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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, can you explain what your DS sees in Ole Miss that is attractive to him? We may be able to better advise you with this info.

As others have noted, there are several other big, southern flagship-style state schools that are more highly regarded than Ole Miss: Bama, Auburn, FSU, UF, UGA, etc. You might also look into LSU, which is on a similar level to Ole Miss, but doesn't have the antebellum South image. Mississippi State is there, too. [/quote]

Interestingly, US News has Ole Miss rated the same as UMBC.

I think a lot of the invective here comes from Ole Miss's Deep South location, not the academic opportunities there or the lack thereof.  I doubt you'd have so many posters working overtime to convince you a degree from UMBC is a worthless piece of paper.  [/quote]

Absolutely true. However, I think it's worth pointing out that there are schools that are fairly similar to Ole Miss in terms of culture, atmosphere, football, and selectivity that are better academically, most notably Alabama.

Consider this data taken off of Naviance for a school in Montgomery County:

Note - I know US News rank isn't perfect but I think it does a good job letting you do rough comparisons. It is the sum total of things like avg accepted SATs and GPAs, graduation rate and subjective professor quality and prestige. I don't think the difference between, say, 50 and 55 is significant, but large (20+) differences does mean actual differences in academic quality.

[b]Ole Miss[/b]
US News rank: 149
Avg Accepted GPA (Weighted): 3.22
Avg Accepted SAT (1600): 1041
Avg Accepted SAT (2400): 1552
Avg Accepted ACT: 25
Acceptance Rate: 54%

[b]Alabama[/b]
US News rank: 88
Avg Accepted GPA (Weighted): 3.28
Avg Accepted SAT (1600): 1063
Avg Accepted SAT (2400): 1594
Avg Accepted ACT: 23
Acceptance Rate: 70%

South Carolina, Clemson, Georgia, and Auburn also offer similar atmosphere to Ole Miss and better academics, though they are a little harder to get into.

[b]South Carolina[/b]
US News rank: 113
Avg Accepted GPA (Weighted): 3.76
Avg Accepted SAT (1600): 1191
Avg Accepted SAT (2400): 1788
Avg Accepted ACT: 26
Acceptance Rate: 61%

[b]Clemson[/b]
US News rank: 62
Avg Accepted GPA (Weighted): 4.03
Avg Accepted SAT (1600): 1273
Avg Accepted SAT (2400): 1911
Avg Accepted ACT: 29
Acceptance Rate: 52%

[b]Georgia[/b]
US News rank: 62
Avg Accepted GPA (Weighted): 4.18
Avg Accepted SAT (1600): 1258
Avg Accepted SAT (2400): 1883
Avg Accepted ACT: 29
Acceptance Rate: 50%

[b]Auburn[/b]
US News rank: 103
Avg Accepted GPA (Weighted): 3.59
Avg Accepted SAT (1600): 1196
Avg Accepted SAT (2400): 1814
Avg Accepted ACT: 26
Acceptance Rate: 67%[/quote]

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