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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kids go instate to a public university and never see the other 9 kids that go there from their class, not any other classes that they may know. The point is, it’s large enough that there are literally thousands of people for them to meet and interact with. I’m sure there are plenty of kids who are rooming with a friend they know from home but there are just as many that don’t. Something for everyone.[/quote]

I went to a college that was smaller than my high school and still didn't often see a high school classmate who also attended, and we actually liked each other. But we had different majors, lived in different dorms, met different groups of people, etc. We did drive home together for breaks though. If you were in a high school with at least 1000 students, how many did you know? You can see how easy it is to never cross paths with some people. So much more in a college with the density of a city.[/quote]

My large fairly affluent public high school in the early 90s sent like 200 seniors to the same two public universities every single year. That's not even factoring in neighboring high schools, public and private, which fed hundreds, too. High school cliques most certainly continued into and all through college -- and it's certainly far easier now with social media and iPhones.[/quote]

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