Advice on talking about Out-Of-State options

historymom
Wed, 22 Jul 2009 12:21:15 +0000

They are probably concerned that if you are OOS they will not be able to get to easily so your job is to convince them that your are responsible enough to go OOS. I suggest you adopt a multi prong approach.

1) Do your research and present it. Include financials in your analysis as well as ways to keep in touch across the distance. Create document that they can look at don’t just say “I looked at it on line and it said…” BTW having a car and driving back and forth to a close to home school is almost always more expensive than having no car and making the occasional flights home

2) In your OP you talk about your “feelings.” Avoid that. Talk about program quality. merit aid history etc.

3) Ask for permission to apply to a few OOS schools and tell them when decision time comes you would like to be able to discuss it again and in the next 8 mos:

3) Behave maturely. Follow their rules, help out around the house w/o being asked to start working on your applications. In other words convince them that you are not going to go OOS and become some uncontrollable fool and that you are capable of taking care of business.