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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would have responded last night, but I was busy picking up family for Thanksgiving. Anyway, we talked to DS and he's updated his list to include Duke, Indiana, Alabama, Clemson and Ole Miss.

In terms of stats, he has a 3.44 GPA and participates is in several extra-curriculars. DS plans on studying Economics with a minor in Political Science. He claims Greek Life isn't important and he wants a school that has isn't "dead" on the weekends.[/quote]

Alabama is a much larger school, and Tuscaloosa is a small city, whereas Oxford really is a town. There will be more to do, and the student body will be more diverse, since it draws from Birmingham, Mobile, and Huntsville (cities full of transplants from everywhere). Getting a degree from there will plug him into the growing job market and major companies in those three cities. Mississippi is a less developed state, and most grads I know from there left the state afterwards.

I went to Clemson for a year. Being a land-grant school, its focus mainly on engineering and science, but not elusively. If your son is interested in doing socially useful work with Economics and Politics, Clemson does a lot of community development work around SC, and students who work there get great pre-job work experience. The big downside is hefty tuition for a public school.

Out of that list, I'd pick Alabama slightly over Miss simply for its large size and job connections. Miss is still a great choice though if cost is the main factor.[/quote]

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