Anonymous wrote:Out-of-states add geographic diversity to the school, especially international students. In top publics, the out-of-state and international students are better qualified academically.

Would much rather prefer out-of-state students who provide national/international geographic diversity over easy admissions for incompetent students from weak rural school districts who provide "geographic diversity" within the same state.

It’s not just “weak rural schools” Thousands of kids who busted their ass for four years with 10APs, sports, ECs, and volunteering in FCPS are rejected.

Out-of-states add geographic diversity to the school, especially international students. In top publics, the out-of-state and international students are better qualified academically.

Would much rather prefer out-of-state students who provide national/international geographic diversity over easy admissions for incompetent students from weak rural school districts who provide "geographic diversity" within the same state.

Anonymous wrote:How do you feel about out of state students taking up seats at State U while qualified in state university students are turned away? I think it must be hard on parents who pay taxes to support their state university only to find that their own child is turned away in favor of someone else’s childWho doesn’t pay taxes to support that same university.

Pisses me off. We are writing off schools like UVA for this reason. Not playing the game to have my high achieving kid kill herself only to not get in to the state school I support. I wish they had rules like some other states, giving more spots or preference to in state kids.

Oh well.

Anonymous wrote:I am from NY, where there are 64 state schools. So the idea of caring about out of state students is a ridiculous concept to me.

You all have a LOT of good state schools. We are not so fortunate in Maryland.

NP

Anonymous wrote:It's not a great situation in Illinois. There's only one very highly regarded option, it's pretty expensive even in-state, and they let in lots of out of state students to cover the shortfall in funding because it's been underfunded by the state. They give virtually no merit aid.

48.4 percent of Illinois public high school graduates enrolled in four-year universities in 2017 attended out-of-state institutions.

I don’t see a problem If they’re highly qualified

This might make more sense if tax dollars contributed more meaningfully to state universities--but it's usually a small percentage (and the reason they do it is more because businesses in the state benefit from an educated workforce rather than students benefitting from the school). So your tax dollars (little as they are that go to higher education) are more than paid for by the gain in corporate taxes that come from having good schools that attract businesses.

All residents in a state that apply to college are able to pay less tuition because OOS and international students pay more.

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Anonymous wrote:Does your state have only one state university?

Udel accepts 90% of its in-state applicants.

I wasn’t complaining - just saying there actually are states with only one (or 2 with the HBCU) state university options.

DE has about a million people total. Hard to fill a large university without outside students.

I didn’t even apply. Didn’t want to stay there for college.

Love it. The people in my state are terrible.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How do you feel about out of state students taking up seats at State U while qualified in state university students are turned away? I think it must be hard on parents who pay taxes to support their state university only to find that their own child is turned away in favor of someone else’s childWho doesn’t pay taxes to support that same university.

I am with you. If it happens to my kid, I will stop paying tax.

Lol!!!!

You will show them!

Anonymous wrote:How do you feel about out of state students taking up seats at State U while qualified in state university students are turned away? I think it must be hard on parents who pay taxes to support their state university only to find that their own child is turned away in favor of someone else’s childWho doesn’t pay taxes to support that same university.

College admissions has never been about being fair. I think that is the mistake people make when applying to colleges. College admission officers strategize and people who want to go there must too. In the end, the strength and persaverance of the individual will trump who went where for college.

Anonymous wrote:It's not a great situation in Illinois. There's only one very highly regarded option, it's pretty expensive even in-state, and they let in lots of out of state students to cover the shortfall in funding because it's been underfunded by the state. They give virtually no merit aid.

They also tried to recruit foreign students. Big flap in Illinois over this a few years back.

Anonymous wrote:How do you feel about out of state students taking up seats at State U while qualified in state university students are turned away? I think it must be hard on parents who pay taxes to support their state university only to find that their own child is turned away in favor of someone else’s childWho doesn’t pay taxes to support that same university.

Your kid can’t get to any state schools????

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Anonymous wrote:How do you feel about out of state students taking up seats at State U while qualified in state university students are turned away? I think it must be hard on parents who pay taxes to support their state university only to find that their own child is turned away in favor of someone else’s childWho doesn’t pay taxes to support that same university.

I am with you. If it happens to my kid, I will stop paying tax.

Lol!!!!

LOL

Your tax dollars support NVCC, too. Your DC has state-subsidized options.