Scholarships?

[arcturus1167]

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Has anyone heard of schools offering scholarships to out of state students?

 

[kaydubs]

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[arcturus1167]

Thanks for the response, but I was thinking more along the lines of a scholarship that evens the playing field between in state and out of state tuition. Unheard of?

 

[twelvetigers]

Depends on how cheap your IS tuition is! For me, it's probably not a possibility (just because my IS tuition is $15k/yr). Now, if you live in Pennsylvania... yeah, it's more than possible. Heck, the OOS tuition forrr... hm, Wisconsin (?) is cheaper than a lot of people's IS options even without scholarships or anything.

So, basically, you won't find scholarships that are really large unless you can compete based on merit or need, but there are cheaper options to consider (without having to count on scholarships).

 

[l2vet]

Provided you fill out the application, OSU offers $1000 to IS students and $10,000 to OOS students. You're also allowed to achieve residency for tuition purposes after the first year, which is a pretty big scholarship 😉

 

[Zany Tiger]

Thanks for the response, but I was thinking more along the lines of a scholarship that evens the playing field between in state and out of state tuition. Unheard of?

If you live in a WICHE state I do believe if you qualify for the program the tuition equals what a normal IS tuition would be. I'm still researching it though so I may be incorrect on parts. Here is the webstie with additional info. 😀

http://wiche.edu/

 

[twelvetigers]

It's a bit late for that now, since I think I saw the OP post in the 'acceptance' thread... haha.

 

[ckd816]

If you live in a WICHE state I do believe if you qualify for the program the tuition equals what a normal IS tuition would be. I'm still researching it though so I may be incorrect on parts. Here is the webstie with additional info. 😀

http://wiche.edu/

That is somewhat true in that the WICHE program means your state pays the difference between IS and OOS tuition on your behalf. However, you are limited in that only 4 schools participate (Oregon State, Washington State, Colorado State and UC Davis partially) and you are expected to return to your home state at the end of your program. The deal is that you're supposed to work in the state that sponsors you (your home state) for however many years they funded you for (4). If you don't return home, you're expected to pay that money back like a loan with interest. Plus all of this depends on you getting in and the amount of money your state has in their budget for programs like these.

 

[BlacKAT33]

Penn does. But you better have some amazing stats to get it lol

 

[Vet Engineer]

As long as you maintain above a 3.0, OOSers pay in-state tuition at Texas A&M

 

[Minnerbelle]

As long as you maintain above a 3.0, OOSers pay in-state tuition at Texas A&M

wooooooow really???

 

[rsloan87]

ckd816- Just to clarify: WICHE funding does not create any obligation to actually practice in your resident state after school. The whole point of WICHE is that some states do not have vet schools (like my home state, Wyoming). The state recognizes that there is no IS option for its residents, so it agrees to sponsor a certain number of students each year to attend school in neighboring states. The state does this so that residents have a chance to get IS funding. They hope you return to practice in Wyoming, but there is absolutely NO OBLIGATION. You do not have to repay them.
This is not unique to vet schools. The state will also fund M.D. and dental students, as well as undergrads through WUE (Western Undergraduate Exchange). None of these programs includes an obligation to work in the sponsoring state.
You may be thinking of the Federal progam where you can work in a rural community in exchange for loan repayment (one year repayment for each year worked).

If you are in a WICHE state (includes WY, MT, ID, UT and Alaska) apply as WICHE! It can help you get in as well- WSU, OSU and CSU all offer a set number of WICHE spots each year depending on how many the other states are willing to pay for. I am attending CSU as a WICHE sponsored student, and I think that my WICHE sponsorship helped me get accepted. Yay WICHE!

 

[Minnerbelle]

ckd816- Just to clarify: WICHE funding does not create any obligation to actually practice in your resident state after school. The whole point of WICHE is that some states do not have vet schools (like my home state, Wyoming). The state recognizes that there is no IS option for its residents, so it agrees to sponsor a certain number of students each year to attend school in neighboring states. The state does this so that residents have a chance to get IS funding. They hope you return to practice in Wyoming, but there is absolutely NO OBLIGATION. You do not have to repay them.

I think this is state specific though. There are some states that require students to go back and practice in their home states. From a WICHE report:

"Six states contractually require their PSEP graduates to return and serve state residents: Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii (effective for students enrolling in fall 2008 and thereafter), New Mexico, Nevada, and Washington. These states are labeled "contractual payback states" in the survey results. Alaska, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming encourage their graduates to return to their home state but do not contractually require them to do so; these are labeled "honor system states."

The way they call it an "honor system state" makes it seem like you're a really bad person if you don't go back to your home state...