I keep wondering when the tuition hikes are going to hit Ohio. We've already got some of the highest in-state tuition in the country because the state (not to get too political) doesn't see fit to fund it. I'm going to a private university, so it doesn't matter to me. Well...it does--Ohio residents going to a private college in Ohio used to get $900 a year. It paid for books. They cut that a couple years ago. It's now something like $300. ONE of my textbooks costs $150.
I'm in the PhD program application process now, except that I'm strongly leaning toward taking a year off. I've definitely heard rumors of cutbacks in admissions because of the economy. With a few exceptions, all of my programs of choice are at public schools. The program I really like is in AZ, whose economy is also not so great at the moment.
Ginny--really? Out of state tuition in other states is lower than CA's in-state? Ohio State's in state this year is ~$8,700 at the main campus. For out of state, it's $22,000.