school resident preferences?

[romeoprince]

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A good number schools I thought about applying to give preference to state residents. How should I read that? Does that mean an out of state student shouldn't apply there without an outstanding application?

Another school which I'm curious about is Layola, a Catholic University. Is preference given to Catholic applicants? or is it only Catholic historically?

Thanks

 

[Mattabet]

A good number schools I thought about applying to give preference to state residents. How should I read that? Does that mean an out of state student shouldn't apply there without an outstanding application?

Mostly, you should read it as an excuse to apply to your in-state schools. Unless you're from one of the crazy states (Texas, New York, California, maybe Ohio) you just won't have enough in-states to round out your application. So apply to in-state schools, out of states that you like (that take some out-of-staters), and don't bother applying if 3 out of 205 students at a school are out of state. The MSAR is helpful in this regard.

 

[SirGecko]

Check the MSAR. It varies from school to school. Some do let in out of state students, they just have to compete with a larger applicant pool. Some will only let in out of state students if they show some ties to the state. Some (my native New Mexico is one) will not even let you apply to the school unless you follow very specific guidelines. (New Mexico it is that you have to apply EDP and you need some compelling reasons why New Mexico is the place for you) If a school only has one or two out of state people then don't bother applying unless you have done enough research on the specific school to know how they would treat your application.

And of course when all else fails call the schools and ask.