Has anyone here gone to an out of state college before?
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I did, and I had a GREAT time!!! I suggest visiting the campus first, before you decide to go there. Talk to students. Spend a FEW DAYS in the area. Find out what people do and how easy it is to get around, etc. Also, pick up real estate brochures, etc. It may be cheaper to live OFF campus. It was for me! Seriously, go check out the campus and talk to the people there. If you like it, go for it. If you don't like it, go somewhere you do like.
43296
it depends on what state you live in and if you want to go to college in or out of state. I live in Wisconsin and the best one here is in Green Bay
335750
As a professor, I would counsel someone to only accept the school that you will actually attend.  If there are some extenuating circumstances, such as finances, the school is geographically distant from your home and you are not sure that you would like to be that far from your familiar surroundings, etc., I highly suggest that you visit all the campuses before you make your decision.  \n\nIf you accept at ALL of the Cal State Schools, they will all find out.  I do not know if there are any official channels of communication between Cal State and UC, but the administrators of these schools often speak to each other.  There was a time when you could only apply to ONE UC campus for exactly this reason.\n\nFurther, if there was one campus that you absolutely wanted to go to, and got in, are you now changing your mind?  If so, you should try to determine why that change is taking place, and choose your school accordingly.
363913
Go to a College or University.
1012150
I love it.  But I go there.\n\nLots of different people, (different then what I'm used to), college town atmosphere, lots of events, lots of spirit, a "best buy", great people, helpful professors, and much more.\n\nI'd be happy to tell you more about it.
880344
Yes, and I have. I was in a program called Semester at Sea and we traveled on a ship around the world on a "Voyage of Discovery" for 108 days, just over 3 months. My voyage left from Vancouver and made stops in Japan, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Thailand, India, Tanzania, South Africa, Brazil, and Cuba and returned to Fort Lauderdale, Florida. I went in Fall 2003.\n\nIt was the best experience of my life and I had a phenomenal time. I learned so much and cannot wait to travel again.\n\nI will be graduating in 27 days (YAY!) and am actually going to be registering for a recruiting fair to teach overseas. I am sooo excited!
842342
Here's how I benefited from going to an out-of-state school:\n1. Gained more independence\n2. Became more responsible\n3. Grew up faster because I had to make more decisions on my own, cook for myself, couldn't always run to my parents to solve my problems\n4. Appreciated my parents more because I was away from them\n5. Made new friends because I wasn't always hanging out with the old ones\n6. Experienced new things and places because of a new surrounding\n7. Broadened my horizon to be in a different place with different groups of people
73483
It's a matter of personal preference. If you want to go away for the experience or to a particular college away from home then you should go for it. On the other hand if it really doesn't matter, some colleges closer to home can be less expensive. Either way you're starting a new journey and hopefully you'll get the most out of it.
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well, not all the time. I had a cousin on my mothers side that worked for a state college in Virgina. She had some connections and was pushing the admissions office to let me in. my sat's were low so they said i had to take them again. I had already took them twice and a few practice ones. I never took them again and ended up going to a better college somewhere else. But the her college never rejected or admitted me. they just wanted me to redo the sat's. so she helped me but it was not a sure yes.
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yes, if you are not happy about that, then look for a different one. You have to do a lot of research on colleges and visit campuses. Look at the following link I sent you for some collge info, k?\n\nAnd good luck. \nhttp://www.50states.com/college/calif.htm
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Well because you're from the outside the US it would cost you a lot of money to actually move here and attend school. Also you got to find out if you're classes actually matriculate anywhere! That's you're first step. You're probably limited to where your classes can get transfered! See about that then worry about price! Try UCLA and Try Loyola Marymount and USC. You are probably better off trying private schools though. Then to after you've received a bachelor's then live here until you get residency and go to college at the same price as the rest of us without the extra cost!!!!!
837718
Ummm. Love to answer but its not really a question. I went to ECU in Perth. If you give me more details then I could perhaps give you some advice.
145422
You just have to move there and set up a residency.  Sometimes they will just want to see a local drivers license and some bills in your name at your address.  You do not have to be a resident to attend college in any state (including Community Colleges), but it is a LOT cheaper if you are a resident of the state or county.  Check the admissions and financial aid requirements, because some colleges due require a minimal amount of time in the state before you are eligible for in-state tuition.
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I have been in Pennsylvania before and I am a New Yorker and to me it was a big change.  Everything is driving distance and the time I went their the weather in New York was nice and when I was in PA it was COLD!!! The major thing that PA has is a Wal-Mart. The best thing you could say is that you want to go to a college in NY OR NJ. No offense to anyone in PA but I am a New Yorker.
705414
check with your schl counselor.  Then check with local community college district.  Other than that, ask some friends who have been there, done that.
1030240
u can go to any community colleges near your area.
553063
yes...but maybe thats because i live in virginia, but i can justify why:\nit offers...Associate \nBachelor's \nMaster's \nDoctoral \nFirst Professional \n\nits in a large town with a rural setting on a residential campus\n\nsat scores and act scores that are accepted are generally high....for 2005.....Middle 50% of\nFirst-Year Students Percent Who\nSubmitted Scores \nSAT Reasoning Verbal: 540 - 630 98% \nSAT Reasoning Math: 570 - 660 98% \n\nbut it does select a large amount of those who apply (72%) so that doesn't truely mean that it is hard to get into\n\nSAT Reasoning or ACT Required (ACT writing optional), SAT Reasoning and SAT Subject Tests Required for Some\n\nit good if you want to major in agriculture.... popular major choices:\nAssociate Degrees\nAgriculture: 100% \nFor Bachelor's Degrees\nBusiness/Marketing: 22% \nEngineering: 18% \nFamily and Consumer Sciences: 8% \nBiology: 7% \nSocial Sciences: 7% \nPsychology: 5% \n\nits not too expensive around 7,000 instate\n\nand i know a few engineers who graduated from there and have successful jobs at my dad's transportation company\n\nit mostly depends on what major you are taking, how much money you have and how much you would like a rural setting (but it is a large town....10,000 - 49,999)