Wednesday, September 24, 2008
For out of State Residents wanting to go to UT
The Academic Common Market (ACM) ... What is it & why do I care???
There is a seemingly rarely heard of and little used "opportunity" for out of state students to obtain in-state status at many southern universities including the University of Tennessee.
For those of us residing outside of TN, what does it mean to our wallet to obtain in-state status? 2008 Fall Applicants that were enrolled full time (12+ hours) paid a total of $3125 for tuition/fees as in-state students vs. $9604 for out-of-state students (http://web.utk.edu/~bursar/undergradrate.html)
In our case we were fortunate that our daughter wanted to study in one of the options available for VA residents (Logistics). For more information on the ACM see (http://www.sreb.org/programs/acm/acmindex.aspx). Follow the simple directions on the website and see if there is a fit.
Even if there is not an "EXACT" fit you may want to compare curriculums. You can do this by navigating through the University's web site. In our case it was the College of Business ( http://bus.utk.edu/undergrad/curriculum/index.htm). Some programs are similar and the more you learn the more the program may be suited to you afterall.
If you find a fit then the process goes like this. Get your paperwork into the university for enrollment. Get accepted to the University. Get a letter from Admissions that you have been accepted into the "College" of interest that matches what is avaible for you via the ACM. Fill out the ACM paperwork for your state and send to your state's ACM director along with your acceptance letter. If all goes well then you receive positive news from the ACM, they contact your University, then the Universtiy contacts you with the great news that you have in-state status. At least this is the way it worked for us.
Good luck... I hope you are as successful as we were!
There is a seemingly rarely heard of and little used "opportunity" for out of state students to obtain in-state status at many southern universities including the University of Tennessee.
For those of us residing outside of TN, what does it mean to our wallet to obtain in-state status? 2008 Fall Applicants that were enrolled full time (12+ hours) paid a total of $3125 for tuition/fees as in-state students vs. $9604 for out-of-state students (http://web.utk.edu/~bursar/undergradrate.html)
In our case we were fortunate that our daughter wanted to study in one of the options available for VA residents (Logistics). For more information on the ACM see (http://www.sreb.org/programs/acm/acmindex.aspx). Follow the simple directions on the website and see if there is a fit.
Even if there is not an "EXACT" fit you may want to compare curriculums. You can do this by navigating through the University's web site. In our case it was the College of Business ( http://bus.utk.edu/undergrad/curriculum/index.htm). Some programs are similar and the more you learn the more the program may be suited to you afterall.
If you find a fit then the process goes like this. Get your paperwork into the university for enrollment. Get accepted to the University. Get a letter from Admissions that you have been accepted into the "College" of interest that matches what is avaible for you via the ACM. Fill out the ACM paperwork for your state and send to your state's ACM director along with your acceptance letter. If all goes well then you receive positive news from the ACM, they contact your University, then the Universtiy contacts you with the great news that you have in-state status. At least this is the way it worked for us.
Good luck... I hope you are as successful as we were!
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