TikTok is driving the increase in popularity for southern schools

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Anonymous wrote:Has anyone mentioned that the kind of prospective student influenced by TikTok is unlikely to enhance any school's actual academic life? So whatever "popularity" they acquire will remain irrelevant for the measures that count when serious people consider institutions of higher learning? No, huh?

Yes! Because no one ever matures or changes in any appreciable way after they’re 18 years old.

You are ridiculous, in addition to being a snob.

Factoring TikTok into serious plans is ridiculous. Unless you think college is just a series of frat parties or something, in which case, any flood of applicants like that is really pretty useless for raising the academic accomplishment profile of an ambitious school.

It’s much better to be influenced by the opinions of people posting in DCUM.

Probably about equal. So what I'm hearing on this thread is that academically undistinguished students are using a very questionable decision-making process to select undergraduate institutions for reasons that have nothing to do with what happens in the classroom. That's fine if parents agree to pay for summer camp. But since these kids are not the cream of the crop, it won't do anything to raise the profile of the schools in any way that matters.

I’m sure you have data to prove this assertion?

And please explain why attending a state flagship university for free (which is what Alabama offers to high stats students, since everyone here seems so obsessed with Bama) is “questionable decision making ?” Sounds very wise to me.

In addition, I have no problem at all with students selecting a school with geographical, weather, or campus atmosphere and school spirit as criteria. Not to mention students who appear to actually be having a good time, on top of that. Seems much better than blindly following the herd to colleges that the old biddies on DCUM deem to be “prestigious.”

Coworker’s son received such an offer, he shared the news with an alum. She said this is a feel good moment, take a minute to celebrate, then send him to any other school

A thirdhand account?

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I think once TO happened schools became more competitive and students needed to look broader. Also, I think these kids went through HS during Covid and just have a new perspective on life - want to enjoy it - have fun, be in nice weather, etc. I honestly don’t think it’s TikTok.

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Anonymous wrote:I think once TO happened schools became more competitive and students needed to look broader. Also, I think these kids went through HS during Covid and just have a new perspective on life - want to enjoy it - have fun, be in nice weather, etc. I honestly don’t think it’s TikTok.

I think costs have also ballooned especially for those who are partial pay through barley full pay and these schools are notoriously generous with merit aid.