VA Publics worth out of state tuition

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:VT engineering - heck yes. It's one of the top engineering schools in the country.

If you're from Maryland, and willing to pay OOS, why not get your money's worth and send your kid to an engineering school further away from home? Berkeley, UT, Michigan, GTech...?

Maybe you could not get into the Clark school of Engineering at UMDCP?

[Anonymous]

I do not want to wake up the UMD troll who makes all of us Marylanders look bad but I have been struck by the college destinations (not acceptances but destinations) of Montgomery County’s science Magnet at Blair HS. Of 93 students, 40 % are going to top 25 schools, around 40% are headed to UMD CP (presumably mostly headed to the honors programs which are excellent). There is only one VA school on that list- 2 students are heading to Virginia Tech. Last year’s class had equally impressive destinations and none of the VA schools were on the destinations list.
For me the only school that is worth considering for our OOS student is William and Mary which seems to be excellent.

[Anonymous]

Do we have a consensus among non VA posters?

[Anonymous]

DC resident. Would not consider paying OOS tuition for any VA school other than UVA or W&M (not sure I’d pay it for them, but can see why someone might). Can’t evaluate VT because I have no familiarity with engineering schools so all I think of when I think of VT is people being killed.

[Anonymous]

It really depends on the quality of your kid's record, and how much money you have.

JMU has a great reputation. Kids like it, and they get good jobs when they graduate. Certainly not a school for the elite, but a good solid option.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DC resident. Would not consider paying OOS tuition for any VA school other than UVA or W&M (not sure I’d pay it for them, but can see why someone might). Can’t evaluate VT because I have no familiarity with engineering schools so all I think of when I think of VT is people being killed.

Although if you are a DC resident you could get a decent discount on OOS tuition

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DC resident. Would not consider paying OOS tuition for any VA school other than UVA or W&M (not sure I’d pay it for them, but can see why someone might). Can’t evaluate VT because I have no familiarity with engineering schools so all I think of when I think of VT is people being killed.

Although if you are a DC resident you could get a decent discount on OOS tuition

I couldn’t, but most DC residents can. Up to $10K per year, you have to apply annually, and Congress is always threatening to get rid of it. That said, it isn’t limited to VA schools — applies to any other public with OOS tuition higher than in state. Many options in that category I’d choose over the VA schools being asked about.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DC resident. Would not consider paying OOS tuition for any VA school other than UVA or W&M (not sure I’d pay it for them, but can see why someone might). Can’t evaluate VT because I have no familiarity with engineering schools so all I think of when I think of VT is people being killed.

Although if you are a DC resident you could get a decent discount on OOS tuition

True way back when but not so much any more. $10K wasn't enough to make the argument for us, sorry. Would still have cost us $50K even WITH TAG next year...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I do not want to wake up the UMD troll who makes all of us Marylanders look bad but I have been struck by the college destinations (not acceptances but destinations) of Montgomery County’s science Magnet at Blair HS. Of 93 students, 40 % are going to top 25 schools, around 40% are headed to UMD CP (presumably mostly headed to the honors programs which are excellent). There is only one VA school on that list- 2 students are heading to Virginia Tech. Last year’s class had equally impressive destinations and none of the VA schools were on the destinations list.
For me the only school that is worth considering for our OOS student is William and Mary which seems to be excellent.

Maybe they are a great value for VA residents but not for OOS students?

[Anonymous]

William and Mary's median SAT for accepted students this year was 1460 vs. a mean of 1431 at UVA. Just saying.

[Anonymous]

Mary Washington
Virginia Tech
VCU for the right major
JMU

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:William and Mary's median SAT for accepted students this year was 1460 vs. a mean of 1431 at UVA. Just saying.

Means nothing if they don't enroll

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Mary Washington
Virginia Tech
VCU for the right major
JMU

Worth OOS tuition? Really?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mary Washington
Virginia Tech
VCU for the right major
JMU

Worth OOS tuition? Really?

If you are in MD and don't get into UMD then you have to go OOS somewhere. JMU OOS is $38,508, UMD in-stste is $26,754. Not terrible compared to other OOS publics, like Delaware at $45,482.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
William and Mary's median SAT for accepted students this year was 1460 vs. a mean of 1431 at UVA. Just saying.


Means nothing if they don't enroll

Oh I think it means something. It says something about the quality of the applicant pool, the academic self selection that its applicants go through. And not to turn this into a UVA vs. W&M thread, but UVA's yield is also in the thirties -- 38% in 2016-2017. Part of the explanation for the low yield for both schools, and this is relevant to the thread, is the very high costs for OOS students. Are both still Public Ivy's in the sense originally meant --ie offering a superior education at an exceptional price? I would suggest only for Virginia residents. Otherwise both schools are essentially "Duke at a discount." https://www.educatedquest.com/college-william-mary-public-ivy-duke-discount/

Whether that's worth it or not for OOS parents will depend on circumstances. If I were a NY resident and my kid was accepted to Binghampton and also to UVA or W&M, I'd be very tempted to send them south and even incur some financial pain to do so. Not trying to bust on Binghampton, but it's just not in the same ballpark.