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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Is it hard socially if OOS ? 
Are the kids pretty academic? [/quote]

I attended AU for grad school more recently and as an TA/RA, I was able to gain some insights. Overall, kids are academic but not uber-competitive (this creates many opportunities for ambitious students and a main reason why I chose Auburn over Georgia Tech / full funding and less elite competition but still plenty of opportunities).

Auburn is mostly a STEM school and investment is mostly channeled into STEM. Currently, two new academic building are u/c (including a massive STEM research center) and it also just completed a new massive science education building. Non-STEM is probably (somewhat) underfunded. 
Overall, it’s an Engineering school (Tim Cook is actively involved as an advisor, and some AU engineers/researchers are heavily involved in high-profile NASA projects). Architecture ranks very high nationally. 
The Business school is pretty solid (relatively new buildings and facilities). Veterinary medicine is world class, and the Nursery school is very popular. Physics and Chemistry are also very solid and researchers and PhD students are involved in many government and industry-funded projects. The Computer Science program is decent but mostly lacks Silicon Valley connections (internships). However, the Auburn Cyber Research Center makes it a national leader in cybersecurity.

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