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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Floridian here. Can someone explain why NJ has such weak state schools when the taxes are so high there?

And I agree with the others that the state matters. We have a great option here (which I’d actually claim is tier 2 not 3 as claimed earlier) so for us the decision is simple. But if it was basically pay for a good school or don’t go to a good school at all, I’d be more likely to pay. Actually have you looked at UF? The OOS sticker price is probably equivalent to in state at many others but for a stronger college.[/quote]

In the Northeast, the long tradition of top tier private colleges means the elites were never going to use the public colleges. There were also pushes for open enrollment at places like CUNY to ensure access but that cut into any lingering prestige. The taxes in these states are often just paying for bloated public sector pensions.[/quote]

Georgia resident and I get the Floridian’s curiosity.  This all makes sense now. UMass, UConn, SUNY are in states with the best K-12 but the SEC schools have a lot more public/popular support.  [/quote]

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