Out of State public

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<p>Hi, I would like to know if people who want to go to out of state public schools will generally have disadvantage through admission process. I was thinking since I would have to pay more tuition I wouldn’t have disadvantage, but I heard different things from different people.</p>

<p>ex) City University of New York - Baruch college only has 4% out of state students. Does this really mean they prefer New York residents over out of state students?</p>

<p>Thanks in advance!!! :D</p>

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<p>I don’t know about NY state specifically, but the mandate of most, if not all, public universities is to educate their resident students. States vary in how open they are to OOS students, some like NC have limits set by the state legislature. Many are also harder to get into as an OOS candidate. However, this is changing with the financial situation and some states are becoming more welcoming to OOS students who pay full fare.</p>

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<p>Baruch College has no dorms, which may account for its low out of state student population. You need to review all the information about any school, public or private, before you reach any conclusions about it.</p>

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<p>One at least, The University of Georgia, does not discriminate against OOS applicants.
This is a quote from their “Top Ten Urban Myths” about Admission.
Myth # 1
UGA admits a quota of students per year from my high school, county, zip code or state.
The most competitive applicants are admitted regardless of high school, county , zip code or state. There are no quotas assigned to these, or any other, characteristics.</p>

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<p>From the University of Michigan Office of Undergraduate Admissions:</p>

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<p>Translation: they have an obligation to admit a lot of state residents, but with 35% of its undergrads coming from out-of-state, Michigan actually makes an affirmative effort to build geographic diversity into its entering class.</p>

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<p>Ahhh… Thanks so much guys!!! :)</p>