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u/Zestyclose-Sort9234 20h ago
The amazing california state schools are very hard to get into
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u/Super-Loquat3585 6h ago
To be fair even the non amazing California schoola are amazing. California is just impressive when it comes to the equality of its universities.
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u/QuickSafety8100 16h ago
Actually, schools like UCSanta Barbara and UCDavis (but NOT UCSD, UCLA or UC Berkeley) are easier to get into from OOS by a healthy margin.
That's because the tuition surchage is huge for OOS and the school needs that cash.
i dont think they are a very good deal at the price, actually.
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u/Zestyclose-Sort9234 15h ago
Is there a source for this? Feels weird a state school is easier for OOS applicants, that's almost never the case.
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u/lottiesnat1224 13h ago
well it's 84k ish a year for OOS students (i currently attend UCSD as an in state student, it's about ~45k a year.) and UC's want to admit a lot of international and OOS students (within the 18% limit cap) because they generate revenue. also, another reason they admit more OOS students is because the yield rate is much lower than for in state students. they also give exactly 0 financial aid to OOS students because aid is reserved for in state students as a public university system!
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u/kenbkk 13h ago
It is the case in many state schools not just California. The reason is that some states do not limit the % of OOS who pay much higher tuition. As a result some state schools aggressively seek / allow OOS to pay the bills. If you want to go to state school in Florida, Georgia or Texas best of luck they limit OOS to a small %. Many good state schools in the Midwest do not limit and hence have large OOS numbers.
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u/QuickSafety8100 4h ago
you can check out the CDS for any school and the see the in vs oos admission rates. UCSB has a much higher OOS acceptance rate - I just checked.
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u/Miserable-Meringue95 20h ago edited 19h ago
I meant more like UC irvine, UC davis, UCSB, not necessarily cal or ucla
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u/Grand_Pound_7987 20h ago
Those are still very hard to get into.
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u/QuickSafety8100 16h ago
actually, due to financial factors, OOS admission to less renown UCs is easier OOS
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u/Miserable-Meringue95 20h ago
Yes just like all the other state schools I mentioned
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u/Grand_Pound_7987 20h ago
And they're about the same size as UCONN. Definitely not "smaller schools"
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u/Miserable-Meringue95 20h ago
Okay I already explained what I meant by this. I’d def be willing to go to a bigger school if the academics were amazing. At the end of the day size isn’t anything crazy. People like you just read a normal post and then find something tiny to get mad about. Are you lacking control in other aspects of your life? Do you need to speak with someone?
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u/Zestyclose-Sort9234 19h ago
Yeah fs, it's definitely nice for Californian residents to have a wide spectrum of schools, with the tippy top institutions like Cal and LA, and then San Diego, then Irving and Davis, Riverside, etc. etc.
On the bright side, UConn being the state flagship probably has a lot of benefits in terms of recruiting, compared to maybe like a Riverside student fighting with the other SoCal schools like Irvine and LA
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u/ParsnipPrestigious59 17h ago
Higher acceptance rates for out of state students than in state students lol
And then if you are applying for competitive majors, from what I remember UCSB has like a 20% acceptance rate and I’d assume UCI and UCD are pretty similar so yeah pretty damn difficult to get in. Especially considering how random UC admissions are bc they are test blind
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u/mchris185 Graduate Student 19h ago
If I had a Nickel or dime for every Jersey or CT kid who made this post I'd be rich. Just Imagine how kids in Alabama, Mississippi, New Mexico or Louisiana feel.
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u/coldbeeronsunday Graduate Degree 6h ago
Most of those kids are fine with going to their state flagships or regional universities, many of which are well loved and underrated
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u/Miserable-Meringue95 19h ago
Yeah that’s definitely hard and I have thought about that. That’s why I made it a point to reiterate twice that I know UConn is a great school.
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u/LakeKind5959 7h ago
I grew up on the Mass/CT border. 30 years ago UMass/UConn weren't highly regarded except for basketball and were more expensive than going to UT Austin out of state.
One big difference about northeast and the rest of the US is there are so many really well-regarded private schools in the region that going to UMass/Uconn feels like "failure". Kids don't grow up dreaming of New England State schools. In the southeast/Texas/Middle America kids start wearing their state flagship t-shirts young, follow football and dream of going to Texas, Bama, Auburn etc some day. State flagships attract the best and the brightest from their states outside of the northeast where they are seen as back ups/financial safeties.
