brodie11charger

I am a student in souther california who want to get into the University of Kansas and pay instate tuition. I have a 3.6 gpa and a 1700 on the SAT (taken only 1 time). Are there any programs out there other than midwest students seeking instate tuition

T26E4

You want a privilege that the Kansas taxpayers have worked hard for in order to give to their students. Why do you feel entitled to that?

That's what "in-state" tuition means.

CX380LAX

Who in the world would rather go to Kansas instead of UCs which are ranked very highly. You'll have to pay out of state tuition (because you are from out of state) so you might as well just stay in CA, pay less, and go to a better school.

TitoMorito

What T26E4 said. Unless your parents move there (possibly, I can't remember if that qualifies you for in-state), you aren't getting in-state tuition. It's not something you can apply for, it's something you get as a benefit for being a resident.

happymomof1

The residency policies are published right on the website. Read through them to find out whether or not you could qualify.

Sikorsky

...or just Google.

Scutrules

Your parents usually need to have lived in the state for a few years (or maybe you have to have completed at least one year of hs in given state) for you to qualify for in state tuition.

Check out the scholarships offered at KU (Affordability - KU Admissions), I don't know your SAT breakdown but you might qualify for $3,000 off a year. If you bring your scores up a bit, you'll qualify for $9,300 off a year.

But as others above have said, you have so many options just in California. And if you don't want to stay close to home, come up to the Bay Area, it's a completely different state. Your stats may not be good enough for a top UC, but if you take the CC route and transfer, you could graduate for a top UC and pay a lot less than you would at KU. And personally, Cal/UCLA > KU.

brodie11charger

I do not feel a sense of "ENTITLEMENT" nor am I trying to take anything away from kansas tax payers/resisdents. I want to broaden my life's experience and want to go to school in the midwest. It would be an honor to be a jayhawk. My parents are fed up with what is happening to california colleges and their exhorbent cost. My father is a teacher and I agree with him that going to school out of state would be best for me. He graduated from KU and speaks highly of his college experience. Just looking to save costs. UC's and their fees are equitable with out of state tuition and living expeses. Not interested in going to school in Cali.

T26E4

My apologies to you brodie. Sincerely. Best of luck to you. I mean it.

Erin's Dad

http://www.registrar.ku.edu/pdf/KUResBrochure082007.pdf

barrk123

KU is ~8000 more per year out of state than UCSD is in-state

If you can afford the OOS tuition than go there but if you can't then you will have to find some other way to make it affordable because you aren't getting in-state tuition

brodie11charger

thanks for the response!

brodie11charger

your mistaken. out of state with room and board is 32k and uc schools are about 30k+.......where do you get your 8 k more a year including room and board?

TitoMorito

@brodie, I looked it up myself, and UCSD is $24k if living at home, less 4k if you don't count living at home as costing you room and board, and either 29k or 30k if living on or off campus. Therefore, it's still cheaper than your quoted UoK oos cost. It may, of course, be more expensive for other UCs, but they do have a better reputation than UoK, so you're paying for that, in a sense.

brodie11charger

thanks for your insight.........but no thank you. CA Universities are raping the public and are simply catering to out of country and state applicants. Getting out of here and hope all who recieve these entilements and benefits find a way to carry the state out of its horrific, abyssmal financial crisis. No disrespect!