Applying from Out Of State

msheft
Sun, 12 Apr 2009 00:46:31 +0000

LoonLake: U of I intentially wants to keep the number of OOS students at 10%. For the school year 2008-2009, it ended up about 17%. Because of the small number of OOS, yes it is harder to get in if you are OOS. U of Wisconsin has always drawn a large number of Illinois kids (especially Chicago are) since the 60s and even before then. It isn’t necessarily the “same old same old”, though you would have to ask students about that. The cost for in-state approaches the cost of OOS for some OOS schools. Remember, the Chicago metro area has a huge population. There are significant numbers of students that end up at Iowa, Wisconsin, Purdue, Indiana, Northwestern, Chicago, Northern Ill, Southern Ill.