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u/ThinkerT3000 18h ago
We live 30 minutes from a big state school and my kids did not/do not want to go there and see the same people from their high school. One is still in HS but the older two chose great OOS flagships and really love it. These schools are under 40 k per year & one of them got some merit to offset that. They really like living a different lifestyle from the urban area where they grew up. There are states like Florida where even OOS tuition is quite reasonable.
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u/mchris185 Graduate Student 19h ago
I totally understand and I'm pretty lucky to have grown up in Texas vs any of the states I mentioned (although I live in one of them now). It's definitely something my wife and I are keeping in mind when looking at whether to move when we have kids. But also half the kids we went to school with couldn't fathom Rutgers or UConn and it always rubbed me kind of weird. Good luck with your search and please don't discount Midwestern LACs!
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u/ConnectionsCatergory Parent 8h ago
At least those schools tend to give great merit aid.
Plus there is nothing wrong with Bama, Auburn, Ole Miss, or LSU. Plenty of Jersey kids go to Bama over Rutgers due to merit aid.
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u/TraderJoeslove31 6h ago
Ole Miss has a 98 percent acceptance rate. So i'd argue there is something wrong with it but the reputation is strong due to athletics and student experience (ie greek life).
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u/running_hoagie 7h ago
I'd rather my kid go to Auburn over Rutgers, and we live in New Jersey.
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u/BK_to_LA 7h ago
Why? Which Auburn departments rank higher than Rutgers?
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u/compoundedinterest12 7h ago
Presumably a joke about how bad the Rutgers rep is in the State of NJ. The truth is that most state flagship schools are absurdly underrated. This is especially true when such school is considered the top school in the state (although this isn't the case for Rutgers).
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u/running_hoagie 7h ago
Rutgers is a fine school--it's just really expensive for what it is, which is a mid-tier public research university with a lot of undergraduates. Using US News's data, Rutgers has only slightly higher-ranked programs than Auburn.
I hold high esteem for universities that manage to educate well-rounded citizens while still training them for careers. Auburn is that school, and so is Cal Poly SLO. Auburn's Architecture school is internationally renown, while Rutgers doesn't even have one (the only public architecture program is at NJIT, in Newark).
You can't go wrong with a southeast public flagship university for value and quality of education. It's just weird to me that the Northeast doesn't have that same reputation--the investment has long been in the private institutions.
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u/BK_to_LA 6h ago
The Architecture example is kind of like saying that Auburn has a better business school than Harvard because the latter doesn’t hand out undergraduate business degrees. It’s fine to want a different college experience than what Rutgers offers but it’s not accurate to insinuate that the education offered at a non-UT/UGA/UF sunbelt school is superior.
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u/mchris185 Graduate Student 3h ago
I live in Louisiana and there's no way I would send my kid to LSU over Rutgers if all else is equal? Is this just a matter of grass is greener or is Rutgers really viewed that negatively in Jersey??
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u/Venian-Caven 18h ago
Im one of the jersey kids thinking the opposite of this post. There are plenty of good colleges in NJ but I dont want to stay in state! And NJ's good schools and high taxes which contribute to lower in state tuition kills my excuses. Granted, my parents are paying for my tuition (not rich, there's a max they can pay per year, they just don't want me to have debt)
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u/mamakazi 7h ago
I am old but it was cheaper for me to go to college OOS in the '90s than it was to go to Rutgers (as a NJ resident).
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u/running_hoagie 7h ago
...but NJ tuition isn't that great especially when you see states that tax similarly having lower in-state tuition.
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u/Venian-Caven 3h ago
That doesnt really matter much personally because the out of state costs are still pretty much double the in state costs. If their in state costs are cheaper than NJ's in state costs it doesnt matter because I'm paying the out of state costs
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u/uconnhuskyforever 13h ago
UConn alumni here - I grew up about the same distance from campus and I get the concerns. I didn’t want to go to UConn either but I applied and was really impressed by UConn Bound Day. Obviously I went and it was a fantastic decision. I didn’t end up hanging out with anyone from my high school. I saw a handful walk around campus, but it was so big, I wasn’t in classes or clubs with them. My freshman roommate turned down Yale to go to UConn, one friend went on to Harvard Law and another Stanford after graduating. These aren’t dumb 1000 SAT kids. I knew students who had patents in their name from work in undergrad and have done internships at fortune 500s, the FBI, the big tech companies etc. College is what you make of it. UConn offers a crazy amount of opportunities for those who take advantage of it. It’s not a school for slackers. Also, agree with the other poster about the acceptance rate being deceiving because it incudes all campuses. Storrs is hard to get into.
