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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Another article about the SEC being in style. This is unbelievable hype.

https://nypost.com/2025/11/24/lifestyle/high-schoolers-are-swapping-the-ivy-league-for-the-sec-thanks-to-sunshine-campus-culture/[/quote]

Interesting article, what was interesting to me is that applications have increased to both northern and southern schools...although the increase is greater for southern schools.

I'm in NE and I do see it being fairly common for solid but not top students (not a knock, thats my kid!) wanting to get away and explore AND go big school spirit and these schools are easier admits and/or more affordable than say, Penn State etc.

I don't think people here see them as better or worse academically than the NE flagships...just a different flavor.  [/quote]

Reasonable post, but plenty of SEC schools are much harder than Penn State, which like you said is solid but not elite. Penn State is equal to South Carolina, Auburn, Tennessee. UF, UGA, Texas are on a totally different level and on par with Michigan. [/quote]

Fair, and to be honest I'm not clear what is SEC vs just a school in the South but I was thinking South Carolina, Clemson, Tennessee, Alabama, Ole Miss vs UMass, UConn, UVM, UNH, UMaine, and URI.  Regardless of how people get into the ratings here to really parse things out, I think these are viewed fairly similarly by most people in terms of academics but differently in terms of student interests and vibe.  Whether true or not true, I think that is the perception.

Also I think kids who are really into golf head south as well![/quote]

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