michellem Posted April 9, 2009 Share Posted April 9, 2009 Someone had a student go out of state for college and the out of state tution was waived becasue the student made a 30 on the ACT. Has anyone else heard of this ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverick Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Well, I'm not sure where you live or where you're looking, but around here we have the Western University Exchange which waives out of state tuition with a much lower score than a 30! From University of Idaho's site: Western Undergraduate Exchange Save more than $40,000 over 5 years. GUARANTEED with these minimum qualifications: Freshmen 3.0 high school GPA and 20 ACT or 950 SAT 2.0 University of Idaho GPA for renewal* Transfers 2.80 transfer GPA and 14 or more transferable credits 2.0 University of Idaho GPA for renewal* I'm not sure where all it's good--I think WA, OR, ID, AZ, some others but not CA? Maybe eastern or southern states have something similar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcconnellboys Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Yes, schools can basically do whatever they want with regard to money, in my opinion. I've been talking to lots of parents of seniors the past two years and many of them have been offered various sorts of reductions in fees, such as out of state waivers, if they come to particular schools. For some, it's academics that matter. Others offer such things for athletes coming in who might not otherwise qualify for athletic scholarships, etc. Now, most of these have been in my area of the country, the eastern U.S., so I'm not sure what the rest of the country does. With the economy being what it is right now, I'm thinking that more schools will join the game, rather than less as we move into next year.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet in WA Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 States that participate in the WUE (from their website): Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming. Not all institutions in these states partipate in the program, however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted April 24, 2009 Share Posted April 24, 2009 Yes, I've just recently heard of this. A woman at our church was talking about it. One of the schools her daughter is applying to has this policy of granting in-state tuition for high SAT scores. Sorry, can't remember which school it was--pretty sure it was in AL or SC, though. Cinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kimm in WA Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 Maverick, Looks like we're in somewhat of the same area. Where can I get more info. on what you talked about? I thought out-of-state was out-of-state. Thanks, Kimm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K-FL Posted May 22, 2009 Share Posted May 22, 2009 One thing I read (somewhere) about that was if you didn't have an in-state U that had the degree you wanted. The article was talking about Alabama & Florida so maybe Tennessee is in on it too. I agree w/mcconnellboys, colleges are a business & as the economy tightens, they'll get more creative in attracting good students. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa in TN Posted June 2, 2009 Share Posted June 2, 2009 The Academic Common Market covers 16 states: http://www.sreb.org/programs/acm/acmindex.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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