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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I was a TA at UNC when I was getting my PhD and the disparity in academic preparation between the in-state and out-of-state students is striking. They tell you off the bat that you’ll be able to pick the OOS students out of a crowded classroom. It makes for an odd dynamic overall and I remember thinking it would be a strange experience as an OOS student. [/quote]

I was OOS (from the Midwest) in the early '00s.  I suppose the academic experience as an OOS student was a little strange.  I was definitely on a more advanced academic track (was able to place out of a lot with AP credits which set me up well for getting into the business school and gave me time for a double major).  The disparity was more obvious in the large classes and the ones that were required/prereqs where you saw more of a cross-section of the school population.  Socially and developmentally though, it was a really valuable experience for me at that age to be a bit of a fish out of water (regionally, academically, to an extent socioeconomically) and exposed to people I would not have otherwise met.  It got me out of the bubble I'd grown up in and has shifted my perspective ever since.  [/quote]

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