more expensive than TAG, by a lot.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes - my son is currently a freshman at a public state university and received a significant merit based scholarship and also received DCTag. While $10,000 a year no longer equals in state tuition, as it was initially intended to at least come closer to, it helps significantly, particularly on top of merit scholarships that many public schools do give. I would also encourage people to look at honors programs or smaller schools/programs within some of these larger state/public universities - there are lots of opportunities for a great education at an affordable cost! Good luck!

Any specific recommendations?

DP

Arizona State U
Alabama
West Virginia U
SUNY Binghamton
U of South Carolina — They give in-state tuition to OOS honors students.
Michigan State U — They have a chart that shows your cost based on SAT and GPA.

If your kid will be a valedictorian or top ten, UMD might give a big scholarship. But they might not.