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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am an alum and my child goes there. Plenty of alums in the DC area, several execs in industry and partners in firms here. 
The university is a member of the AAU and is a major research institution. Just like any state flagship school, your child has the ability to get a solid foundation there. There is no reason they will end up in the Midwest after school unless they want to.  Just as many of my college friends ended up on the west and east coasts compared to those that stayed in Kansas/Midwest.

As for campus/Lawrence, it is liberal.  The Greek system is roughly 15-20% of the student population.  Boys “informally rush” sr. year of HS and move straight into the fraternity houses as freshman.   Campus involvement is encouraged.  Study abroad is encouraged. Many students come from Johnson County which is the KC equivalent to Montgomery/Fairfax. The kids are wealthy, wear the same brand of clothing and drive the same cars as here. Depending on your child’s interest they will be able to find their pack there. Ethnic diversity will not be as wide as the DC area. The town of Lawrence is cute and quirky.  The culture shock will come in the form of travel.  Every trip is planned out versus getting in a car and driving a few hours to pop in.

KU is cheap. In state tuition is offered via scholarship if you meet HS GPA threshold and SAT score is above a certain number.  It ended up being cheaper to send my child there than in state in VA.

KU is the only place you can be a Jayhawk.  Rock Chalk![/quote]

So I’m guessing that if they informally rush as seniors in HS - anyone from out of state is at a huge disadvantage. [/quote]

No they don't.

I graduated from KU honors, etc, got into JHU for grad school. Our kids are now in college and boy, they recruit hard for OOS children of grads. It's a great deal tuition-wise if your kid likes it.  I had amazing professors with PhDs from Harvard etc and the honors program was so much better than what universities like Va Tech have. Hopefully KU hasn't changed the program since I went when there were small, challenging classes with the top professors -even for the typically big sciences classes - for the labs and discussion classes anyway.  Kids attended from all over the US and world. I knew many who grew up in CA, the east coast, IL, and St. Louis whose parents attended and sent their kids there. Many international students continue to attend.  I knew kids from South America that came from families who owned top newspapers who sent their kids to the J school because of its reputation while I was there. Very solid choice and it doesn't mean your kid will stay out there after school.  Also Lawrence still leans very liberal - pretty much the top liberal spot in the state. William Burroughs lived there and I do remember seeing Alan Ginsberg there.  Anyway, it's got everything you'd want from a large state university.[/quote]

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