Northern Schools with Southern Feel

[N_s_Mom]

Are you aware of the academic common market where students who qualify for UMD but can’t find their major are allowed to attend the state schools in a number of other states at ‘in-state tuition rates’? We have two guys in our MD neighborhood who are attending college in Alabama and Tennessee.

http://www.mhec.state.md.us/highered/acadaff/academiccommonmarket/commonmarket.asp

http://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/paying-for-college/articles/2011/07/27/how-to-qualify-for-out-of-state-tuition-breaks