Thoughts on the University of South Carolina?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It seems very popular these days with kids from the DMV.

.... who can't get in anywhere else.

My niece got into BC and chose South Carolina. She was going for teaching and history. They have a great 5 year program and he was given significant merit based financial aid.

Pp, some people actually look at the roi when making significant financial decisions, which is all college is.

Op, she loved it there and made great friends. Sports were fun and built community and she graduated with zero debt in her undergrad and grad degrees.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It seems very popular these days with kids from the DMV.

.... who can't get in anywhere else.

My niece got into BC and chose South Carolina. She was going for teaching and history. They have a great 5 year program and he was given significant merit based financial aid.

Pp, some people actually look at the roi when making significant financial decisions, which is all college is.

Op, she loved it there and made great friends. Sports were fun and built community and she graduated with zero debt in her undergrad and grad degrees.

Thanks for sharing. Is she still living in the south?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It seems very popular these days with kids from the DMV.

.... who can't get in anywhere else.

My niece got into BC and chose South Carolina. She was going for teaching and history. They have a great 5 year program and he was given significant merit based financial aid.

Pp, some people actually look at the roi when making significant financial decisions, which is all college is.

Op, she loved it there and made great friends. Sports were fun and built community and she graduated with zero debt in her undergrad and grad degrees.

Thanks for sharing. Is she still living in the south?

Yes. Public school teacher.two years out of school. Not sure what the long term plans are (dating someone from the Midwest, so may eventually move), but still enjoys the area and school she’s working in.

[Anonymous]

It’s in SC. They recently made the news for wanting to execute anyone who has an abortion.

That’s a hard no

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As a parent paying for my DCs' colleges, there is no way my money is going to a Trump/Red state school. Personal preference.

Trust me when I say that neither you, nor your money, will be missed.

[Anonymous]

Agree South Carolina is increasingly popular among DMV students. A friend's son (from Walter Johnson, normal jock-ish white kid) went there with a few friends five years ago. Once he got there as a freshman (and he had visited before applying) he found he really didn't like it. Felt the social customs were very southern in a way he didn't like (wrt to dating, race relations, views toward Jewish students, 'you're a guest here' attitude toward non-Southerners), didn't think the academics were serious, didn't like the setting. He worked hard, got great grades his freshman year, and transferred to a northeastern university for sophomore fall (ironically one of those schools whose winter climate DCUM commenters complain about incessantly....). He had a great three years at the second school and just graduated (on schedule) last spring.

Bottom line: yes, more kids from the DMV are going to South Carolina. Some presumably like it, but not all do. But don't pretend it's "just like here but with balmier weather and easier admissions" because it isn't.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Agree South Carolina is increasingly popular among DMV students. A friend's son (from Walter Johnson, normal jock-ish white kid) went there with a few friends five years ago. Once he got there as a freshman (and he had visited before applying) he found he really didn't like it. Felt the social customs were very southern in a way he didn't like (wrt to dating, race relations, views toward Jewish students, 'you're a guest here' attitude toward non-Southerners), didn't think the academics were serious, didn't like the setting. He worked hard, got great grades his freshman year, and transferred to a northeastern university for sophomore fall (ironically one of those schools whose winter climate DCUM commenters complain about incessantly....). He had a great three years at the second school and just graduated (on schedule) last spring.

Bottom line: yes, more kids from the DMV are going to South Carolina. Some presumably like it, but not all do. But don't pretend it's "just like here but with balmier weather and easier admissions" because it isn't.

Isn’t college about getting out of the bubble?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s in SC. They recently made the news for wanting to execute anyone who has an abortion.

That’s a hard no

+1 Not happening.

[Anonymous]

It's total culture shock. DH is from Columbia, SC. Our nieces went to Wilson and South Carolina. They were popular and involved in athletics and sororities. But they had a major cultural adjustment. One found God (family was not religious) and joined what I perceived as a religious cult where she had to fundraise money. The other was sexually assaulted by a close friend and then became very involved with victims' rights.

Our DS toured South Carolina thinking he would like it. Over a long break, he stayed with a cousin in the dorm for three days. He said it lacked diversity. He hated how everyone dressed alike and acted "polite" but were pretty racist. Not a super academic place. Area around Four Points that the students can hang out is pretty dangerous. Columbia is a college town and they don't have a lot to do outside football games.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a parent paying for my DCs' colleges, there is no way my money is going to a Trump/Red state school. Personal preference.

Trust me when I say that neither you, nor your money, will be missed.

doctors and academics are going to start leaving these states or not considering them at all

so while you might think people choosing to avoid colleges is silly, get back to me in 5-10 years when the full effects of the draconian laws being passed are actually felt

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Agree South Carolina is increasingly popular among DMV students. A friend's son (from Walter Johnson, normal jock-ish white kid) went there with a few friends five years ago. Once he got there as a freshman (and he had visited before applying) he found he really didn't like it. Felt the social customs were very southern in a way he didn't like (wrt to dating, race relations, views toward Jewish students, 'you're a guest here' attitude toward non-Southerners), didn't think the academics were serious, didn't like the setting. He worked hard, got great grades his freshman year, and transferred to a northeastern university for sophomore fall (ironically one of those schools whose winter climate DCUM commenters complain about incessantly....). He had a great three years at the second school and just graduated (on schedule) last spring.

Bottom line: yes, more kids from the DMV are going to South Carolina. Some presumably like it, but not all do. But don't pretend it's "just like here but with balmier weather and easier admissions" because it isn't.

Isn’t college about getting out of the bubble?

escaping bubbles don't mean going backwards/back in time

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a parent paying for my DCs' colleges, there is no way my money is going to a Trump/Red state school. Personal preference.

Trust me when I say that neither you, nor your money, will be missed.

doctors and academics are going to start leaving these states or not considering them at all

so while you might think people choosing to avoid colleges is silly, get back to me in 5-10 years when the full effects of the draconian laws being passed are actually felt

Have you seen population trends in the sun belt vs New England and the rust belt?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's total culture shock. DH is from Columbia, SC. Our nieces went to Wilson and South Carolina. They were popular and involved in athletics and sororities. But they had a major cultural adjustment. One found God (family was not religious) and joined what I perceived as a religious cult where she had to fundraise money. The other was sexually assaulted by a close friend and then became very involved with victims' rights.

Our DS toured South Carolina thinking he would like it. Over a long break, he stayed with a cousin in the dorm for three days. He said it lacked diversity. He hated how everyone dressed alike and acted "polite" but were pretty racist. Not a super academic place. Area around Four Points that the students can hang out is pretty dangerous. Columbia is a college town and they don't have a lot to do outside football games.

It's Five Points, sweetheart, but that's OK.

-- also from Columbia, SC

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a parent paying for my DCs' colleges, there is no way my money is going to a Trump/Red state school. Personal preference.

Trust me when I say that neither you, nor your money, will be missed.

doctors and academics are going to start leaving these states or not considering them at all

so while you might think people choosing to avoid colleges is silly, get back to me in 5-10 years when the full effects of the draconian laws being passed are actually felt

Have you seen population trends in the sun belt vs New England and the rust belt?

that was pre-Dobbs, but ok

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a parent paying for my DCs' colleges, there is no way my money is going to a Trump/Red state school. Personal preference.

Trust me when I say that neither you, nor your money, will be missed.

doctors and academics are going to start leaving these states or not considering them at all

so while you might think people choosing to avoid colleges is silly, get back to me in 5-10 years when the full effects of the draconian laws being passed are actually felt

Oh, you'd love to believe that, wouldn't you.



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