What are some state schools that are cheap and where I can get a high GPA, in order for me to pursue law school.
It would be likely those in your home state.
Law school and the practice of law involves a lot of research. And I mean the kind that you do yourself, not outsourced to anonymous posters on an internet forum.
@BelknapPoint Yeah, I know, but money is tight in my household. So, I was wondering any state schools were I can do well, and still achieve great grades to get into a great law school, in order to repay my family for all of their help through the years.
The cheapest state school are usually found in the south, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida or in the upper midwest/west ND, SD, Wyoming Utah, Idaho.
I don’t know if you’ll find the cheap equals easy high grades for you to get into law school.
The lowest cost schools are likely to be in your state of residency. Additionally there are cooperative agreements like WUE (Western Universities Exchange) and other regional consortia that provide reciprocal in-state tuition or discounted OOS tuition.
Grade inflation is not going to help when it’s time to take the LSAT, upon which your law school acceptances will also rest. I would look for a place that is challenging, but not overwhelming.
Just to let everyone know, I have a 3.85 GPA, 29 ACT score, and 6 AP’s. I understand how to work hard and efficiently, while still getting good grades, but I want to go to a school that is cost effective and where I can perform very well. As well, I, clearly, know that the LSAT is very important and when time comes I will study hard for it, but the other major component is the GPA so, it will help if I have a high GPA as well.
P.S. If it helps I am from CT.
Your IN STATE SCHOOLS are going to be cheapest. Are you missing that in all the posts above? You will pay OOS tuition at most OOS public schools. Alabama does offer some good scholarships for good test scores (but I think your scores are a low for the best ones), and I think there are a few schools that offer in-state tuition for students with good test scores and grades.
Here is a thread of public universities that offer OOS tuition waivers for good grades and test scores:
However, it is 3 years old, and schools do change these rules, so you will need to go to the admissions website of each school and check what the current rules are.
@intparent So your saying, is that I should attend a college like UCONN?
Or look through the colleges in the link I put in. You will have to figure out if you have the stats to get in-state tuition and then how much that is. And compare it to UConn. We aren’t going to do all the leg work for you!
Connecticut State University (Central, Southern, Eastern, Western)
There are a couple of hbcus (some are state schools) that would give you a full ride.
Also University of Arkansas.
http://automaticfulltuition.yolasite.com/
If u want a reliably employable occupation to pay back your parents, then for heaven’s don’t pick law. That’s a really shaky choice.
There are some states where the OOS tuition would be cheaper than instate tuition. For example, it is cheaper for a PA resident to go to school in South Dakota than to pay instate at the big PA schools (without any scholarships).
You will need to check the college websites for current costs.
Also, you are from CT, so you can now attend University of Maine for the cost of attending UCONN.
^ This one.
https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/default.aspx
Click on “More Search Options” then put in your home state and the maximum amount you’d want to pay for tuition and fees. That should allow you to pull up a list that is in your price range.
Ohio State has the Buckeye scholarship that takes $11 k off the OOS cost, if you receive it (not automatic I believe) then it might or might not be comparable in price to your instate schools.
Also you might qualify for Dean’s scholarship at Temple, that saves $14k off the OOS cost, but still might be more than CT schools.
Montana State, Bozeman. They give scholarships to out of state applicants based on GPA:
http://www.montana.edu/admissions/scholarships/nonres.html
Sorry - meant to say based on SAT/ACT score, not GPA!
That’s the one…Montana State!
SUNY is cheap. You get what you pay for.