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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I keep coming back to the idea that I don't want DC TAG, at any amount, really. I just want a universal US-wide reciprocity for in-state tuition for DC students. If I had that, I'd pay the price. We have UDC which is . . . mostly not what we want. So how about nationwide reciprocity for our, what, 20,000 students a year who are ready for college?[/quote]
At least some kind of agreement with Maryland and Virginia.

Wisconsin and North Dakota students pay instate tuition for U of MN. Not sure why our neighbors couldn't help out. [/quote]

This is the obvious solution, especially because Virginia and Maryland both benefit economically from DC's existence.

It also would better serve the purpose of an "in state university" because part of what makes in state college affordable is proximity to your family, which cuts down on travel costs and enables families to more efficiently support kids through college. While no longer as common, it also enables some kids to live at home while they attend college, a huge benefit.

Unfortunately, MD and VA will never agree to this because they already feel like their state options are oversubscribed, especially the flagships and the more competitive programs. VA residents will never acquiesce to adding 20k DC grads to the instate pools for UVA or W&M. Same with MD an UMD.

Perhaps an arrangement could be made regarding the smaller, less well known state schools in MD and VA. I am pretty sure a couple of them already offer DC grads in-state tuition if they have above a certain grade point average, though I'd have to look that up.[/quote]

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