Delaware or Tennessee?

[Anonymous]

Visit and pick. They're similar enough that DS will likely decide on intangibles.

Don't pick based on politics. I'm a flaming liberal who went to a state flagship in a state in constant competition for the reddest state in the nation. I went in pretty middle of the road and got shoved left. Trying to force your kids to only spend time around people who agree with you is just as likely to backfire Alex P. Keaton-style as it is to result in a kid that votes the way you want them to.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I HATE saying this, but I'd push for the bluer state over the red state. (and this goes for everything in my life now - after never considering this before 2 years ago)

I'm a liberal, and this is such a silly and narrow way of thinking. OP's kid isn't planning on moving to Tennessee, and the local politics are decidedly liberal:

https://www.knoxtntoday.com/democrats-sweep-city-council-elections/

I'd much rather go to UT. Academics compared to UR are a wash, and UT has to be a lot more fun.

You can just offer your own opinion, as asked, without editorializing/disparaging someone else's. Give it a try.

Even if the someone else's opinion is based on silly, narrow-minded rationale, and that person could benefit from being called out as such?

Oh sure, calling out someone on an anonymous message board will really be helpful to them and possibly even change their way of thinking. Look at you, thinking of how your comments will benefit them! So nice. How selfless. Thank you!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I HATE saying this, but I'd push for the bluer state over the red state. (and this goes for everything in my life now - after never considering this before 2 years ago)

I'm a liberal, and this is such a silly and narrow way of thinking. OP's kid isn't planning on moving to Tennessee, and the local politics are decidedly liberal:

https://www.knoxtntoday.com/democrats-sweep-city-council-elections/

I'd much rather go to UT. Academics compared to UR are a wash, and UT has to be a lot more fun.

You can just offer your own opinion, as asked, without editorializing/disparaging someone else's. Give it a try.

Right. I can. And my opinion is that your opinion is stupid and knee jerk.

[Anonymous]

Yea, go ahead and refuse to send you kid to Rice, Vanderbilt, Duke, Emory, Wash U, etc because of state politics. Hell, strike UVA and UNC off your list as well. Oh, and Wisconsin has a lot of crazies so write off UW-Madison as well.

Real smart.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I HATE saying this, but I'd push for the bluer state over the red state. (and this goes for everything in my life now - after never considering this before 2 years ago)

I'm a liberal, and this is such a silly and narrow way of thinking. OP's kid isn't planning on moving to Tennessee, and the local politics are decidedly liberal:

https://www.knoxtntoday.com/democrats-sweep-city-council-elections/

I'd much rather go to UT. Academics compared to UR are a wash, and UT has to be a lot more fun.

You can just offer your own opinion, as asked, without editorializing/disparaging someone else's. Give it a try.

Right. I can. And my opinion is that your opinion is stupid and knee jerk.

Stop, you two. Grow up. We’re not interested in your back and forth:

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tennessee is 17% African American student body so way more diverse than many of the northeast colleges.

That is not we saw when we visited. Very white. We are AA and passed on applying.

[Anonymous]

Definitely visit both. While I usually prefer northern schools, UDel is in a not so great area and the NJ/NY social culture is quite different than the DMV social culture. I have one at Bucknell and one at NYU, so well aware of this. Greek life is big at both, but very, very different between UDel and TN. Your kid needs to go visit. They will feel drawn in one direction or the other.

[Anonymous]

My DS is also accepted to both. We've been to UDel once and met several students from the DMV (they were in the engineering dept). I got the impression a lot of students are from PA and MD (Baltimore & MoCo). The enrollment is about 60%+ out of state at Delaware. One thing I like about Delaware is it's close by. But maybe that's a negative -- is it too close?

We are going to Tennessee in a couple of weeks. DS is kind of obsessed with it at the moment. UT is about 20% out of state enrollment. There are limited flights from DC to Knoxville. It's certainly driveable, but definitely limited flights for Thanksgiving, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Definitely visit both. While I usually prefer northern schools, UDel is in a not so great area and the NJ/NY social culture is quite different than the DMV social culture. I have one at Bucknell and one at NYU, so well aware of this. Greek life is big at both, but very, very different between UDel and TN. Your kid needs to go visit. They will feel drawn in one direction or the other.

Can you elaborate on the 'not so great area'?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Definitely visit both. While I usually prefer northern schools, UDel is in a not so great area and the NJ/NY social culture is quite different than the DMV social culture. I have one at Bucknell and one at NYU, so well aware of this. Greek life is big at both, but very, very different between UDel and TN. Your kid needs to go visit. They will feel drawn in one direction or the other.

Can you elaborate on the 'not so great area'?

Newark, DE just doesn’t have a lot going for it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I HATE saying this, but I'd push for the bluer state over the red state. (and this goes for everything in my life now - after never considering this before 2 years ago)

You are part of the problem.

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Anonymous wrote:Tennessee is 17% African American student body so way more diverse than many of the northeast colleges.

That is not we saw when we visited. Very white. We are AA and passed on applying.

Doesn't mean it's not true.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I HATE saying this, but I'd push for the bluer state over the red state. (and this goes for everything in my life now - after never considering this before 2 years ago)

You are part of the problem.

[Anonymous]

Tennesse, no question.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DS is also accepted to both. We've been to UDel once and met several students from the DMV (they were in the engineering dept). I got the impression a lot of students are from PA and MD (Baltimore & MoCo). The enrollment is about 60%+ out of state at Delaware. One thing I like about Delaware is it's close by. But maybe that's a negative -- is it too close?

We are going to Tennessee in a couple of weeks. DS is kind of obsessed with it at the moment. UT is about 20% out of state enrollment. There are limited flights from DC to Knoxville. It's certainly driveable, but definitely limited flights for Thanksgiving, etc.

Delaware is the smallest state geographically and the 5th smallest in population, so it really isn't surprising that UD has a large OOS population and that it does hardly means it's diverse.