Why are Northern Kids Flocking to Southern Universities?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well my kid wanted to go to a college that was 75% white. Didn’t want too many Asians to compete with either. We are rich enough and have enough connections to compensate for the subpar education.

Exhibit #1...white flight.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think only white kids go south. We are Asian and would not consider a Southern school, besides UVa.

This appears to be true.....

TCU 2008 in-state 79% vs 2021 in-state 54%
TCU 2008 Asians 2% vs 2021 Asians 3%

SMU 65% vs 45% in-state
SMU 6% vs 7% Asians

% overall OOS going up, but Asians not changing much at all.

They're not avoiding those Southern schools because they're Southern, but because they suck.

Emory: 21.3% Asian
Vanderbilt: 18.8% Asian

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Well my kid wanted to go to a college that was 75% white. Didn’t want too many Asians to compete with either. We are rich enough and have enough connections to compensate for the subpar education.

Exhibit #1...white flight.

You are unable to recognize sarcasm, I see.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think only white kids go south. We are Asian and would not consider a Southern school, besides UVa.

This appears to be true.....

TCU 2008 in-state 79% vs 2021 in-state 54%
TCU 2008 Asians 2% vs 2021 Asians 3%

SMU 65% vs 45% in-state
SMU 6% vs 7% Asians

% overall OOS going up, but Asians not changing much at all.

They're not avoiding those Southern schools because they're Southern, but because they suck.

Emory: 21.3% Asian
Vanderbilt: 18.8% Asian

Um, I was commenting on where the rise in OOS students was coming from, not the overall percentage.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To the poster mentioning avoiding competitive Asian students—try UNC or Harvard. I think those schools actively try to limit Asian students……

You need to be more subtle if you're going to troll here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here are the reasons kids (especially white boys) are heading to big southern schools:

easier to get admitted/merit aid
good weather
less political correctness/constant talk of privilege
big sports/football scene
fun party/Greek scene

It's not hard to figure this out...makes perfect sense to me.

It’s also clear that white boys dont actually have to worry about whether the college teaches you anything. Must be nice to know you can drink your way through the four years of college and still have daddy find you a job. And the bonus is no one will talk about how your are privileged!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here are the reasons kids (especially white boys) are heading to big southern schools:

easier to get admitted/merit aid
good weather
less political correctness/constant talk of privilege
big sports/football scene
fun party/Greek scene

It's not hard to figure this out...makes perfect sense to me.

It’s also clear that white boys dont actually have to worry about whether the college teaches you anything. Must be nice to know you can drink your way through the four years of college and still have daddy find you a job. And the bonus is no one will talk about how your are privileged!

Yeah, no. This is not how it works for the vast majority.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Many kids are being pushed out of their home states - too many applicants willing to prep prep prep… they want a more traditional American experience

This is white flight on a national level. Just admit it. No need to use the word 'traditional" when we all know you mean white.

I don’t think that’s a good analogy. The white kids are more like a poor community being priced out of a gentrifying neighborhood.

White kids literally can’t get into the northern schools any more. And the position of the Asian American community on here seems to be that that is right and good, that higher stats Asian American students have a constitutional right to those seats.

So it’s more than a little rich to cry “racism” when the exact same kids you worked so hard to keep out of elite northern schools go to school somewhere else. What did you expect them to do?

+10. Good one!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Many kids are being pushed out of their home states - too many applicants willing to prep prep prep… they want a more traditional American experience

This is white flight on a national level. Just admit it. No need to use the word 'traditional" when we all know you mean white.

I don’t think that’s a good analogy. The white kids are more like a poor community being priced out of a gentrifying neighborhood.

White kids literally can’t get into the northern schools any more. And the position of the Asian American community on here seems to be that that is right and good, that higher stats Asian American students have a constitutional right to those seats.

So it’s more than a little rich to cry “racism” when the exact same kids you worked so hard to keep out of elite northern schools go to school somewhere else. What did you expect them to do?

How do you figure that? If anything, it is more difficult for the Asian American community to get into elite/top schools.. I know TJ kids, who would eat anyone in stats AND ECs at several base schools that had to "settle" for UCLA/Michigan level schools when kids who were prancing around at base schools (all White) waltzed into T20 private schools like Brown, Vandy, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think only white kids go south. We are Asian and would not consider a Southern school, besides UVa.

This appears to be true.....

