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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sure they’re cheaper but the idea of a school[b] where 75% of students come from a single state seems entirely unappealing. [/b][/quote]

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College is about discovering new areas of interest, geographic cultures and people. Not living a 13th year of high school.[/quote]

This^. There is more to higher education than a paper degree.[/quote]

I always feel sort of sad for the kids who go to in-state U, often (but not always) joining the same sorority or fraternity as all the older friends from their high school, and they keep the same exact clique of high school friends all through college! You can follow it on Facebook. Literally 5 to 12 friends who remain basically joined at the hip from like 9th grade through college and often after college in Washington, NYC, etc. Maybe sad isn't the right word, I understand the appeal I guess, but it's not the ideal college experience, in my opinion. That said, I think with iPhones and social media, it must be increasingly common to make fewer new friends at college, especially if you remain in-state.[/quote]

I don't know of a single kid in the DMV who did what you just described.  None.[/quote]

Come on. Be honest. So many tend to extend their high school set up into college. I observe it often.[/quote]

Please explain how you "observe this often?"  Do you stalk local high school students and their social media postings?  How old are you?[/quote]

You don't have any 40- and 50-something friends with young adult children? Your kids don't have any friends? Friends and friends' kids and our own kids' friends grow up and share photos over the year on Facebook. You can see that those same friends they were in pictures with in 9th and 10th grade, are the same kids in photos with them on 12th grade beech week and high school graduation photos, are the same kids in college Greek event and spring break photos, are the same kids in Nashville or Manhattan together or taking some ski trip out to Vail together. It's easy to spot.[/quote]

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