Is the future of higher ed in the South?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The South is now the destination of choice for many college bound kids. Will this trend continue?

https://www.thefp.com/p/kids-skip-ivy-league-for-southern-schools

This is something that has been happening for decades.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm not a fan of the state of reproductive healthcare in the South, and I can see it having real-life impacts on girls and boys attending colleges there.

The rich out of state kids who go to the Southern flagships can afford to fly out of state to take care of such things.

As can middle class kids. And most of these kids are smart enough to not get pregnant in the first place.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The South is now the destination of choice for many college bound kids. Will this trend continue?

https://www.thefp.com/p/kids-skip-ivy-league-for-southern-schools

Lol, no. Only uneducated fools go south. This board seems to have been infiltrated by Russian trolls/MAGA supporters recently.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Quality of life at places like Auburn, Alabama, and George is insane. Gorgeous weather, gorgeous people.

Not sure if you actually grew up in the south or not but I don't know if you'd describe Alabama or Georgia as "gorgeous". Morbid obesity is a huge problem across the South.
Sure, there are some good looking people but you could go to CA or CO for more physically fit people.

This not true for middle class southern kids. They take a lot of pride in their appearance and are an overall better looking group than their northern peers.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm not a fan of the state of reproductive healthcare in the South, and I can see it having real-life impacts on girls and boys attending colleges there.

The rich out of state kids who go to the Southern flagships can afford to fly out of state to take care of such things.

As can middle class kids. And most of these kids are smart enough to not get pregnant in the first place.

Birth control fails. There is also this thing called rape.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Quality of life at places like Auburn, Alabama, and George is insane. Gorgeous weather, gorgeous people.

As a non-white person, I say no thank you!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Quality of life at places like Auburn, Alabama, and George is insane. Gorgeous weather, gorgeous people.

Not sure if you actually grew up in the south or not but I don't know if you'd describe Alabama or Georgia as "gorgeous". Morbid obesity is a huge problem across the South.
Sure, there are some good looking people but you could go to CA or CO for more physically fit people.

This not true for middle class southern kids. They take a lot of pride in their appearance and are an overall better looking group than their northern peers.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This old throws is based on a sour grapes rant.

"Even if I could’ve gotten into Harvard, I wouldn’t have gone.’" is actually the first line of the article.

You’re missing the point. It’s not sour grapes any longer. There are a lot of very bright kids who want nothing to do with the “elite” schools any longer. It’s not about academics, but cultural fit.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Quality of life at places like Auburn, Alabama, and George is insane. Gorgeous weather, gorgeous people.

Not sure if you actually grew up in the south or not but I don't know if you'd describe Alabama or Georgia as "gorgeous". Morbid obesity is a huge problem across the South.
Sure, there are some good looking people but you could go to CA or CO for more physically fit people.

I think “gorgeous” is code for blond and blue-eyed. Not all of us consider that automatically “beautiful”.

[Anonymous]

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Normal kids aren’t looking for violence on their college campuses. Plain and simple.

Except now it's happening in Texas

https://www.cnn.com/business/live-news/columbia-yale-university-protests-04-24-24/h_219e191f2ea01e0c35daa6e1469ad04b

Honestly we were just at Claremont McKenna. Beautiful weather. Kids playing beer pong and sunbathing. All very chill. Hard to compete.

It was happening at the Claremont colleges- Pomona. President took action though

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes, the South is known worldwide for its excellent education. The Athens of America.

Yes, and worldwide people speak of the “beautiful people” in southern universities. They are avoiding Ivy schools like Columbia and Harvard for the chance to be surrounded by beauty.

[Anonymous]

The south will get taken seriously as soon as the slack jawed yokels end their confederate nostalgia and stop cheering for a losing treasonous side that have been a disgrace and a stain on this country for 150 years.

Oh and when they can justify going to a school based on more criteria than the students are attractive and the weather is warm.

These posters sound vapid and shallow and perfect for a sports administration major at an SEC school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Too hot down South...especially with global warming. You're better off looking at schools in Canada.

Maybe you are unaware that most kids are not on school from May-mid August, which are the really hot and humid months.

While up in Canada you are on school all winter where it is freezing for 5 months. And when the weather finally gets nice you are off.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm not a fan of the state of reproductive healthcare in the South, and I can see it having real-life impacts on girls and boys attending colleges there.

This. We live in the South, but I don’t want DD to go to a school here because she has no reproductive rights here and it will get worse.

[Anonymous]

So tired of the political spammer promoting an agenda. The south is not the destination "of choice." Kids choose colleges all over. Growing apps mean applying to more college, so most growth will be at colleges that didn't receive as many apps previously. Please stop the spin.