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u/TraderJoeslove31 5h ago
Also a UConn alumni and I didn't want to go bc many from my high school did. Jokes on me, I transferred 2x and ended up at UConn. I am so glad I did. I used to work in athletics and went to my first master's school bc one of my professors at UConn told me about the specific program. I interned at UConn during grad school, an hour drive, and it was a game changer for securing a full time role in my niche field. I also later completed my master's at Johns Hopkins.
Also it's a large enough school that you can find the experience and community you want and it does not have to include your high school peers.
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u/Zestyclose-Power-386 7h ago
Damn square. UConn has become a VERY good school. Basketball is also decent
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u/Both-Statistician179 19h ago
College is just a jumping off point. Go to your state school. No debt. Then keep moving forward.
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u/Jacob_2170 20h ago
Similar situation for me. I live in CT and know that UConn is a great school, and I know it well from many visits and dual enrollment classes. It's a familiar place for sure. But I have this nagging feeling that I didn't need to try as hard as I did in high school - all those APs, time studying for the SAT, time spent writing the college essay and activities list - if I'm just gonna end up at the same college as many of my peers who just coasted through high school.
I'm applying to several out of state public schools, and while I'm decently sure I'll get in, it'll be down to the merit aid and scholarships they offer in order to give me more options besides UConn.
My advice for reducing guilt is realizing that getting into the honors program at UConn and possibly studying abroad will make the experience better. All those AP/DE credits will be very useful too. I've been told that it's easier to make a large school feel small than the reverse.
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u/Firm_Zucchini_7042 19h ago
College isn’t only about putting the name of the school on your resume/cv. Even if everyone from your high school also got in, that doesn’t mean they will get as much out of the education and relationship building offered.
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u/Zestyclose-Power-386 7h ago
It's funny, many many years ago I transferred from a VERY high end school to UConn with similar feelings. The kids I went to high school with who attended UConn were mediocre at best and I felt I "deserved" to be a better school. It's seriously flawed reasoning. Go to UConn and excell, its what you make of it. Don't let the knuckleheads define you
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u/Miserable-Meringue95 20h ago
I’ve heard that too. Def agree. The thought of kids who didn’t take a single ap and have a 1000 SAT being at the same school as me makes me feel like I wasted my high school career just to be average
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u/HappyCava Moderator | Parent 20h ago edited 19h ago
But attending the same college doesn’t mean that you are average. If your work ethic and academic skillset are excellent when you arrive on campus and you work equally hard/smart in college, you’ll outperform peers who opt not to put in the effort or have more difficulty with time management or the course subject matter. College is not a sorting hat. Outstanding students do not become less outstanding simply by walking onto the grounds of a state flagship. Outstanding students who attend a highly selective university won’t remain outstanding if they have difficulty with the transition to college or choose to enjoy the social and recreational opportunities and neglect the academic ones.
I opted to attend a T100+ state flagship that offered me a full-ride over a T10 to save my loans for law school. I did exceptionally well, won an award for original research, and won a national-level scholarship that paid a significant chunk of my T5 law school tuition. And I did similarly well in law school, served on the law review executive board, and went on to a well-regarded “big law” firm. It never even occurred to me to expect less of myself — or think less of myself — simply because I had opted to attend a college with a broader range of SAT scores and a mandate to prioritize in-state students. And I had a terrific college experience in terms of friends, professors, mentors, and a rather outstanding basketball program that makes March exciting every year.
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u/mommycitanikita 20h ago
My California kid took 9 APs, 3.9 GPA, lettered in three sports and still couldn't get in to UCLA or Cal out of high school. He wished we lived in a different state.
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u/TheGladNomad 19h ago
Except there’s 6 more state schools in California ranked higher than uconn (#32 in us news to public schools).
SD #6 Davis #8, Irvine #8, Santa Barbara #14, Merced #30.
