I live in California and if I go to a state school I get free tuition, but I dont want to go to a state school, I want to go to a school in Colorado. I dont want to just go to a state school for free tuition, I wanna go to a school I ACTUALLY want to be at, even if it means working for scholarships and grants.
Though applying to out-of-state colleges could raise the tuition and give you a minor disadvantage in admissions versus other in-state students, I would recommend still applying to that college that you want instead of taking advantage of being in-state if that was the college you really prefer. Good luck!
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