FCPS kids going out of state

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How much is the “real” cost of an out of state school?

UCLA eg lists the price at $68K per year. Is that what I should plan for?? Based on our income level we wont qualify for any breaks

DC is a freshman at TJ and was trying to plan in case kid decides to go to an OOS school, as there is a good chance DC doesnt get into UVA or VT from TJ due to competition etc.

UCLA depends on the lifestyle that you want your kid to be able to live.

[Anonymous]

u mean it will be mostly on the higher end. the living costs laid out are not very realistic.

So $80K per year at UCLA


So at Purdue, where tuition is $15K lower and living expenses also lower, $50k-60k per year.

my only condition ( in jest) is that DC pick a school in a warm state. No way I am visiting Purdue in winter.

so asking DC to focus on CA and AZ schools. TX is out of question with recent laws etc. Maybe Washington State also

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:As my B student goes through the application process, I have been surprised at the generous merit scholarships that other state universities have offered my child. This has made going out of state affordable. My DC may well end up in Virginia--he has applied to several--but these merit scholarships have given my DC many more options than I expected.

Can you share which schools?

Northern Arizona University and University of Kansas--i provided links in previous post.

[Anonymous]

Too many to list here - a quick generalization - look up schools in the football MAC (Mid American) athletic conference, smaller publics in the MidWest. Often in-state tuition for a B/B- student. Unweighted gpa matters.

Others where DCs received significant merit: Indiana, University of Connecticut, RPI (DD for a great Math SAT score)

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DD is a junior and starting to look at schools. Stats wise probably competitive for VT, JMU, W&M, not UVA. If your FCPS kid went to a public/private out of state, what was the thinking behind it? DD wants to live “somewhere other than VA” which we get but VA has so many great schools that it is tough to think about paying twice as much to go elsewhere (we are full pay but have other kids as well).

This is easy. People in Virginia often go OOS if they didn’t get into UVA, WM, or tech. The rest of them seem like regional universities (even though they are very good) and students can get into other states’ flagships. Lots of people transfer into those first three from out of state in their second year.

What? This is not at all true for many. My DS did get into VA state schools (UVA, WM, etc.) but he opted for a school not in VA. His reason was that he wanted the opportunity to meet kids who were from all parts of the country and felt that while VA schools had OOS students, the vast majority are from similar circles.

So many students claim to want diversity at the college they attend. There are so many different types of diversity that hold great value to a student body. Not wanting college to feel like a 13th year of high school is certainly one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DD is a junior and starting to look at schools. Stats wise probably competitive for VT, JMU, W&M, not UVA. If your FCPS kid went to a public/private out of state, what was the thinking behind it? DD wants to live “somewhere other than VA” which we get but VA has so many great schools that it is tough to think about paying twice as much to go elsewhere (we are full pay but have other kids as well).

This is easy. People in Virginia often go OOS if they didn’t get into UVA, WM, or tech. The rest of them seem like regional universities (even though they are very good) and students can get into other states’ flagships. Lots of people transfer into those first three from out of state in their second year.

What? This is not at all true for many. My DS did get into VA state schools (UVA, WM, etc.) but he opted for a school not in VA. His reason was that he wanted the opportunity to meet kids who were from all parts of the country and felt that while VA schools had OOS students, the vast majority are from similar circles.

So many students claim to want diversity at the college they attend. There are so many different types of diversity that hold great value to a student body. Not wanting college to feel like a 13th year of high school is certainly one.

Virginia is huge, how can you kids be in the same circle in college? We're in Fairfax County and my kids barely know anyone outside of it. Except for Loudoun.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DD is a freshman this year at a private school in the midwest. She was never interested in going to school in VA despite there being such great options. She did receive significant merit aid so it made sense for her to attend.

+1

OP, some kids make their own decisions - it is not a personal attack on you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DD is a junior and starting to look at schools. Stats wise probably competitive for VT, JMU, W&M, not UVA. If your FCPS kid went to a public/private out of state, what was the thinking behind it? DD wants to live “somewhere other than VA” which we get but VA has so many great schools that it is tough to think about paying twice as much to go elsewhere (we are full pay but have other kids as well).

This is easy. People in Virginia often go OOS if they didn’t get into UVA, WM, or tech. The rest of them seem like regional universities (even though they are very good) and students can get into other states’ flagships. Lots of people transfer into those first three from out of state in their second year.

