State schools where it doesn’t suck to be OOS

[Anonymous]

Cry me a river. You’re making a choice to be a fish out of water. There were no doubt public colleges in your state/region that you turned up your nose at. Stop pretending like you’re better than the “local kids” not from the hyper competitive DC area.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When I asked on the Pitt tour about what events they have to help freshman meet each other the tour guide said she couldn’t think of any. A Midwest flagship said orientation was a zoom session on how to register for classes and a dorm meeting.

This was so different from F&M where they described so many summer programs they offer to help students connect. (Of course, that is one of the big differences between large publics and small privates. Pros and cons to both.)

OP, I think you got a bad answer from the tour guide, because you asked a bad question.

Do they help INCOMING freshmen meet each other? Absolutely, several options including Welcome Week.

Are there events for currently enrolled freshmen - actually also yes, but you have to look for them. I’m sure the guide assumed you were asking about this, not the summer before.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wisco is like 50% OOS. Michigan has a high percentage, too. Just gotta deal with those cold ass gray winters.

Please stop with the Wisco. No one says that except on DCUM.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cry me a river. You’re making a choice to be a fish out of water. There were no doubt public colleges in your state/region that you turned up your nose at. Stop pretending like you’re better than the “local kids” not from the hyper competitive DC area.

Please — a lot of the fancy new facilities (like new rec centers and better dorms) that the in state students are now enjoying are paid for by the OOS students’ inflated tuition.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cry me a river. You’re making a choice to be a fish out of water. There were no doubt public colleges in your state/region that you turned up your nose at. Stop pretending like you’re better than the “local kids” not from the hyper competitive DC area.

Please — a lot of the fancy new facilities (like new rec centers and better dorms) that the in state students are now enjoying are paid for by the OOS students’ inflated tuition.

Imagine if you were rejected from your state flagship so some kid from Bethesda could attend and pay for a rec center.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wisco is like 50% OOS. Michigan has a high percentage, too. Just gotta deal with those cold ass gray winters.

Please stop with the Wisco. No one says that except on DCUM.

Actually, I'm seeing it on IG acceptance posts. I used to think it was weird, but I'm into it now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You will do fine as long as you aren’t a typical East Coast douche who thinks everybody wants to constantly hear about where you came from & how much better the bagels/pizza/corned beef sandwiches are back in Boston/NYC/Philly/DC.

+1000

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DC’s friend is miserable at Wisconsin. Rushed and said they were told OOS rich kids from the East Coast not welcome. DC is at Berkeley and it’s very accepting of OOS students.

Maybe they just didn’t like her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Cry me a river. You’re making a choice to be a fish out of water. There were no doubt public colleges in your state/region that you turned up your nose at. Stop pretending like you’re better than the “local kids” not from the hyper competitive DC area.

This. If you are even asking this question, you should just go private.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cry me a river. You’re making a choice to be a fish out of water. There were no doubt public colleges in your state/region that you turned up your nose at. Stop pretending like you’re better than the “local kids” not from the hyper competitive DC area.

This. If you are even asking this question, you should just go private.

This is OP. The whole reason I’m asking is because I want my DC to blend in with the in-state students and not be an obnoxious outsider.

I know of students who genuinely wanted to learn about and embrace the new part of the country but then were disappointed by how separated the students seemed or by how empty the campus got on weekends.

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Anonymous wrote:UNC
NC State

Really? Even with the caps?

I'm old (graduated 20+ yrs ago) so my experience may be out of date, but I went to UNC in state with 50 people from my high school and many of my college friends were from my high school. I don't even remember meeting any students from anywhere other than NC in my time there. My impression is that the out of state students hung out with each other. It's also so much harder to get into UNC from out of state that those students are on average on another level...

It’s still that way. It’s mostly NC kids. I always laugh when parents go on about leaving the state for diversity and wind up with just a huge group of kids from the same place. Meanwhile, the private university down the street from us has a high population of international students (50 countries) and kids from all over the country—almost none from the DMV.

+100

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Cry me a river. You’re making a choice to be a fish out of water. There were no doubt public colleges in your state/region that you turned up your nose at. Stop pretending like you’re better than the “local kids” not from the hyper competitive DC area.

This. If you are even asking this question, you should just go private.

This is OP. The whole reason I’m asking is because I want my DC to blend in with the in-state students and not be an obnoxious outsider.

I know of students who genuinely wanted to learn about and embrace the new part of the country but then were disappointed by how separated the students seemed or by how empty the campus got on weekends.

It is a *state institution.* Kids will live at home or go home over the weekend. Kids who knew each other in HS will hang out. Kids from a totally different state will be outsiders.

If your kid does not want to be an outsider choose a local school or a private school. Or just get some perspective.

[Anonymous]

At the U of California schools, the OOS students tend to be wealthier and perhaps more fun-focused than the in-state students. In my DD's experience, the OOS students sometimes kind of find each other and stick together because they have the budget for taking Ubers, eating out, etc.

The in-state students tend to be more focused on getting an education, and less on partying. The U of California system is dedicated to social mobility for in-state residents (that's a direct quote from a development office rep).

[Anonymous]

Temple in Philly. Penn State for kids who like urban life. Also very international.

[Anonymous]

Tons of OOS students at Indiana - Kelley. Many from Chicago, but an increasing number of east coast kids as well.