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[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]

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

+1.  I don't either.  Nor do my UVA and GMU kids.  [/quote]

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