Anonymous wrote:What are you trying to ascertain OP?

OP. Just curious about the reasoning. The last three posts make sense - rolling admission, solid schools in state, in state safety that is also a state flagship…

We are full pay, which is painful, and my kid has applied to pretty much every state U except UMD! So, we are looking at tuition that could be $30,000 or $80,000. Will depend on where she gets in. Unfortunately, the top schools (UVA, UMich, UCLA) are all in the $80K range but if she gets in to one of those, we will pay.

From GA. Lots of full pay families have kids at UGA and GA Tech because they’re both great schools. The Hope and Zell Miller scholarships also help seal the deal for many. I’m sure it’s the same for a lot of other state flagships as well. Not every kid wants the privates and not every every family is willing to pay for them.

Anonymous wrote:Yes, UMD, our kids' in-state safety. If they're going to go to a less selective institution, I'll be dammed if I pay more than in-state tuition!!!

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What are you trying to ascertain OP?

Yes, applied to 5 schools in VA plus Pitt.

Yes, UVa, UNC, William and Mary

Yes, UMD, our kids' in-state safety. If they're going to go to a less selective institution, I'll be dammed if I pay more than in-state tuition!!!

Yes, as her safety school (OOS because we live in DC).

Yes absolutely, as her safety and because she genuinely liked the school.

We have 2 full pay kids. One at an in state public. One is OOS private. OOS kid applied to lots of state schools but the private was the best fit. 529s were funded assuming all the kids would go to private schools.

We are full pay and our DC applied to both in-state and OOS publics. Cost wasn't a deciding factor, so DC chose schools that offered the campus environment, climate and opportunities they desired. The also applied to private universities.

Yes. Applied to 3 state schools (Tennessee, Penn State, and VT). He was drawn to schools extra heavy on school spirit. The schools were pretty similar, at the end of the day. Why?

There are plenty of people who are full pay but where cost is still an issue, especially given the cost today. So I guess you’re asking whether people for whom cost is no issue apply to publics?

Apply to any publics in state or oos? Which ones?
I’m specifically asking those who did not qualify for financial aid and didn’t need any merit aid at all - like fully full pay cost was not an issue.