Some U.S. students re-think college plans in states with abortion bans

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would. I had an abortion in college and it was hard enough getting someone to drive me to and from the clinic. I can’t imagine having to figure out flying to another state. And of course that would add at least $500 to the cost if not more, have to skip class and work. A nightmare.

In one of Sally Rooney’s novels a character talks about her ambivalence and anxiety towards men/sex and the abortion fund she has to have ready so she can cope. That’s what I’d advise any woman enrolling in a abortion ban state to do: have a plan for where you will fly, and have a $1500 abortion fund.

Why not get an IUD?

even IUDs are not 100%

+1

I have two IUD family members.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You need to spend your dollars elsewhere, people.
Push for businesses to leave such states.
Lower their GDP.
Economic pressures have historically always worked best to change so-called "hearts and minds".

+1

I’m pulling my family and business out of VA if the GOP wins the general assembly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would. I had an abortion in college and it was hard enough getting someone to drive me to and from the clinic. I can’t imagine having to figure out flying to another state. And of course that would add at least $500 to the cost if not more, have to skip class and work. A nightmare.

In one of Sally Rooney’s novels a character talks about her ambivalence and anxiety towards men/sex and the abortion fund she has to have ready so she can cope. That’s what I’d advise any woman enrolling in a abortion ban state to do: have a plan for where you will fly, and have a $1500 abortion fund.

Why not get an IUD?

If I was sending a daughter to Texas I would definitely try to encourage her to get an IUD. But they can be painful to insert for teens and hard to access.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would. I had an abortion in college and it was hard enough getting someone to drive me to and from the clinic. I can’t imagine having to figure out flying to another state. And of course that would add at least $500 to the cost if not more, have to skip class and work. A nightmare.

In one of Sally Rooney’s novels a character talks about her ambivalence and anxiety towards men/sex and the abortion fund she has to have ready so she can cope. That’s what I’d advise any woman enrolling in a abortion ban state to do: have a plan for where you will fly, and have a $1500 abortion fund.

Why not get an IUD?

IUDs are not recommended for everyone. It caused massive bleeding for my mother.

[Anonymous]

The trolls are out in full force in this thread. Not that I'm shocked.

There is no way that my daughter will apply to schools in states like Ohio and Texas. There were a number of schools that were on our list in the South that have been deleted, including Virginia.

Schools like Rice, Vanderbilt and Tulane will see a drop off for applications. How much of a drop off, remains to be seen. On the flip side, schools in New York, California and Massachusetts will see an uptick in college applications.

If you receive or have received mailers or emails from schools in trigger states, you should let those school officials know that you will not be applying to those schools because of their state laws.

It'll also be interesting to watch if there is a massive amount of transfers over the next year.

The only thing that will be certain about this issue is that no one will be rational about it.

[Anonymous]

Seems silly to blame colleges (and not apply to them) for government decision. Most of these colleges established over a century ago.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The trolls are out in full force in this thread. Not that I'm shocked.

There is no way that my daughter will apply to schools in states like Ohio and Texas. There were a number of schools that were on our list in the South that have been deleted, including Virginia.

Schools like Rice, Vanderbilt and Tulane will see a drop off for applications. How much of a drop off, remains to be seen. On the flip side, schools in New York, California and Massachusetts will see an uptick in college applications.

If you receive or have received mailers or emails from schools in trigger states, you should let those school officials know that you will not be applying to those schools because of their state laws.

It'll also be interesting to watch if there is a massive amount of transfers over the next year.

The only thing that will be certain about this issue is that no one will be rational about it.

I doubt there will be significant changes over the long run. The colleges you name are popular for reasons besides politics.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Seems silly to blame colleges (and not apply to them) for government decision. Most of these colleges established over a century ago.

miss the point much? no one is blaming the colleges, they are simply not willing to subject themselves or their daughters to backwards, anti-women environments. Just so happens those colleges reside in backwards states. I assume that you yourself wouldn't want to a state with politics you vehemently disagree with, so these students are making the same decision. Tons of great colleges for all beliefs. No need to live in an environment that doesn't respect your rights.

