Why does anyone go to an out of state public school if they can get in to their in-state flagship?

[Anonymous]

Wondering this too OP, especially because we live in Michigan.

[Anonymous]

Because there is an advantage to expanding one’s worldview. That is not a knock on staying in state as there are other pluses and minuses but I view the new frame of reference is important

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Because there is an advantage to expanding one’s worldview. That is not a knock on staying in state as there are other pluses and minuses but I view the new frame of reference is important

But is it worth an extra 200,000?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because there is an advantage to expanding one’s worldview. That is not a knock on staying in state as there are other pluses and minuses but I view the new frame of reference is important

But is it worth an extra 200,000?

No it is not worth it. These state schools are just as homogeneous as UMD and the Virginia ones, as far as geography. So I don't see it being worth for DC to meet a bunch of people from WI, PA, or CO. If you really want to expand your world view, go to a private school, where you will get demographic diversity. You won't find that at a state flagship.

[Anonymous]

Nonsense. That’s just rationalizing. It is fine to say it is not worth it but even one state away is substantially different.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because there is an advantage to expanding one’s worldview. That is not a knock on staying in state as there are other pluses and minuses but I view the new frame of reference is important

But is it worth an extra 200,000?

Yes, it is, you piker. Rich parents and their rich parents and their rich in-laws have more money than you can comprehend.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because there is an advantage to expanding one’s worldview. That is not a knock on staying in state as there are other pluses and minuses but I view the new frame of reference is important

But is it worth an extra 200,000?

No it is not worth it. These state schools are just as homogeneous as UMD and the Virginia ones, as far as geography. So I don't see it being worth for DC to meet a bunch of people from WI, PA, or CO. If you really want to expand your world view, go to a private school, where you will get demographic diversity. You won't find that at a state flagship.

For perspective, the extra $100k-200k to a multi-millionaire is like you middle class shmucks going a trim level higher on your Honda CRV crossover, ex. LX to EX. Are you going to hyper-analyze that? No, you just do it, like without a second thought at the dealer. The rich do not care. And again, there is STATUS signaling when everyone else sends their kid to college X and Y and you send yours to out-of-state Z. Look at this thread for proof, all of you pikers are seething with envy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because there is an advantage to expanding one’s worldview. That is not a knock on staying in state as there are other pluses and minuses but I view the new frame of reference is important

But is it worth an extra 200,000?

Yes, it is, you piker. Rich parents and their rich parents and their rich in-laws have more money than you can comprehend.

Having more money doesn’t mean you are going to be ok with your kid wasting 200k because they want a change a scenery

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because there is an advantage to expanding one’s worldview. That is not a knock on staying in state as there are other pluses and minuses but I view the new frame of reference is important

But is it worth an extra 200,000?

Yes, it is, you piker. Rich parents and their rich parents and their rich in-laws have more money than you can comprehend.

Can we talk more about pikers please

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because there is an advantage to expanding one’s worldview. That is not a knock on staying in state as there are other pluses and minuses but I view the new frame of reference is important

But is it worth an extra 200,000?

Yes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nonsense. That’s just rationalizing. It is fine to say it is not worth it but even one state away is substantially different.

hahahaha. Talk about rationalizing.

[Anonymous]

If you have the money, you also probably value independent thought. A student who decides -for themselves- where they go to college, is independent and will probably be more successful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because there is an advantage to expanding one’s worldview. That is not a knock on staying in state as there are other pluses and minuses but I view the new frame of reference is important

But is it worth an extra 200,000?

Yes, it is, you piker. Rich parents and their rich parents and their rich in-laws have more money than you can comprehend.

Having more money doesn’t mean you are going to be ok with your kid wasting 200k because they want a change a scenery

It’s so much more than a change of scenery. I was a total Texas girl and didn’t want to leave my friends or be far from my family. Then my parents told me they wouldn’t pay for a Texas university so I went to Michigan and everything changed for me. I set my sights higher and had friends from all over the country. There is so much more than home-state comfort.

My kids want to apply to out of state schools but I would insist if they didn’t.

[Anonymous]

It's what my daughters would call a "flex," a status symbol which makes less affluent people jealous.

Also, private college is the same price as OOS tuition at a public university. If you had the savings to afford private, it doesn't matter if the kid wants to go to Wisconsin or SMU or NYU. The parents and grandparents just let the kid decide; there's immense joy in providing a kid or grandkid with a ticket to go to college anywhere they want.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Nonsense. That’s just rationalizing. It is fine to say it is not worth it but even one state away is substantially different.

hahahaha. Talk about rationalizing.

If you don’t think UCLA is different from UMD for a Maryland kid, you need to get out more.