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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DS is at a 2nd/3rd tier private school. It cost maybe $3k more than the state school. Unless your kid goes to UMCP, the MD state schools are pretty mid. [/quote]
agree, and even UMD doesn't have every major, which is why my DC is going OOS to a different well known flagship for their major, while my other kid is at UMD for CS.

Not gonna lie though, the cost makes me catch my breath, but we have the money. We aren't sacrificing our retirement.  I would not do that.

Sometimes the OOS can be worth it, and I say this as a frugal person.

I just read OP is in NJ.  My nephew went there, and got a great paying job out of school.  They saved enough after 5 or 6 years to maybe buy a condo, while their friends who went to pricier oos are still trying to play off loans.  But, it's true that Rutgers is also pretty expensive for what it is.

I would say that if Rutgers has a good program for their major (which it did for my nephew), then it makes sense to stay in state.  But, if it doesn't, then oos makes sense. [/quote]

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