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u/Miserable-Meringue95 11h ago
Thank you bro I feel like everyone is misunderstanding on purpose. I don’t know why everybody has to approach everything with bad faith
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u/TheGladNomad 7h ago
I know SUNY matches NJ public price at most of their locations, so might be similar for Connecticut.
Not sure your stats but could also look into what public or private have done merit opportunities for you. Still not the same as your original observations that some states have better opportunities and price.
I know that CUNY grad school as out of state was cheaper than in state options for New Jersey.
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u/Zestyclose-Power-386 7h ago
which tells you how good UCLA and Cal are. A student of this quality would be very comfortable with any of the NASCAC schools
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u/mommycitanikita 4h ago
It all worked out,. He ttook a year off to study in Europe , came home fluent in a new language, went to CC and got into both Berkeley and UCLA as a transfer. Wasn't easy, though.
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u/Jacob_2170 20h ago
I'll look at it positively. We'll be better off in college than some of those kids. Even if some time has been wasted, I still would have taken difficult classes and gotten very involved either way. Definitely don't think of high school as a waste!
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u/TraderJoeslove31 5h ago
That could happen anywhere though. I worked at UVA and had students ranging from a Rhodes Scholar finalist to someone who eeked out graduation with a cumulative 2.2. Maybe those "average" peers peaked in HS. Maybe they were other there doing something stellar you know nothing about that makes their application more appealing.
No one has any real way of knowing what is going into someone's application. It's a wise lesson to learn now that people also fudge the truth and everyone has different strengths. Maybe those who "coasted" through high school have exceptional skills in one area and not another. I can tell you that 25 years ago, I got a perfect verbal SAT and my math shall not be spoken of, except I definitely had to take remedial math in college.
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u/Cheap_Office8701 20h ago
Well, first you wished you lived in states like Virginia , Ca etc that have amazing state schools. They you say you don’t want to stay too close , prefer smaller college.
If you live in Ca, you still have the same problems!
😂
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u/happy-Bee1269 9h ago
Not really for CA as it is a HUGE state...definitely good UCs more than 30 minutes from your house;)
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u/Miserable-Meringue95 20h ago
Lol I see how that’s confusing, I meant more that I would be happy to go to one of those schools because the academics are so good, but UConn checks basically none of my boxes. Also Uconn is like 30 mins away from me (not to doxx myself)
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u/Imsortofok 10h ago
Have you checked out the regional tuition exchanges?
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u/trainspotting_42 9h ago
This needs to be higher.
Has anyone used this mechanism before?
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u/Imsortofok 3h ago
My son did. He used WUE. It saved him a lot of money.
I knew about it because a friend of mine had used it in college back in the 80s.
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u/Ok-Pack-7776 20h ago
lol I moved from Michigan to nc and was pissed because I no longer qualified for Umich, ncsu and unc chap hill cool tho
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u/Strange-Bullfrog-466 19h ago edited 19h ago
By 100% acceptance rate from your high school - if you’re going by Naviance/scoir or the common data set, know they include all campuses not just Storrs. Prob a bunch of kids from your school were branched but didn’t mention that part, just said ‘I got into UConn.’
If it makes you feet better, no one with a 1000 SAT and no AP’s is getting into Storrs. Anecdotally, seems like you need a 1350+ or else you get branched. For the Storrs honors program, it’s probably closer to 1450+ in-state. It’s easier to get into honors as an out of state student.
You say you want a smaller school but then lament you don’t live in a state with highly ranked flagship, all of which are large schools. Huh?
Any chance you might be a NMSF? What was your PSAT selection index? Asking bc there are some huge scholarships out of state for NMSF that don’t look at need/finances.
For the most part, middle to high income families have to choose between prestige and finances. The top schools award only need-aid so if you don’t qualify for need aid then you’re looking at $400k for a bachelors degree.
You’ll find a lot of smart kids at UConn because it’s what their family could afford. And UConn gives full tuition scholarships to in-state valedictorians & salutations so there’s usually about 150+ in-state val/sal students per grade.
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u/Miserable-Meringue95 19h ago
That top part is helpful I was going off of info from school links. And yes I know it sounds contradictory but I explained what I meant bellw
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u/EquivalentNorth8735 8h ago
I live in VA. We do have great schools, but they are very expensive and give very little aid. Last year, my daughter was accepted to seven schools, some with a COA exceeding $90k. After merit and financial aid, her most expensive offer was the one VA state school on her list.
