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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have visited several times and it is gorgeous but has such an Old South feel [b]you’d think it was in a state like Alabama[/b]. Last time I was there it still felt extremely white. The students who like this have a great experience and feel like they’re getting a great education. It is an acquired taste in that the things to do are very limited to dressy, drinky Greek life. [/quote]

I know this was meant as an insult, as snobby DMVers love to use random Southern states as stand-ins for "uneducated" and "closed-minded." But the Honors College at the University of Alabama actually has quite a bit in common with W&L. Both are filled with brilliant, highly competitive students, but ones who desire a fun, vibrant college experience and an active social life on a campus that isn't steeped in woke SJW culture. My kid took a hard look at both schools, and I'd have been happy for him to attend either one, but the larger student body, [b]chicks[/b], and SEC football game day atmosphere at Alabama — not to mention the nearly-full-ride scholarship he was awarded — won him over. But they're both incredible places to get an education and have a blast doing it. Roll Tide and Go Generals![/quote]

W&L grad (and Johnson scholarship student) here.  It's incredibly gross that an adult in 2021 would write "chicks."  Guess that makes "steeped in woke SJW culture."  As a business owner, I have news for PP -- lots of my peers (business owners and company presidents) are more "woke" than me.  We actually consider young women to be human beings and potential team members, partners or customers and not "chicks" whose function is to serve as an attraction for our kid at college.[/quote]

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