Where are college students going after they graduate?

[Anonymous]

In our area--most graduate and back home and save $$ while working jobs they got in the DMV. Some will go onto professional school or grad school...and some will move in with roommates eventually locally or get their own apartment. It's more the norm and more acceptable--nobody bats an eye-- to see kids with top degrees coming back for a bit.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote: But the northeast has more Teslas(enjoy next 4 years) and lots of kids wearing $1800 Canada goose jackets thru May.

The NE also has more liberal policies that young people tend to support. And you've clearly not been to NYC in the spring.

Younger people are more conservative. Times have changed, grandma.

NP - young men are more conservative than past generations. Young women are more liberal. This is a global phenomenon, not just in the US.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Fun cities like Miami Tampa Nashville Charlotte Raleigh -Durham and many more.

Most young people don't consider those cities "fun".

This with the exception of Miami and Nashville. Many young people want to move to NYC, DC, and Chicago for jobs AND fun. They're living in these cities, not looking to buy houses in the burbs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In our area--most graduate and back home and save $$ while working jobs they got in the DMV. Some will go onto professional school or grad school...and some will move in with roommates eventually locally or get their own apartment. It's more the norm and more acceptable--nobody bats an eye-- to see kids with top degrees coming back for a bit.

Same here on Long Island.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In our area--most graduate and back home and save $$ while working jobs they got in the DMV. Some will go onto professional school or grad school...and some will move in with roommates eventually locally or get their own apartment. It's more the norm and more acceptable--nobody bats an eye-- to see kids with top degrees coming back for a bit.

+1 our neighborhood is near Metro and very walkable with lots of bars, restaurants, exercise studios, etc. The kids can’t afford it so a lot come back home for awhile. Easy commute and lots to do on weekends/after work

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is why parents encourage their kids to stay regionally. I have heard so many parents say that they lost their kids to the West Coast--after sending them to school in California--they never returned.

How terrible, their kids are growing into their own individuals and making roots in a place internationally sought after, rather than stagnating in Virginia…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: But the northeast has more Teslas(enjoy next 4 years) and lots of kids wearing $1800 Canada goose jackets thru May.

The NE also has more liberal policies that young people tend to support. And you've clearly not been to NYC in the spring.

Younger people are more conservative. Times have changed, grandma.

NP - young men are more conservative than past generations. Young women are more liberal. This is a global phenomenon, not just in the US.

Boys mature slower than girls and are more susceptible to disinformation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: But the northeast has more Teslas(enjoy next 4 years) and lots of kids wearing $1800 Canada goose jackets thru May.

The NE also has more liberal policies that young people tend to support. And you've clearly not been to NYC in the spring.

Younger people are more conservative. Times have changed, grandma.

NP - young men are more conservative than past generations. Young women are more liberal. This is a global phenomenon, not just in the US.

Boys mature slower than girls and are more susceptible to disinformation.

dp.. and I hate to say this, but they are also less compassionate.

I have a 19 yr old DS and 16 yr old DD.

DS said they couldn't vote for Trump because of how stupid he is, but he does lean a bit more conservatively than DD and is less compassionate than she is. I can see this play out within their friendships.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: But the northeast has more Teslas(enjoy next 4 years) and lots of kids wearing $1800 Canada goose jackets thru May.

The NE also has more liberal policies that young people tend to support. And you've clearly not been to NYC in the spring.

Younger people are more conservative. Times have changed, grandma.

NP - young men are more conservative than past generations. Young women are more liberal. This is a global phenomenon, not just in the US.

Boys mature slower than girls and are more susceptible to disinformation.

dp.. and I hate to say this, but they are also less compassionate.

I have a 19 yr old DS and 16 yr old DD.

DS said they couldn't vote for Trump because of how stupid he is, but he does lean a bit more conservatively than DD and is less compassionate than she is. I can see this play out within their friendships.

Some of that too.

The way that social media is targeting boys/young men is disgusting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: But the northeast has more Teslas(enjoy next 4 years) and lots of kids wearing $1800 Canada goose jackets thru May.

The NE also has more liberal policies that young people tend to support. And you've clearly not been to NYC in the spring.

Younger people are more conservative. Times have changed, grandma.