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u/Big_Zombie_40 6h ago
Also from Virginia. After merit scholarships and everything, I have 2 degrees from private colleges in state (lived on campus for one of them) for cheaper than I could've attended UVA. Sometimes I regret not going to a larger school, then I remember my student loans.
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u/ElderberryDizzy3740 7h ago
Exactly. I find VA one of the worst in-state school systems there is and I know it's not a "system". Both my kids are going out of state as it's cheaper.
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u/Thisisme2367 1h ago
Same. They are very expensive instate and quite competitive for VA students, at least the nova ones.
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u/ElderberryDizzy3740 7h ago
Living in VA isn't a flex unless you're outside of Nova. Lucky kids are in GA and FL with great state schools and great in-state scholarships. VA is expensive as an in-state student
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u/Super-Loquat3585 6h ago
What's the secret with FL and GA? I mean how come a state like NY doesn't have a Georgia Tech, a University of Georgia or University of Florida?? Yeah FL and GA kids are def lucky. And they also benefit from living in states that have cheaper housing and cost of living than NY. So, if they have a HHI of $250k they can probably get good aid from the Elite schools in the Northeast. In the meantime the kids in the Northeast whose parents have the same income can't do it due to the crippling cost of living there.
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u/magmagon College Graduate 4h ago
NY does have a flagship, it's SUNY Buffalo (and Stony Brook). Buffalo ain't expensive. But as to why the south has more prestigious public institutions...
NE founded their best colleges prior to state governments (Harvard, Yale)
The south/Midwest founded colleges after state governments were formed, following the style of NE/European style of college (UGA, UNC, Michigan, UVA)
Then land grant came along (UF, UMD, Penn State, also Cornell but they're special)
Rutgers, Delaware, W&M all predate the US, but later became public
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u/TheOGcoolguy 20h ago
I live in Virginia. We have great and expensive schools. W&M is the most expensive state school in the US - over $40K if you are in state.
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u/ParsnipPrestigious59 17h ago
UCs also tend to be over 40k in state from what I found. Or at least that’s the number the net price calculators gave me for the estimated price I’d have to pay
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u/katamino 19h ago
Well, CT is part of the New England Regional Student Program, so depending on what major you want, you may be eligible for a discounted tuition in one the state schools in MA, NH, RI, ME, or VT. It would be higher than their in state tuition, but not full price out of state tuition they nirmally charge. Worth looking into.
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u/happy-Bee1269 9h ago
You have to be applying for a major not offered by your home state to get the discout though... UVM has a new program that is more widespread for more majors (but not ALL majors)....plus you are missing the overall point...UMaine and URI are no Michigan - lol.
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u/Maryboots 10h ago
Hi there! I grew up in Connecticut but went to Michigan. It was more expensive for an OOS student but still a better deal than private school. I was a financial aid student eking by on loans, grants, and work study (I had great work study jobs at Michigan). I graduated with debt, took out more loans for private law school, and had everything paid off within around 10 years of graduation. I have absolutely no regrets. I loved the place and am a loyal and active alum. For me, the important thing was that I got out of New England for a while and broadened my world view. That said, many of my classmates went to UConn, loved it, and went on to great lives and careers after college, so it’s definitely a wonderful place.
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u/Remarkable-Piano6766 6h ago
i grew up in California and at the time I applied for college (2017), my mom was making around $65-70k a year (single parent household). Even with the Regent’s Scholarship at UCSB, I would’ve have to take out around $10K a year in loans for living expenses because my mom really could not afford to contribute to my school expenses at all. Most UCs are in the most expensive parts of California and aren’t really that affordable. The Cal States are more affordable but not as prestigious.
I was lucky enough to get into an ivy league where i received great financial aid and graduated with about 5k in total loans
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u/Somber_Goat952 19h ago
As a mom of a kid that went through this grueling process last year, I couldn’t be happier that my kid ended up at Berkeley (in state) for CS. It saved us a ton of $$$.
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u/Fluffy-Pin-3819 20h ago
Keep an open mind and dig around a bit because financial aid and merit scholarships can definitely bring down the cost of attendance to state school levels even if your parents make $200k+. Also, some people who live in those states have a really hard time being admitted at all because of where they live in the state (admissions is heavily influenced by district due to the state tax revenue and mandate). For me, going to a private college with financial aid was cheaper than going to UVA or William & Mary, which were the top two colleges for me when I was in HS and I also felt it would be soul-crushing to go to school in-state, but for different reasons.
