Why are Northern Kids Flocking to Southern Universities?

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Anonymous wrote:As someone who attended a southern university, the friendly/nice can oftentimes be VERY fake. I don't really buy that people are "friendlier" in the south.

In contrast to those super kind University of Michigan students in the north who torment uber drivers with profane racism and hate speech.

"You’re an Uber driver. Go f***ing drive, you little f***," a student was filmed saying. "Minimum wage fa**ot. Go f*** yourself."

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/03/29/heres-why-a-michigan-student-says-he-berated-an-uber-driver-with-profanities/

Look, my point wasn’t that they are any worse, just that the south isn’t better

Those comments were made by north-easterners.

Actually I heard they were made by students from the DMV area. You know, southerners.

Not really. Dc types are urban and relatively sophisticated. They may technically below the Mason-Dixon Line but so is everyone else on dcum!

No, just because you want to believe this does not make it true.

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Anonymous wrote:Much easier to get in. It's not like anyone got into Harvard and then decided to go to Alabama for the weather. They are usually average students who don't have a chance in NE.

Actually, I wouldn't doubt that they have. If someone got into both, they're likely getting a free ride at Alabama, versus potentially 80,000 a year for Harvard, or whatever it is now. Cost matters to some people more than "prestige."

This. Plenty of kids choosing southern state schools over Ivies, especially if headed to grad school or med school and don't want the debt at the undergrad level.

Harvard (and some other Ivies) is fabulously wealthy so no one pays close to $80K unless they're very well off -- and those people don't care about a full ride at Tuscaloosa.

PP talking about choosing SEC over Harvard and the like is crazy, but if you drop a tier, the aid gets a lot let generous and the financial aid packages include a lot more loans

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a lot less generous

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Anonymous wrote:We are full pay, liberal democrats. We have a child at a private southern university and our current senior is applying to (mostly) southern schools. For my kids, it isn’t about the merit aid since we can afford for them to go anywhere. They love how friendly everyone is at the southern schools. They love the social life, weather and sports games. School is FUN and the education has been great for my older child. My DC says it feels like a breath of fresh air after attending private school in DC.

+10 MY DD needs a break from the stress and nastiness of the kids in her Montgomery County "W" public school. I am a Midwesterner. I didn't have these type of people around me. I don't really want her to either. It's enough.

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Anonymous wrote:My kid noticed how extremely good looking most of the kids were at all the southern schools (Auburn, Clemson, UofSC, SMU)

Also, Ole Miss, Tulane, Alabama. Lots of attractive students.

-=-=-=- You won't find this in the Ivy League :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KudwS5U9ouA

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My kid noticed how extremely good looking most of the kids were at all the southern schools (Auburn, Clemson, UofSC, SMU)

Also, Ole Miss, Tulane, Alabama. Lots of attractive students.

-=-=-=- You won't find this in the Ivy League :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KudwS5U9ouA

You won’t find academic excellence at those schools either. Trade offs.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We are full pay, liberal democrats. We have a child at a private southern university and our current senior is applying to (mostly) southern schools. For my kids, it isn’t about the merit aid since we can afford for them to go anywhere. They love how friendly everyone is at the southern schools. They love the social life, weather and sports games. School is FUN and the education has been great for my older child. My DC says it feels like a breath of fresh air after attending private school in DC.

+10 MY DD needs a break from the stress and nastiness of the kids in her Montgomery County "W" public school. I am a Midwesterner. I didn't have these type of people around me. I don't really want her to either. It's enough.

So, send your DD back to the Midwest.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:My kid noticed how extremely good looking most of the kids were at all the southern schools (Auburn, Clemson, UofSC, SMU)

Also, Ole Miss, Tulane, Alabama. Lots of attractive students.

-=-=-=- You won't find this in the Ivy League :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KudwS5U9ouA

You won’t find academic excellence at those schools either. Trade offs.

Keep telling yourself that. Or do you believe that admissions is so talented at Harvard that everyone earns the 3.8 GPA that is the average for undergrad?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My kid noticed how extremely good looking most of the kids were at all the southern schools (Auburn, Clemson, UofSC, SMU)

Also, Ole Miss, Tulane, Alabama. Lots of attractive students.

-=-=-=- You won't find this in the Ivy League :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KudwS5U9ouA

That is bizarro. Perfect teeth, hair, skin, clothes....eating disorders galore......total turnoff.

