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Anonymous wrote:Actually, signed Tuesday.

https://mayor.dc.gov/release/statement-mayor-bowser-consolidated-appropriations-act-2026

But Bowser’s office makes mistakes all the time. Go Google it. You can’t find it. not even WaPo. I wonder is someone in Bowser’s office accidentally sent out a draft of what they hoped they would get.

Anonymous wrote:Actually, signed Tuesday.

https://mayor.dc.gov/release/statement-mayor-bowser-consolidated-appropriations-act-2026

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Anonymous wrote:Don't suppose they scrapped the income caps?

No. If you make $600k, are you really pressed for TAG?

I thought the income caps were closer to a million.

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Anonymous wrote:Don't suppose they scrapped the income caps?

No. If you make $600k, are you really pressed for TAG?

Anonymous wrote:Don't suppose they scrapped the income caps?

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Anonymous wrote:It's still not enough, but it's a good step in the right direction.

DC parent here. I may be in minority but I think $15k is perfectly adequate. It even covers the difference in some schools. I think the flexibility to use it nationwide even if it doesn't cover the difference make it valuable. TBH, I'd rather have the $15k than being forced to stay in state with limited options that are hard to get into in state.

Here are few schools with dollar differences that we've looked at. *used AI

In-State vs Out-of-State Tuition — Dollar Difference
• UNC Chapel Hill — $28,532
• University of Wisconsin–Madison — ~$29,996
• Ohio State — $25,880
• Virginia Tech — $22,451
• University of Florida (UF) — $22,278
• University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) — ~$20,000
• West Virginia University (WVU) — $19,680
• University of Georgia (UGA) — $19,040
• Penn State (University Park) — $18,617
• LSU — $16,677
• UNC Charlotte — $15,254
• Florida State (FSU) — $15,162
• University of Central Florida (UCF) — ~$16,100
• University of South Florida (USF) — ~$11,000 – $13,000
• San Diego State (SDSU) — ~$11,880

Not sure why you used these schools specifically...you left out UVA, UMD, W&M, Michigan and UC Schools.

I don't disagree with you that it's a nice feature that can be used anywhere.

I think the poster was trying to make the point that there are a lot schools where $15K makes a meaningful difference in in-state vs OOS rates. Many of these schools are popular among DC students, especially Pitt, Wisconsin, VT, and Penn State. (And FWIW, UMD is also ~29K, like Wisconsin)

But she cites only tuition. Tuition is a less than half the total cost in many cases. You have to add on room, board, fees, books, computers, travel, etc., which is why most school and people give the “all-in” number because it’s more realistic. $15,000 isn’t that much towards $100k a year at NYU and USC, all in. And there still is no formal announcement of this increase the news so OP may have bad info.

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Anonymous wrote:It's still not enough, but it's a good step in the right direction.

DC parent here. I may be in minority but I think $15k is perfectly adequate. It even covers the difference in some schools. I think the flexibility to use it nationwide even if it doesn't cover the difference make it valuable. TBH, I'd rather have the $15k than being forced to stay in state with limited options that are hard to get into in state.

Here are few schools with dollar differences that we've looked at. *used AI

In-State vs Out-of-State Tuition — Dollar Difference
• UNC Chapel Hill — $28,532
• University of Wisconsin–Madison — ~$29,996
• Ohio State — $25,880
• Virginia Tech — $22,451
• University of Florida (UF) — $22,278
• University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) — ~$20,000
• West Virginia University (WVU) — $19,680
• University of Georgia (UGA) — $19,040
• Penn State (University Park) — $18,617
• LSU — $16,677
• UNC Charlotte — $15,254
• Florida State (FSU) — $15,162
• University of Central Florida (UCF) — ~$16,100
• University of South Florida (USF) — ~$11,000 – $13,000
• San Diego State (SDSU) — ~$11,880

Not sure why you used these schools specifically...you left out UVA, UMD, W&M, Michigan and UC Schools.

I don't disagree with you that it's a nice feature that can be used anywhere.

I think the poster was trying to make the point that there are a lot schools where $15K makes a meaningful difference in in-state vs OOS rates. Many of these schools are popular among DC students, especially Pitt, Wisconsin, VT, and Penn State. (And FWIW, UMD is also ~29K, like Wisconsin)

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's still not enough, but it's a good step in the right direction.

DC parent here. I may be in minority but I think $15k is perfectly adequate. It even covers the difference in some schools. I think the flexibility to use it nationwide even if it doesn't cover the difference make it valuable. TBH, I'd rather have the $15k than being forced to stay in state with limited options that are hard to get into in state.

Here are few schools with dollar differences that we've looked at. *used AI

In-State vs Out-of-State Tuition — Dollar Difference
• UNC Chapel Hill — $28,532
• University of Wisconsin–Madison — ~$29,996
• Ohio State — $25,880
• Virginia Tech — $22,451
• University of Florida (UF) — $22,278
• University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) — ~$20,000
• West Virginia University (WVU) — $19,680
• University of Georgia (UGA) — $19,040
• Penn State (University Park) — $18,617
• LSU — $16,677
• UNC Charlotte — $15,254
• Florida State (FSU) — $15,162
• University of Central Florida (UCF) — ~$16,100
• University of South Florida (USF) — ~$11,000 – $13,000
• San Diego State (SDSU) — ~$11,880

Not sure why you used these schools specifically...you left out UVA, UMD, W&M, Michigan and UC Schools.