NP - young men are more conservative than past generations. Young women are more liberal. This is a global phenomenon, not just in the US.

Boys mature slower than girls and are more susceptible to disinformation.

dp.. and I hate to say this, but they are also less compassionate.

I have a 19 yr old DS and 16 yr old DD.

DS said they couldn't vote for Trump because of how stupid he is, but he does lean a bit more conservatively than DD and is less compassionate than she is. I can see this play out within their friendships.

Anecdotal evidence, dummies.

I have a college Freshmen and a HS junior--both boys. Very emapthetic, very anti-MAGA/Trump. They have always been self-sufficient (straight As w/ no prodding or need from 6th grade onward). They do community service and play a competitive sport year round. Their friends are just like them. They attend/ed an all-male HS and the stereotypes on this board just don't hold up.

Granted- neither had any interest in the south or southern universities. NE/midatlantic or West Coast.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: But the northeast has more Teslas(enjoy next 4 years) and lots of kids wearing $1800 Canada goose jackets thru May.

The NE also has more liberal policies that young people tend to support. And you've clearly not been to NYC in the spring.

Younger people are more conservative. Times have changed, grandma.

NP - young men are more conservative than past generations. Young women are more liberal. This is a global phenomenon, not just in the US.

Boys mature slower than girls and are more susceptible to disinformation.

dp.. and I hate to say this, but they are also less compassionate.

I have a 19 yr old DS and 16 yr old DD.

DS said they couldn't vote for Trump because of how stupid he is, but he does lean a bit more conservatively than DD and is less compassionate than she is. I can see this play out within their friendships.

Anecdotal evidence, dummies.

I have a college Freshmen and a HS junior--both boys. Very emapthetic, very anti-MAGA/Trump. They have always been self-sufficient (straight As w/ no prodding or need from 6th grade onward). They do community service and play a competitive sport year round. Their friends are just like them. They attend/ed an all-male HS and the stereotypes on this board just don't hold up.

Granted- neither had any interest in the south or southern universities. NE/midatlantic or West Coast.

Pratical. This is what I see with my sons and their friends. Neither are extreme in either direction. They aren't toxic, but they also aren't bending in the wind. They can understand and accept all kinds.

[Anonymous]

Our senior will be moving to a city about 2 and a half hours from our home in July to start their job. Really good salary and benefits which we are grateful for. Signing a lease on their apartment with a roommate very soon.
Our second kid will have to move home as they apply to grad schools and work to acquire more clinical hours. It is quite likely they will live at home during their graduate program for financial reasons so we have a ways to go before we can declare the nest empty.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fun cities like Miami Tampa Nashville Charlotte Raleigh -Durham and many more.

Most young people don't consider those cities "fun".

This with the exception of Miami and Nashville. Many young people want to move to NYC, DC, and Chicago for jobs AND fun. They're living in these cities, not looking to buy houses in the burbs.

+1

That’s why so many kids from across the country are trying to get jobs in NYC, DC, SF, etc.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:At what age can they buy a house in top shelf NE burbs most can’t unless mom and dad write a big check.

They don’t want to. Millenials aren’t leaving en masse to the burbs. GenZ isn’t particularly interested in bringing kids into this world. Many are opting for co-living apartments with friends. LIC is building to capture this demand. They’ve been investing in the market, maxing company retirement with some getting in on equity options. They understand the gift of compounding.

Let the evangelical, brainwashed kids populate the south. Then they can secede. Or move to Mars with Musk. Or work for the billionaires fleeing to their secret bunker in Arizona.

Exactly

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fun cities like Miami Tampa Nashville Charlotte Raleigh -Durham and many more.

Most young people don't consider those cities "fun".

This with the exception of Miami and Nashville. Many young people want to move to NYC, DC, and Chicago for jobs AND fun. They're living in these cities, not looking to buy houses in the burbs.

+1

That’s why so many kids from across the country are trying to get jobs in NYC, DC, SF, etc.

I don't think DC is a destination city for these kids, at least not since the Obama years. It would be very job specific. Same with San Francisco. There's Silicon Valley for some, but only a trust fund kid would start out in SF at the age of 22. What I'm seeing is NYC, Boston, Nashville, Chicago, Dallas, and interestingly, Salt Like City for the affordability and quality of life.