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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OOS have a tougher time getting into these schools because they have caps on how many they can take. [/quote]

I am shocked this isn't the primary discussion of this thread. For students from these states, these schools all remain solid safeties for good students and reasonable reaches for middling students. Which, frankly, is what a state flagship is for.

The reason people freak out about this is that it used to be the opposite -- it used to be almost easier to get into state flagships as an OOS student, especially if a well-resourced kid from the DMV with good grades/scores (not stellar, just solid) because these schools welcomed people willing to pay OOS rates. It helped subsidize programs. But as the overall number of college apps has exploded, schools have had to cap OOS admissions, which means the experience is the opposite -- instead of being easier to get into a state flagship from OOS because you pay full freight, it's now harder because you are competing against so many other OOS students and there are only so many spots.

It's frustrating to families from states like VA and MD where their own state flagships have become very competitive due to that same boost in applications, and are therefore hoping to grab that old OOS edge in another state. But it doesn't exist anymore. There are just too many kids with great stats applying to college, and applying more widely, and to many UMC and wealthy families willing to pay extra and to fund travel to far flung flagships in the hopes of getting a school with some kind of name brand.[/quote]

This is wildly overstated. It’s true for a handful of flagships, maybe 10? But not for most. Look at the college lists for DC schools, where all the kids are OOS everywhere, you will see that it’s extremely possible for students to be admitted to OOS schools. [/quote]

Bullshit. It’s more than 10. You’re either a boomer or haven’t done through the process with your kids yet. [/quote]

I have a junior, I’m watching her friends and classmates go to OOS school after OOS school after OOS school![/quote]

You’re the type of arrogant parent that will be on here crying yield protection when your kid doesn’t get in LOL[/quote]

Or maybe I’m the kind of parent who can see that there are many great state schools, so when my kid’s friend (or next year, my kid!) goes to MSU or OSU or LSU or IU or Pitt or Penn State or Oregon or UCSC, I don’t go around saying they were “shut out” and complaining that it’s “impossible” to get into college. [/quote]

You still don’t get it. Most of the schools you listed are more competitive OOS than you think, especially for some majors like business. LSU, Alabama, Ole Miss, Kansas, Iowa State, Oklahoma State would be more in line with what you’re thinking but I’m done trying to explain this to you. You’ve been warned. [/quote]

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