If your parents make more than $300k, which would effectively make you ineligible for financial aid, even at the colleges with huge endowments, you should like at schools with good merit aid - GWU, BU, UIUC, Mt Holyoke, Fordham, Colby, RPI...there are tons.
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u/Miserable-Meringue95 20h ago
We’re kinda higher income so need based is def a no, but I def have been looking into merit! I really liked GW and BU’s campus :) thanks for the advice!
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u/nasopharyngealpang 20h ago
Also if you’re interested (or possibly interested) in small liberal arts colleges, look at the book Colleges that Change Lives! It has schools that offer merit aid.
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u/greta_thunbergIsTard 20h ago
If you major in CS or Engineering, you would wish you lived in Illinois, Washington, Georgia, Texas instead since those state flagships' CS admit rate falls below 7% for OOS.
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u/Powerful-Bridge-1472 19h ago
The problem with California schools is that the 6 everybody wants to go to a really hard to get into in state, and the other ones aren’t that desirable obviously we have a very large state population. Many spots are promised to Jr college transfers as well as out of state students so they get full tuition.
We are lucky to have a western undergrad exchange tuition assistance which my son takes advantage of, but the schools are not super desirable either for top students
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u/ParsnipPrestigious59 17h ago
As someone from California, I swear UCs are still expensive as fuck with in state tuition. Like half my school ends up going out of state because they got into an OOS school with a scholarship that made it far cheaper than the UCs. For me UCs cost like 40k a year while most OOS schools for me are 50-60k a year, so even a scholarship of like 10k a year could end up making an OOS school cheaper than UCs for me
Not to mention it’s difficult as fuck to even get into the top UCs 😭 and then the mid tier UCs apparently have higher acceptance rates for OOS kids than in state kids so it’s cooked all around
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u/QuickSafety8100 16h ago
Well, having parents who can be 100% full pay is a pretty big advantage.
Figure out what they are willing to pay.
Living costs are going to be pretty similar at ~20K, so really focus on tuition costs. Most nice OOS flagships are going to be 40-45K a year in tuition. So its 60-65K a year.
UVA, Michigan and the UCs are about 15K more tho.
There are tons of privates outside the T-20 who will discount you down to 65K a year as well.
You have a lot of choice, if you have a 65K a year budget.
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u/Tall-Nectarine202 3h ago
Well, I live in WI and no one can get into our flagship. And they if you do they don’t give aid. Would be nice if my kids could go to our flagship and pay what kids from other states pay.
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u/JuniorReserve1560 12h ago
So if you think UConn will crush your ego. You’re going to look at SUNYs too? UConn is a really good school and I’d go. Especially if it meant saving a lot of money..These posts annoy me. Like maybe you can save that $$$.. Do well in undergrad and go to a really good grad school. Are you looking to stay in New England or the North East?
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u/Miserable-Meringue95 1h ago
I don’t really care if my post annoys you, move along then! Not every post needs your input
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u/ConsequenceFade 7h ago
Years ago, I moved to California and worked there for a year in retail to get residency. It's not that hard to become a resident. Then I applied to a UC and got in-state tuition.
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u/vdhsnfbdg College Graduate 19h ago
I know some of the UMass schools have regional tuition! Try looking at other state institutions in New England to see if they do the same
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u/Background_System726 17h ago
Live in VA and the state schools are very stingy with aid. So there's that. lol
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u/ParsnipPrestigious59 17h ago
Same with UCs for California
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u/Mgf0772 16h ago
My daughter just received a letter from the UC system and it indicated that over 50% of students receive enough aid to cover all tuition. That shocked me. We have already put two kids through college with no aid or loans, she’s the last one.
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u/WorriedTurnip6458 7h ago
Yes but that’s for in-state students. OOS students don’t get aid. Some UCs might offer partial scholarships but it’s uncommon.
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u/Accomplished-Yam-331 3h ago
What’s annoying too is that full UC “tuition” doesn’t actually cover a lot of required extra fees they add on and then living on campus costs a fortune! $8181 a quarter for dorms this year in SoCal.
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u/Ih8melvin2 11h ago
Tuition Break | Save on Out-of-State College Tuition
Depending on what you want to major in you can get a break in tuition at other New England state schools.
