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[quote=Anonymous]My dd visited and applied to both several years ago.  She was also accepted into both with merit aide at each school (she was coming from a private in the DMV).  We visited the campuses during COVID so were pretty much on our own.  Her take (keep in mind the day we were at Auburn was St Patrick's Day) and while we were touring (self guided) she could not stop talking about how depressed everyone was and that everyone was walking by themselves. I believe her image was this is St Patricks Day, where's the green beer and music?  This is the stuff college is made of, lol.  That evening we stayed over in Tuscaloosa with a morning mini tour to attend.  Needless to say the campus was much livelier that evening and everyone seemed so happy.  The difference between the two campuses was night and day and it wasn't because of the alcohol.

She chose to go to Alabama and we have nothing but good things to say about her experience but it comes with a word of caution.  The drinking is normal thing is on steroids at this school and the hook up culture is extremely tough on the young women.  My DD had a boyfriend at another college so it did not affect her directly, but she lived it through her friends and still does 3 years later.  Your daughter will have to be a strong woman to read through the bs of the boys who attend Alabama.  As for the girls, if you belong to a sorority it's better, otherwise it's tough especially if you aren't particularly popular in some respect.  It's like high school all over.  Alabama is not for the weak and not for introverts.  There is no learning curve there when it comes to social life.

Our experience with Auburn is much more limited but we have it since the students do go between the two colleges for various reasons.  She loves the intimacy of Auburn's campus but thinks the students aren't as mature.  There is a lot of drinking there as well and the cultures these days mimic one another.

We wanted our DD at Auburn, as parents we appreciated its' strengths but it was ultimately her decision.  It seems she made the right decision and found her people very quickly which made it very smooth for us as a family.

Good luck to your daughter![/quote]

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