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Anonymous
Good luck when certain states start to soft secede |
Anonymous
| Is it true that are the VIP tours for NMF / high SAT applicants? |
Anonymous
| I didn’t go to U of Alabama but I live in the south and plenty of successful people in this area are alums. I hear it is aggressively recruiting high achievers with good scholarships. Congrats to your DC! It would be so great to be able to put the savings toward grad school (which in all likelihood will be the only degree future employers care about anyway). |
Anonymous
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A lot of NMF choose Alabama because they come from states where the selection index is substantially below Virginia, DC, Maryland, New Jersey, etc. They are high stats, but not the 1530+ SAT scorers. This is reflected in its 75% SAT score, which is 1360.
Only 20% of Alabama freshman submitted an SAT score. Of these 1,644 students, only 411 scored above a 1360. You can estimate that fewer than 100 scored above 1450. That is not a bad score, by any means, but that is lower than the 25% at representative higher ranked, more selective schools. |
Anonymous
Yes, ask your recruiter. |
Anonymous
Mizzou. |
Anonymous
It's this kind of troll post that gives southern schools a bad name. I'm from the midwest and have no dog in this fight between the northeast and southern folks. I respect Alabama for wanting to improve their national image by giving generous scholarships to outstanding students from all over, even if they probably won't stick around the state and help its economic engine after graduation. But to turn this into a "We are the SEC" mindset in football? How childish can you be? |
Anonymous
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Alabama is amazing. Incredible academic opportunities, a beautiful campus, great weather and a lot of fun (even if not Greek). DD is a Senior in Randal and the whole experience exceeded our expectations. She took the scholarship, but we could have been full-pay elsewhere. The savings is nice though as she is heading to med school next year and so our many of her friends. Others have found great jobs or PHd placements. By all means visit, it is eye-opening.
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Anonymous
Yes. You will go on the general tour, but afterwards they will match you with a Randal or Blount kid who will show you around personally and answer specific questions. This was what did it for us. |
Anonymous
*are |
Anonymous
Maybe that would be the case if they had no merit, but the fact that they do means that there is a bump at the high SAT levels from students who are attending because of the merit aid. Keep in mind that Bama also has the most generous SAT-based automatic merit scholarships even if you ignore the NM(S)F scholarship |
Anonymous
Previous post wasn’t a troll post, it’s true. And Alabama’s goal in this is to become a renowned research institution. They need smart undergrads to do this and to attract the amazing faculty they are getting. Alabama’s new president was president of Ohio State and he is very science and research oriented. Also, Alabama is very well managed and has a lot of money, unlike many universities now. |
Anonymous
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There's a recent article in the New Yorker about the great student swap of OOS everywhere but especially the South and Alabama. You wouldn't be alone but one thing to consider is that they would probably stay in the south after graduation.
https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/the-great-student-swap |
Anonymous
No doubt what Alabama is doing is respectable. But the south is becoming the center of education. That's the trolling part. I know some people from the south wish this to be true, as reflected above. |
Anonymous
| Go to Auburn if you want the top college in Alabama. |