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u/secrerofficeninja 9h ago
Yes, it sucks not being in a state with top public school where state contributes a lot. Connecticut is at least better than most states. I won’t shame anyone but I’m sure you can think of many states where the state flagship is not very good or it’s a lot more expensive than UConn for instate students.
My kid did get a nice scholarship offer from UMass and Univ of Maryland. I only mention because you can get scholarships even from other state’s public schools.
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u/DeuceBagger 8h ago
Keep in mind that many good LACs could be around or better than the in-state UCONN full cost if you get good merit and/or need-based aid. Don’t just look at state schools because of the sticker price. (None will have a better BBall program, of course!)
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u/West_Definition_8947 7h ago edited 7h ago
I know you didn’t mention these two states, but does University of Illinois and Univ of Wisconsin offer decent merit scholarships for OOS? Both of those are great, and both are ranked higher than UConn.
Also, when you mentioned the state of Michigan, I realize you were probably referring to UofM, however, Michigan State is ranked higher in all college rankings than UConn and I know they offer a lot in merit scholarships for OOS.
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u/ReadyToGoAbroad 4h ago
Please apply to private schools as well. You never know what kind of financial aid package they will give you - both my son and daughter attended private out of state colleges, and we ended up paying either the same or less than they would have if they stayed in our in-state colleges in Massachusetts. They received both merit and need based aid.
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u/Harriet_Vegas 2h ago
I live in CA, and the state schools are a lottery. My eldest was a top academic performer who got into the University of Chicago but got waitlisted or denied by every UC except Santa Cruz. That will tell you how random it is. So yes, you can be in state but it can mean very little here in terms of access
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u/I_S_O_Family 1h ago
My child is graduating from a HS here in VA and is leaving the state to go to college. No desire to go to any school here in VA. I am not putting down the Universities we have here in VA. It really depends on the environment and size you're looking at. If you're interested in big universities I would recommend Virginia Tech, if you're looking at something smaller but still a good school I would recommend JMU. For my child they got an automatic into George Mason because of a partnership with the school district they are in and the college but still looking at out of state. Currently looking at Kutztown in PA.
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u/Strange-Bullfrog-466 18m ago
All these CT seniors on this thread lamenting their hard work to end up at UConn…I’d be really really curious to hear back from you in March: were you admitted to Storrs? Did you get into honors?
I think Storrs is going to be a harder admit than you realize. A lot of strong kids get branched, therefore end up choosing other flagships instead (UMassA, UVM, UNH, OSU, UDel are all schools I know branched kids chose instead.) Honors is an even harder admit.
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u/bptkr13 19h ago
My kids went OOS even though in state was easier and decent because it gave them a chance to live away from home and in a new environment. Yes, it’s more expensive but to me it was worth it. It’s not something you can quantify but getting away not only gives you independence, it gives you a different perspective and helps you find out who you really are and what’s important to you. Plenty of people want to stay but to me, getting away is such a benefit.
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u/Conscious-Secret-775 11h ago
There are plenty of students who "can either pay a huge amount of money for a private or OOS school or just go to UConn and save" and there are students in the states you mentioned that don't want to go to an in-state public school.
Personally I would not want to pay a huge amount of money to attend an OOS public school. I would rather pay for private at that point.
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u/Prescotti525 8h ago
The person who is triggered here is you. You have major FOMO. UConn is huge with an enormous amount of opportunity for those motivated to make their experience great. Get out of your head, stop thinking the grass is greener elsewhere and focus on all that can be yours. Pocket the money saved for grad school which will be the real determiner of your future.
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u/Miserable-Meringue95 1h ago
I think we thoroughly established that I have fomo so if this was supposed to be a read it doesn’t make sense? kinda confused :(
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u/Zestyclose-Power-386 7h ago
I'm trying to find an argument against applying and attending UConn. Excellent school
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u/Jacob_2170 19h ago
Yeah! UConn has one of the highest in state tuitions. There's out of state schools that are cheaper. I'd like to experience a more urban college life, and well, Storrs is not quite that.
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u/Difficult-Valuable55 20h ago
you could go to a private LAC, if you have good stats and go a level below highly selective you could get enough merit to bring it to in state tuition level
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u/needmorenaps22 20h ago
Look into the suny tuition break program, the nebhe program. Many New England and New York colleges offer reciprocal tuition or tuition breaks