What? This is not at all true for many. My DS did get into VA state schools (UVA, WM, etc.) but he opted for a school not in VA. His reason was that he wanted the opportunity to meet kids who were from all parts of the country and felt that while VA schools had OOS students, the vast majority are from similar circles.

So many students claim to want diversity at the college they attend. There are so many different types of diversity that hold great value to a student body. Not wanting college to feel like a 13th year of high school is certainly one.

Virginia is huge, how can you kids be in the same circle in college? We're in Fairfax County and my kids barely know anyone outside of it. Except for Loudoun.

I think PP meant that there are significant cultural differences throughout our country that are important to experience.
Kids from Fairfax are most likely quite similar to kids from Loudon, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:u mean it will be mostly on the higher end. the living costs laid out are not very realistic.

So $80K per year at UCLA


So at Purdue, where tuition is $15K lower and living expenses also lower, $50k-60k per year.

my only condition ( in jest) is that DC pick a school in a warm state. No way I am visiting Purdue in winter.

so asking DC to focus on CA and AZ schools. TX is out of question with recent laws etc. Maybe Washington State also

LOL, the clown car has arrived.

[Anonymous]

Re TX - the poster had a point. I would think twice sending my daughter to college in TX

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DD is a junior and starting to look at schools. Stats wise probably competitive for VT, JMU, W&M, not UVA. If your FCPS kid went to a public/private out of state, what was the thinking behind it? DD wants to live “somewhere other than VA” which we get but VA has so many great schools that it is tough to think about paying twice as much to go elsewhere (we are full pay but have other kids as well).

This is easy. People in Virginia often go OOS if they didn’t get into UVA, WM, or tech. The rest of them seem like regional universities (even though they are very good) and students can get into other states’ flagships. Lots of people transfer into those first three from out of state in their second year.

What? This is not at all true for many. My DS did get into VA state schools (UVA, WM, etc.) but he opted for a school not in VA. His reason was that he wanted the opportunity to meet kids who were from all parts of the country and felt that while VA schools had OOS students, the vast majority are from similar circles.

So many students claim to want diversity at the college they attend. There are so many different types of diversity that hold great value to a student body. Not wanting college to feel like a 13th year of high school is certainly one.

Virginia is huge, how can you kids be in the same circle in college? We're in Fairfax County and my kids barely know anyone outside of it. Except for Loudoun.

I think PP meant that there are significant cultural differences throughout our country that are important to experience.
Kids from Fairfax are most likely quite similar to kids from Loudon, etc.

And you think upper middle class white suburban kids from Fairfax and Loudoun are "culturally different" from upper middle class white suburban kids in other states? LOL. LMAO.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Re TX - the poster had a point. I would think twice sending my daughter to college in TX

Good for you, the clown car just got a little more crowded.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our DC isn’t applying to a single in-state VA school. They’re all so inferior. Does the DCUM crowd really think these schools are in the same league as MIT, Harvard, Princeton, and Yale?!?! All schools to which my DC will apply and get accepted, to be sure.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DD is a junior and starting to look at schools. Stats wise probably competitive for VT, JMU, W&M, not UVA. If your FCPS kid went to a public/private out of state, what was the thinking behind it? DD wants to live “somewhere other than VA” which we get but VA has so many great schools that it is tough to think about paying twice as much to go elsewhere (we are full pay but have other kids as well).

This is easy. People in Virginia often go OOS if they didn’t get into UVA, WM, or tech. The rest of them seem like regional universities (even though they are very good) and students can get into other states’ flagships. Lots of people transfer into those first three from out of state in their second year.

What? This is not at all true for many. My DS did get into VA state schools (UVA, WM, etc.) but he opted for a school not in VA. His reason was that he wanted the opportunity to meet kids who were from all parts of the country and felt that while VA schools had OOS students, the vast majority are from similar circles.

So many students claim to want diversity at the college they attend. There are so many different types of diversity that hold great value to a student body. Not wanting college to feel like a 13th year of high school is certainly one.

Sure, you can go to an OOS flagship - and be surrounded mainly by kids from *that* state. So weird that you don’t think it works that way OOS.
DP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our DC isn’t applying to a single in-state VA school. They’re all so inferior. Does the DCUM crowd really think these schools are in the same league as MIT, Harvard, Princeton, and Yale?!?! All schools to which my DC will apply and get accepted, to be sure.

If you were as intellectually superior as you believe, you should have known that OP's child is not considering MIT, Princeton, Harvard, or Yale.