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Originally Posted by AGDee
Unless you need to be able to compare financial aid packages.
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Got it. I guess the days of the state school being the cheapest option by default are long gone.
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Originally Posted by southbymidwest
Not that I am aware of anymore- they will publish 25%-75% ACT/SAT spreads, GPA averages for the current freshman class, etc., but you can never be sure until you get the notification that you are in. In this day and age, especially with the larger, nationally recognized state universities, there are more kids with the right numbers than there are seats for them at the schools. Schools also want a diversified student body, so that also is taken into account.
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Illinois used to just open up more seats, so they never turned away qualified applicants. My freshman year, this meant that there were people living in the study lounges because there were more freshmen than anticipated.
UT guarantees admission to anyone in the top 10% of their graduating class, so I guess those students have a load off.