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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do the smarter kids go to Auburn in Alabama like the best kids in VA go to UVA? If admitted to both Auburn has a much better ranking and the academic profile is superior.[/quote]

7th generation Alabamian here. My recent observation is that as the U of Alabama has aggressively pursued out of state students, football glory and "Bama Rush" Internet exposure, Auburn has increasingly become the school of choice for both talented in state kids and the state's social elite. Dare I say it, Bama is becoming considered a bit "tacky" by the old line Southerners.

More kids from Mountain Brook in Birmingham go to Auburn these days than Alabama (if they stay in state at all). A similar pattern holds for other top public systems and the top private schools statewide (Indian Springs, Altamont, Randolph, St. Paul's Episcopal in Mobile etc.).  This is quite a reversal from the historical practice, when the state's elite primarily went to the "Capstone" while looking down on the barners attending that cow college on the other side of the state.  The higher quality kids in-state, both socially and academically, mostly say "War Eagle" these days.[/quote]

Do you have a citation for any of this?[/quote]

This isn’t an online college class. You don’t need a bibliography at the end of each post.[/quote]

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