Going out of StateWUE: What is it?

No Loan and No Application Schools

The Common App

Questions to consider when considering out of state schools

• What is the college like? Is it a good fit for me?• How is the weather and setting (rural/urban)?• How often will I get to come home?• How will moving away benefit you?• Can I afford it?• Can you take care of yourself?• Do you know anyone in that state?

What are the benefits?

• Growth in confidence and independence• More likely to be involved on campus• If you are considering a private college, the

price is typically the same for in-state or out-of state students.

• Dorm community: meeting students from other states and even countries

• Tuition Reciprocity!

Western Undergraduate Exchange: WUE

• A regional program which incorporates: – Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho,

Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming (That’s 15 schools!).

• This agreement allows students in the participating states to apply to cooperating two- and four-year institutions at a reduced tuition rate of 150% of the resident tuition rate.

http://www.wiche.edu/wue

No Loan Schools• Schools that have instituted policies that ensure that low income students have

no loans or reduced loans in their financial aid packages. These are also referred to as "free tuition" programs for low income students.

• No loans. Period. – These policies eliminate loans from the financial aid package of low income students.

• Loan caps. – These policies institute a low cap on student loans for low-income students.

• No parental contribution. – These policies eliminate the parental contribution, but retain the student contribution

so these policies may still require some loans in the aid package, albeit a reduced amount.

• Pell grant match. – These policies match the student's Federal Pell Grant. This significantly reduces but

does not eliminate student debt.

http://thecollegematchmaker.com/63-colleges-committed-student-loans/

No Application Fee Schools

• There are hundreds of schools that don’t charge to file an application

• Some will offer fee waivers to apply• Some will accept a fee waiver from

collegeboard.org

Google the title!

The Common App: https://www.commonapp.org/

• The Common Application (informally known as the Common App) is an undergraduate college admissions application that applicants may use to apply to any of 517 member colleges and universities. This means: ONE APP=517 SCHOOLS

• 100% online, even recommendations• Supplemental resumes add a “But I…”

component meaning if you can’t find a spot to explain something on the common app, you can add it to the supplemental resumes.

What colleges accept the Common App?