Give mine an ice rink and a hockey stick please, but thanks for a peek into a really weird world

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:We are full pay, liberal democrats. We have a child at a private southern university and our current senior is applying to (mostly) southern schools. For my kids, it isn’t about the merit aid since we can afford for them to go anywhere. They love how friendly everyone is at the southern schools. They love the social life, weather and sports games. School is FUN and the education has been great for my older child. My DC says it feels like a breath of fresh air after attending private school in DC.

+10 MY DD needs a break from the stress and nastiness of the kids in her Montgomery County "W" public school. I am a Midwesterner. I didn't have these type of people around me. I don't really want her to either. It's enough.

So, send your DD back to the Midwest.

+1 On her way! Accepted at Michigan, Northwestern and Indiana!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid noticed how extremely good looking most of the kids were at all the southern schools (Auburn, Clemson, UofSC, SMU)

Also, Ole Miss, Tulane, Alabama. Lots of attractive students.

-=-=-=- You won't find this in the Ivy League :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KudwS5U9ouA

That is bizarro. Perfect teeth, hair, skin, clothes....eating disorders galore......total turnoff.

Give mine an ice rink and a hockey stick please, but thanks for a peek into a really weird world

It's the cheerleader effect, if you put a bunch of 6s and 7s together, they look like 8s and 9s

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are full pay, liberal democrats. We have a child at a private southern university and our current senior is applying to (mostly) southern schools. For my kids, it isn’t about the merit aid since we can afford for them to go anywhere. They love how friendly everyone is at the southern schools. They love the social life, weather and sports games. School is FUN and the education has been great for my older child. My DC says it feels like a breath of fresh air after attending private school in DC.

+10 MY DD needs a break from the stress and nastiness of the kids in her Montgomery County "W" public school. I am a Midwesterner. I didn't have these type of people around me. I don't really want her to either. It's enough.

So, send your DD back to the Midwest.

+1 On her way! Accepted at Michigan, Northwestern and Indiana!!

Don't gloat. Not a good look. I thought midwesterners are thought to be sooooo nice? (Don't worry, I'm a midwesterner too and I know better).

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Much easier to get in. It's not like anyone got into Harvard and then decided to go to Alabama for the weather. They are usually average students who don't have a chance in NE.

Actually, I wouldn't doubt that they have. If someone got into both, they're likely getting a free ride at Alabama, versus potentially 80,000 a year for Harvard, or whatever it is now. Cost matters to some people more than "prestige."

This. Plenty of kids choosing southern state schools over Ivies, especially if headed to grad school or med school and don't want the debt at the undergrad level.

Credible evidence for this? Highly doubtful, unless your definition "plenty" is skewed.

I think it is pretty common and we met a few on a visit to Alabama last year (Brown, Cornell). The kids never looked back and they all gave they impression they felt they were on to something with their decisions. These schools make sense for a lot of reasons and the opportunities and things they were doing were pretty amazing.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are full pay, liberal democrats. We have a child at a private southern university and our current senior is applying to (mostly) southern schools. For my kids, it isn’t about the merit aid since we can afford for them to go anywhere. They love how friendly everyone is at the southern schools. They love the social life, weather and sports games. School is FUN and the education has been great for my older child. My DC says it feels like a breath of fresh air after attending private school in DC.

+10 MY DD needs a break from the stress and nastiness of the kids in her Montgomery County "W" public school. I am a Midwesterner. I didn't have these type of people around me. I don't really want her to either. It's enough.

So, send your DD back to the Midwest.

+1 On her way! Accepted at Michigan, Northwestern and Indiana!!

Don't gloat. Not a good look. I thought midwesterners are thought to be sooooo nice? (Don't worry, I'm a midwesterner too and I know better).

And I know better not to make snarky, stupid comments like "So, send her back to the MIdwest"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Much easier to get in. It's not like anyone got into Harvard and then decided to go to Alabama for the weather. They are usually average students who don't have a chance in NE.

Actually, I wouldn't doubt that they have. If someone got into both, they're likely getting a free ride at Alabama, versus potentially 80,000 a year for Harvard, or whatever it is now. Cost matters to some people more than "prestige."

This. Plenty of kids choosing southern state schools over Ivies, especially if headed to grad school or med school and don't want the debt at the undergrad level.

Harvard (and some other Ivies) is fabulously wealthy so no one pays close to $80K unless they're very well off -- and those people don't care about a full ride at Tuscaloosa.

It's not just the full ride. Not for everyone, not for the insecure about status, but it really is eye-opening, and I was as biased as anyone, to see the possibilities down there.