[Anonymous]

^wouldn't want to MOVE to a state...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seems silly to blame colleges (and not apply to them) for government decision. Most of these colleges established over a century ago.

miss the point much? no one is blaming the colleges, they are simply not willing to subject themselves or their daughters to backwards, anti-women environments. Just so happens those colleges reside in backwards states. I assume that you yourself wouldn't want to a state with politics you vehemently disagree with, so these students are making the same decision. Tons of great colleges for all beliefs. No need to live in an environment that doesn't respect your rights.

Many people live in states where they don't agree with their politics (e.g. Florida). Part of the reason America is so divisive is because of people like you who seem to advocate for a divided country

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seems silly to blame colleges (and not apply to them) for government decision. Most of these colleges established over a century ago.

miss the point much? no one is blaming the colleges, they are simply not willing to subject themselves or their daughters to backwards, anti-women environments. Just so happens those colleges reside in backwards states. I assume that you yourself wouldn't want to a state with politics you vehemently disagree with, so these students are making the same decision. Tons of great colleges for all beliefs. No need to live in an environment that doesn't respect your rights.

Many people live in states where they don't agree with their politics (e.g. Florida). Part of the reason America is so divisive is because of people like you who seem to advocate for a divided country

Spoken like one who has never birthed a child. You do have any concept of the life altering nature of that? Permanent and significant...physically, mentally, emotionally, financially.....for ever and ever.

Overturning Roe is not disagreeable "politics". It is an assualt on fundamental rights.

[Anonymous]

Flip side: apparently flying completely under the radar, the students trying to avoid schools with vaccine mandates, actively looking for schools without them. For every kid not applying to Rice because of Dobbs, there's another kid (or two, who knows) applying to Rice because Rice was forced to drop its vax mandate by the state.

Funny thing, ranked way down in the 80s (i.e., DCUM doesn't care about it), TCU is overenrolled for class of 2026, even though Dobbs was leaked back in March. Something like half the students are residents of TX, with the second most common state of residence being CA.

[Anonymous]

Not just young women...my DS will apply to colleges within the next year. He's knocked some states off of his list due to Roe. He's gay and pretty sure the GOP is coming for him next.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would. I had an abortion in college and it was hard enough getting someone to drive me to and from the clinic. I can’t imagine having to figure out flying to another state. And of course that would add at least $500 to the cost if not more, have to skip class and work. A nightmare.

In one of Sally Rooney’s novels a character talks about her ambivalence and anxiety towards men/sex and the abortion fund she has to have ready so she can cope. That’s what I’d advise any woman enrolling in a abortion ban state to do: have a plan for where you will fly, and have a $1500 abortion fund.

Why not get an IUD?

I personally know 2 women who got pregnant with an IUD and another who almost needed a hysterectomy at 24 because the IUD got dislodged.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seems silly to blame colleges (and not apply to them) for government decision. Most of these colleges established over a century ago.

miss the point much? no one is blaming the colleges, they are simply not willing to subject themselves or their daughters to backwards, anti-women environments. Just so happens those colleges reside in backwards states. I assume that you yourself wouldn't want to a state with politics you vehemently disagree with, so these students are making the same decision. Tons of great colleges for all beliefs. No need to live in an environment that doesn't respect your rights.

Many people live in states where they don't agree with their politics (e.g. Florida). Part of the reason America is so divisive is because of people like you who seem to advocate for a divided country

Spoken like one who has never birthed a child. You do have any concept of the life altering nature of that? Permanent and significant...physically, mentally, emotionally, financially.....for ever and ever.

Overturning Roe is not disagreeable "politics". It is an assualt on fundamental rights.

That's raising a child, not birthing one.