I went to college in state. My two best friends in college did not go to HS with me. Actually, no one in my dorm went to HS with me. There were plenty of people to meet. I moved from my home state a couple of months after I graduated from college…and never returned there to live.
Still…I keep in touch with about 10 really good classmates from HS, and my two beasties from college.
I’ve never understood why students have an aversion to seeing HS classmates.
But back to your question. Regardless of how you feel about OOS vs instate…you have to be able to pay the bill.