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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Parent from a good public school district in New England here. These colleges have become so popular in our district over the past two years. The students headed to Wisconsin seem to be quite strong strong. The South Carolina students perhaps a little less so but still pretty good.

[b]What do you think the student experience is like on a non-football day? [/b]I fear they are so big and impersonal, and I worry about job prospects as a lot of the kids I know are attending want to move back north after graduation.  [/quote]

The bolded portion is your problem. Football game days are just a small part of the experience at a large state public university for the vast majority of students.[/quote]

My kid is at South Carolina and only attended about 3/4 of the football games which was only about three or four games in the fall.  Yes the games are very important and big. Basketball is also huge South Carolina, especially women’s basketball because they’re awesome. But my kid also hangs with other kids from his dorm and does his club sport which is not football or basketball. He is not in a fraternity, but still had plenty of friends from up and down the East Coast.  I’m not worried about his job prospects because with a business degree frankly he can get a job doing a lot of different things. Also, he has an awesome GPA and is learning a ton.

We have another family member there too as a biology major.  She did the rush thing, and although at first it was a little overwhelming, she joined a house that was her second choice. But it’s wound up being a fun part of her social life, although not a huge portion and she has lots of friends who did not do any Greek stuff.  She’s getting involved in a lot of different ways in the school and is going on a club trip to South America as part of her major at winter break.

We’ve been pleasantly surprised with the school and also we received merit aid, so tuition is very in line with in-state costs for us. [/quote]

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