Would you send your DC to Univ. of Alabama or South Carolina on a free ride over UVA full pay?

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Anonymous wrote:Yes. My nephew just graduated from Alabama on a free ride. Turned down Univ of Michigan. Best decision ever.

He just graduated. You have no idea about the trajectory of his career. UMich is amazing school, with large active alumni. Alabama is good for connections in... Alabama.

They are both state flagships. Michigan is somewhat better than Alabama.

Somewhat?

#27 vs #103

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Definitely!

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I really think that it depends on your financial situation and your value system. My DC was offered a free ride to UMD and we are paying full freight for him to go to MIT. My mother who lived through the depression thinks that we are completely nuts.

I went to UMD and it is an excellent school. But MIT is better for my DC and I think it's worth it. If I were to compare Alabama to UVA, I would consider your DC's area of interest and how strong is that department at Alabama before I made a blanket decision about a particular school.

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Anonymous wrote:I really think that it depends on your financial situation and your value system. My DC was offered a free ride to UMD and we are paying full freight for him to go to MIT. My mother who lived through the depression thinks that we are completely nuts.

I went to UMD and it is an excellent school. But MIT is better for my DC and I think it's worth it. If I were to compare Alabama to UVA, I would consider your DC's area of interest and how strong is that department at Alabama before I made a blanket decision about a particular school.

The guy that started Goigle turned down MIT and went to UMD.

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USC, yes. Alabama, no.

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Yes, UVA is overrated.

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Anonymous wrote:I really think that it depends on your financial situation and your value system. My DC was offered a free ride to UMD and we are paying full freight for him to go to MIT. My mother who lived through the depression thinks that we are completely nuts.

I went to UMD and it is an excellent school. But MIT is better for my DC and I think it's worth it. If I were to compare Alabama to UVA, I would consider your DC's area of interest and how strong is that department at Alabama before I made a blanket decision about a particular school.

If you turned down B/K scholarship for MIT undergrad, I think you are completely nuts. It's the grad school that matters, not undergrad. My DC is getting a phd from MIT but he took B/K money at UMD. Free undergrad, free grad/phd.

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Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't send any of my kids to any of those three places, for reasons beyond finances. Southern Universities are not appealing to us for a number of reasons, not least the attitude of most of the attendees and the lack of intellectual rigor.

The PP says "Southern universities" are "nit appealing" for reasons that include the "attitude of most of the attendees" and "lack of intellectual rigor."

What, pray tell, is the "attitude of most of the attendees?" And wha statistics to you have to measure "intellectual rigor?"

Please educate me. FWIW, I'm from the South but went north to college and grad school. My undergraduate was below the Mason-Dixon Line, bu not culturally Southern, and I did grad school in PA. Looking forward to retiring down South in S few years.

No one here is obliged to educate you on this. Its partly your own ignorance that reinforces the impression these 4th rate colleges give. You can find the academic stats yourself.

No, of want the know what exactly "attitude of most if the attendees" means. Please put your full prejudice on display.

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Definitley

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Alabama for free > UVA full pay
Alabama for free > Michigan OOS full pay
Ivys, Stanford, Duke, Chicago > Alabama for free

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Anonymous wrote:Yes. My nephew just graduated from Alabama on a free ride. Turned down Univ of Michigan. Best decision ever.

You can take a Michigan degree anywhere in the US and have it respected. Can't say that about Bama so why is this such a great decision?

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Anonymous wrote:Yes. My nephew just graduated from Alabama on a free ride. Turned down Univ of Michigan. Best decision ever.

You can take a Michigan degree anywhere in the US and have it respected. Can't say that about Bama so why is this such a great decision?

Nobody really gives a shit about a Michigan bachelors unless it's engineering or Ross business school. Public U with big time sports vs public U with big time sports. Joe blow has zero idea how much more difficult it is to get into Michigan. If a resume has a line about you being a full ride Presidential Scholar at Alabama, that's somewhat eye catching.

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Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't send any of my kids to any of those three places, for reasons beyond finances. Southern Universities are not appealing to us for a number of reasons, not least the attitude of most of the attendees and the lack of intellectual rigor.

The PP says "Southern universities" are "nit appealing" for reasons that include the "attitude of most of the attendees" and "lack of intellectual rigor."

What, pray tell, is the "attitude of most of the attendees?" And wha statistics to you have to measure "intellectual rigor?"

Please educate me. FWIW, I'm from the South but went north to college and grad school. My undergraduate was below the Mason-Dixon Line, bu not culturally Southern, and I did grad school in PA. Looking forward to retiring down South in S few years.

No one here is obliged to educate you on this. Its partly your own ignorance that reinforces the impression these 4th rate colleges give. You can find the academic stats yourself.

No, of want the know what exactly "attitude of most if the attendees" means. Please put your full prejudice on display.

Nicely put.

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Anonymous wrote:USC, yes. Alabama, no.

Why? Alabama is ranked slightly higher than USC.

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OP here. A lot of posters seem to be giving a resounding no based upon the geographic locations of the Universities. I should clarify that I don't consider that to be a drawback. I guess the real question is would you encourage your kid to forgo the instate option of full pay at a school ranked #23 vs a free ride at a school ranked around 100?