Anonymous wrote:Currently living in NC. I hate this place. Don't move here. It's awful.

Where?

Not California- impacted majors mentioned by pp mean your child has to compete for most majors- even ones like English and Economics. Ridiculous!
Wisconsin or Minnesota have great flagships and overall good quality of life- Madison and Minneapolis. Tx or NC if you prefer the south.

Anonymous wrote:Currently living in NC. I hate this place. Don't move here. It's awful.

Ha! To each his own. Our family moved to North Carolina (Raleigh) two years ago and absolutely love it. I often wonder what took us so long to move here!

Currently living in NC. I hate this place. Don't move here. It's awful.

Anonymous wrote:CA's state system isn't as good as it looks. So many majors are impacted at so many of the schools that you pretty much have to assume five years to graduate.

Agree that NC has excellent state schools and a few reasonably livable spots. Same for TX. Then there's a drop to GA/FL. Those four states (plus CA) probably form your "warm" universe (if you're excluding VA).

+1 on Cal.

We checked it out and decided it wasn't worth the out of state money. With all the impacted majors, if your kid isn't in one, there opportunities are really limited. And changing your mind about what you want to study can be tough.

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Anonymous wrote:It is very expensive to live anywhere in California you would want to live.

Do you know if your kids will be good students? My kid got enough merit aid from some state flagships to make it as cheap as UVA.

Not true. I lived near Sacramento for years and it was much cheaper than living here.

OK. I'll give you that one.

In Tennessee if your kid is a good student the state pays for a lot of the college bill.
Hope scholarship.

why not just move to the VA burbs?

I could have gone in-state you UOregon and not doing so was a huge mistake. Eugene is a great college down and it's a great school. Also in-state admission is pretty damn easy. Especially compared to UVA.

Virginia Beach?

Virginia.

I think Georgia has some program where college tuition is paid by the lottery for students above a certain GPA

For starters, why don't you move to an exburb of DC so you get preferential treatment for college admissions within VA?

If that doesn't work, your awareness of the school systems will increase as you get closer to your first kid going to college. Once that happens, pick a state school wherever they go and move to that state. Second year on, you will pay in-state. That sets the path for the second and third kids.

The PP's are right about California -- the UC's are HARD to get into and it could take 5 years to graduate like someone said. If it weren't for that, I would encourage anyone to move this beautiful state

-californian

Anonymous wrote:It is very expensive to live anywhere in California you would want to live.

Do you know if your kids will be good students? My kid got enough merit aid from some state flagships to make it as cheap as UVA.

She lives in DC. There are plenty of places cheaper in Cali.