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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]College students care much less about museums and culture than parents. Students choose OOS flagships bc they want a big school, big sports experience. These schools are mostly in cities where the university is the center of the city.

It’s not for everybody, but many students like the traditional college experience. [/quote]

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Absolutely agree.  They want the big school, big sports experience - it's not because the towns of the OOS flagships are so great in comparison to their home cities.  [/quote]

I don’t think the towns even necessarily need to be “better”. Just being somewhere different is fun. [/quote]
er.. different is not always fun. [/quote]

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These people romanticizing being “elsewhere” crack me up.  Sure, some places are worth it (Hawaii?  Montana?  Definitely.). [b]But most are just a rehash of everything they would be experiencing here.[/b] Kind of amusing.[/quote]
This really isn’t true. The overall vibe at  two given flagships can be very different. For example, UVA has a distinctive southern feel that you aren’t going to find at places like Wisconsin or Berkeley or Vermont. Academics aside, different schools can attract a very different type of  student.
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I grew up in one area, went to college & grad school in another, and then lived in VA for many years.

They are all different. Personally, I’d be bored AF if I always lived in one area. I’m looking forward to trying somewhere new in a few years.

YMMV. I know some people are content to never live anywhere else. Which is fine - no one is required to move. [/quote]

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