TCU 2008 in-state 79% vs 2021 in-state 54%
TCU 2008 Asians 2% vs 2021 Asians 3%

SMU 65% vs 45% in-state
SMU 6% vs 7% Asians

% overall OOS going up, but Asians not changing much at all.

By your numbers the number of Asians at TCU increased by 50% in three years. That seems like a pretty big increase.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Southern universities have moved on from covid. It’s not surprising that someone who is 18 wants to spend $60k a year on a school where you’re allowed to attend parties, don’t have to take frequent nasal swabs, and aren’t required to take repeated boosters for covid. Not to mention better weather, fun sporting events and prettier women.

All schools have moved on from COVID. The South isn't special, outside of the insidious objectification of women, which is a different kind of special.

Au contraire. Mandates are still going strong at Northeast schools. Hundreds require a booster if the student hasn't had one yet and several even require the new booster for kids who already had the old one. Some families have HAD IT with the total lack of ethics, whether they say so publicly or not.

(Let's see if this post gets censored; it is common for DCUM to remove replies like mine.)

History will undoubtedly look back on these Covid mandates unfavorably. Especially mandates for kids and teens/college students. They are completely unethical and anti-science.

My kid is still in high school, but the dogmatic way some colleges (especially here in the North) implemented these mandates is scary.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Southern universities have moved on from covid. It’s not surprising that someone who is 18 wants to spend $60k a year on a school where you’re allowed to attend parties, don’t have to take frequent nasal swabs, and aren’t required to take repeated boosters for covid. Not to mention better weather, fun sporting events and prettier women.

All schools have moved on from COVID. The South isn't special, outside of the insidious objectification of women, which is a different kind of special.

Au contraire. Mandates are still going strong at Northeast schools. Hundreds require a booster if the student hasn't had one yet and several even require the new booster for kids who already had the old one. Some families have HAD IT with the total lack of ethics, whether they say so publicly or not.

(Let's see if this post gets censored; it is common for DCUM to remove replies like mine.)

History will undoubtedly look back on these Covid mandates unfavorably. Especially mandates for kids and teens/college students. They are completely unethical and anti-science.

My kid is still in high school, but the dogmatic way some colleges (especially here in the North) implemented these mandates is scary.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Southern universities have moved on from covid. It’s not surprising that someone who is 18 wants to spend $60k a year on a school where you’re allowed to attend parties, don’t have to take frequent nasal swabs, and aren’t required to take repeated boosters for covid. Not to mention better weather, fun sporting events and prettier women.

All schools have moved on from COVID. The South isn't special, outside of the insidious objectification of women, which is a different kind of special.

Au contraire. Mandates are still going strong at Northeast schools. Hundreds require a booster if the student hasn't had one yet and several even require the new booster for kids who already had the old one. Some families have HAD IT with the total lack of ethics, whether they say so publicly or not.

(Let's see if this post gets censored; it is common for DCUM to remove replies like mine.)

History will undoubtedly look back on these Covid mandates unfavorably. Especially mandates for kids and teens/college students. They are completely unethical and anti-science.

My kid is still in high school, but the dogmatic way some colleges (especially here in the North) implemented these mandates is scary.

+1

-1 not at all. we have vaxx mandates today for kids in school, including college.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Southern universities have moved on from covid. It’s not surprising that someone who is 18 wants to spend $60k a year on a school where you’re allowed to attend parties, don’t have to take frequent nasal swabs, and aren’t required to take repeated boosters for covid. Not to mention better weather, fun sporting events and prettier women.

This a joke?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Southern universities have moved on from covid. It’s not surprising that someone who is 18 wants to spend $60k a year on a school where you’re allowed to attend parties, don’t have to take frequent nasal swabs, and aren’t required to take repeated boosters for covid. Not to mention better weather, fun sporting events and prettier women.

All schools have moved on from COVID. The South isn't special, outside of the insidious objectification of women, which is a different kind of special.

Au contraire. Mandates are still going strong at Northeast schools. Hundreds require a booster if the student hasn't had one yet and several even require the new booster for kids who already had the old one. Some families have HAD IT with the total lack of ethics, whether they say so publicly or not.

(Let's see if this post gets censored; it is common for DCUM to remove replies like mine.)

History will undoubtedly look back on these Covid mandates unfavorably. Especially mandates for kids and teens/college students. They are completely unethical and anti-science.

My kid is still in high school, but the dogmatic way some colleges (especially here in the North) implemented these mandates is scary.

+1

-1 not at all. we have vaxx mandates today for kids in school, including college.

Exactly. Anti-vaxxers aren’t rational.