I don't disagree with you that it's a nice feature that can be used anywhere.

I think the poster was trying to make the point that there are a lot schools where $15K makes a meaningful difference in in-state vs OOS rates. Many of these schools are popular among DC students, especially Pitt, Wisconsin, VT, and Penn State. (And FWIW, UMD is also ~29K, like Wisconsin)

But she cites only tuition. Tuition is a less than half the total cost in many cases. You have to add on room, board, fees, books, computers, travel, etc., which is why most school and people give the “all-in” number because it’s more realistic. $15,000 isn’t that much towards $100k a year at NYU and USC, all in. And there still is no formal announcement of this increase the news so OP may have bad info.

NYU and USC are private schools and not eligible for DC TAG.

Unless I am mistaken, the non-tuition costs are the same for everyone (in state or OOS).

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Anonymous wrote:It's still not enough, but it's a good step in the right direction.

DC parent here. I may be in minority but I think $15k is perfectly adequate. It even covers the difference in some schools. I think the flexibility to use it nationwide even if it doesn't cover the difference make it valuable. TBH, I'd rather have the $15k than being forced to stay in state with limited options that are hard to get into in state.

Here are few schools with dollar differences that we've looked at. *used AI

In-State vs Out-of-State Tuition — Dollar Difference
• UNC Chapel Hill — $28,532
• University of Wisconsin–Madison — ~$29,996
• Ohio State — $25,880
• Virginia Tech — $22,451
• University of Florida (UF) — $22,278
• University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) — ~$20,000
• West Virginia University (WVU) — $19,680
• University of Georgia (UGA) — $19,040
• Penn State (University Park) — $18,617
• LSU — $16,677
• UNC Charlotte — $15,254
• Florida State (FSU) — $15,162
• University of Central Florida (UCF) — ~$16,100
• University of South Florida (USF) — ~$11,000 – $13,000
• San Diego State (SDSU) — ~$11,880

Not sure why you used these schools specifically...you left out UVA, UMD, W&M, Michigan and UC Schools.

I don't disagree with you that it's a nice feature that can be used anywhere.

I think the poster was trying to make the point that there are a lot schools where $15K makes a meaningful difference in in-state vs OOS rates. Many of these schools are popular among DC students, especially Pitt, Wisconsin, VT, and Penn State. (And FWIW, UMD is also ~29K, like Wisconsin)

But she cites only tuition. Tuition is a less than half the total cost in many cases. You have to add on room, board, fees, books, computers, travel, etc., which is why most school and people give the “all-in” number because it’s more realistic. $15,000 isn’t that much towards $100k a year at NYU and USC, all in. And there still is no formal announcement of this increase the news so OP may have bad info.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's still not enough, but it's a good step in the right direction.

DC parent here. I may be in minority but I think $15k is perfectly adequate. It even covers the difference in some schools. I think the flexibility to use it nationwide even if it doesn't cover the difference make it valuable. TBH, I'd rather have the $15k than being forced to stay in state with limited options that are hard to get into in state.

Here are few schools with dollar differences that we've looked at. *used AI

In-State vs Out-of-State Tuition — Dollar Difference
• UNC Chapel Hill — $28,532
• University of Wisconsin–Madison — ~$29,996
• Ohio State — $25,880
• Virginia Tech — $22,451
• University of Florida (UF) — $22,278
• University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) — ~$20,000
• West Virginia University (WVU) — $19,680
• University of Georgia (UGA) — $19,040
• Penn State (University Park) — $18,617
• LSU — $16,677
• UNC Charlotte — $15,254
• Florida State (FSU) — $15,162
• University of Central Florida (UCF) — ~$16,100
• University of South Florida (USF) — ~$11,000 – $13,000
• San Diego State (SDSU) — ~$11,880

Not sure why you used these schools specifically...you left out UVA, UMD, W&M, Michigan and UC Schools.

I don't disagree with you that it's a nice feature that can be used anywhere.

I think the poster was trying to make the point that there are a lot schools where $15K makes a meaningful difference in in-state vs OOS rates. Many of these schools are popular among DC students, especially Pitt, Wisconsin, VT, and Penn State. (And FWIW, UMD is also ~29K, like Wisconsin)

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Anonymous wrote:10k did not move the needle for UVA and 15k would not either: I would still assume pay 15k more for a private.

I think it moves the needle at Michigan. Maybe not for you, but in general. And I think that because, when my kid was admitted, Michigan sent the email about DCTAG so fast that it reached her inbox before the email telling her to check her portal did.

Yup, same. My kid will likely be deciding between Michigan and a private school, and while DCTAG won’t be the deciding factor, we will be thrilled for the discount if the kid chooses Michigan. The cost difference between the two would be close to $25K/year. That’s significant!

Michigan is 66k tuition per year, factoring in the higher tuition junior and senior year. Living expenses are usually a wash, even if estimated out of pocket expenses are different.

Surely you are exaggerating. What private school has 76k a year tuition?

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Anonymous wrote:10k did not move the needle for UVA and 15k would not either: I would still assume pay 15k more for a private.

I think it moves the needle at Michigan. Maybe not for you, but in general. And I think that because, when my kid was admitted, Michigan sent the email about DCTAG so fast that it reached her inbox before the email telling her to check her portal did.

Yup, same. My kid will likely be deciding between Michigan and a private school, and while DCTAG won’t be the deciding factor, we will be thrilled for the discount if the kid chooses Michigan. The cost difference between the two would be close to $25K/year. That’s significant!