Full pay with enough money saved for an Ivy. Saved since kid's birth.

Cornell - WL
Admitted to all others applied to: Michigan (in-state), MSU, Pitt, Indiana

Kid preferred Michigan, did not want to pursue wait list at Cornell, this will save a minimum of $160K. Kid is having a great time at Michigan and I believe it is a better fit.

Cornell is a much appreciated family school. But Michigan is our newer tradition.

We know how to make big schools small and how to leverage opportunities. We also prefer schools with long egalitarian and public service oriented traditions.

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, Berkeley, Michigan, UCLA, Pitt and UVM. We live in DC and completely full pay.

Is pitt a public flagship?

It is a state-related university. One of four in PA. The state system of higher ed is a whole different animal.

In PA, Pitt and Penn State are both considered flagships by many people. Both draw from all over the state.

Temple also is recognized as a big public school but I think because of a lower national sports profile and it being even more of a city school than Pitt, it doesn't get talked about as though it's a flagship.

I had to look up the fourth (Lincoln). It's a small HBCU.

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It feels harder to stomach full pay at a private safety.

Totally!

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, Berkeley, Michigan, UCLA, Pitt and UVM. We live in DC and completely full pay.

Is pitt a public flagship?

It is a state-related university. One of four in PA. The state system of higher ed is a whole different animal.

Anonymous wrote:Yes, Berkeley, Michigan, UCLA, Pitt and UVM. We live in DC and completely full pay.

Is pitt a public flagship?

Yes. Full pay family.

DC1: currently at Ivy (full pay); business major. applied OOS to Michigan, Wisconsin, Indiana (Kelley), Miami-Ohio (safety), and several others. Got a small amount of $$ at Indiana and Miami-Ohio—no merit from other publics.

DC2: current senior. Applied to several OOS flagships. Still waiting to hear from many OOS flagships. humanities major. Got significant merit from U-Vermont and CU-Boulder.

Unrelated—I believe you need a different (lower) stats profile to get money at OOS Flagships if you are a humanities major. Kids had similar stats.

Anonymous wrote: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?

I should have also mentioned he applied to several privates and we guided him that way. At Syracuse

Yes. Our child’s school (independent, not in DMV) encourages applying to one, or more, of our state’s public universities with rolling admissions. Most students have the stats to be accepted, so it takes some pressure off knowing they have at least one place to go before January.

It feels harder to stomach full pay at a private safety.

^Posters want to understand why you are asking so that they can give you answers that are helpful.

Yes, some people choose to attend OOS publics full pay. Yes, some people choose not to. Whether this makes sense depends on the student's preferences and goals as well as the family's financial situation and perspective. Note that there are multiple price points for OOS publics.

Yes, Berkeley, Michigan, UCLA, Pitt and UVM. We live in DC and completely full pay.

OP, are you trying to figure out if the cost of OOS publics are worth the price vs full pay for a private? The answer depends on many variables.

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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…

Did you go to a private or public college?

Anonymous wrote: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.

Yes - UT, Florida State, UGA, UF

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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…

Gotcha, mine preferred mid-size so wasn’t interested in the large state school experience, however, they did apply to flagship and two oos (one for full-merit scholarship and another that had a bs/md program).