will it be harder for me to get into state schools such as the university of tennessee-knoxville, university of tennessee chattanooga ,university of north carolina wilmington and uconn just because i dont live in those states?
2007-02-26 05:54:57 · 7 answers · asked by allie d 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
No, in fact it may be easier. Most state schools have a percentage of students that they want to be from out of state, and if very few people from out of state apply, you have a good chance.
2007-02-26 05:58:37 · answer #1 · answered by Jordan D 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is harder to get into a good state school if you are not a resident of the state. For example, University of Michigan and University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, UC-Berkeley, and University of Virginia are all very selective schools. They are hard to get into even if you are from that state -- but harder to get into if you are from out of state. For example, the University of California schools guarantee admission to at least one UC campus for any California residents who graduate in the top 10% of their high school classes. It does not make the same offer for out-of-state students.
Less selective state schools will just be happy that anyone is interested.
Of the schools you mention, UConn and Tennessee (e.g., Knoxville) are the premier state schools in their state. They are ranked as more selective -- and it will be a little harder for you to get in than an in-state resident. Neither UNC-Chattanooga nor UNC-Wilmington are particularly selective, so you would not be at a disadvantage at those schools.
If you can get into all of these schools -- UConn is by far the best of the lot.
2007-02-26 06:28:28 · answer #2 · answered by Ranto 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I actually go to UNCW and I am from the Virgin Islands. It all depends on what they are looking for. I had a average grades and an SAT score of 1090. I beat three other girls who were better than I was at school. I got in I believe because I was male and the male to female ratio was 1:4. They only take 20% out of state. That is why my chances seemed better than the other girls in my class.
2007-02-26 06:01:15 · answer #3 · answered by shaka_yin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not necessarily. Sometimes schools want to expand their geographic demographic. For example, UConn might be looking for more students from the south. This seems to be more of the case for private colleges, though.
2007-02-26 05:59:36 · answer #4 · answered by Rachael H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no. we call ours by skill of the abbriviates that's UH and a few human beings say the completed subject that's "college of Hawaii" I certainly have by no skill heard every person call it Hawaii State college. besides the fact that going to this college is extra of a shame imo because of the fact this college isn't in all probability properly prevalent interior the state for being a great college. it is in basic terms expensive whilst in comparison with the community faculties right here however the rep is worse.
2016-10-16 13:05:36 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not too sure about UNC-W, but I know that it is harder to get into UNC-Chapel Hill out-of-state, than it is to get into Duke. It's probably the same for UNC-W, since they are in the UNC System.
2007-02-26 06:04:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes in a way, because out of state tuition costs more but if you really want to get in, it won't be harder, just money wise
2007-02-26 05:58:17 · answer #7 · answered by superman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