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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I like how when people are discussing schools in the northeast, everybody screams that the college isn’t important, it’s what you do when you’re there. But get out past the usual subjects, & people claim you can’t possibly succeed from there, [/quote]

It’s not an inconsistent position. If I were hiring a young person and they told me they went to Ole Miss from out of state, I would wonder why. If that same person went to a low-ranked school without a racist history, I would just assume it was the best school they could get into to (and no shade to that — if they did well there and made the best of it, I’d be impressed). I would not be impressed by someone CHOOSING to go to Ole Miss if it’s not their in state school.[/quote]

Weird.

[b]I would assume they might have secured a full ride or significant tuition assistance. [/b]

Why? Because that’s precisely what southern flagships are doing to boost scores and ratings.

I can’t wait until SEC schools continue to improve their rankings and the dcum crowd eats crow.

ICYMI: several sec schools have impressive rankings for certain programs. The schools also offer [b]an opportunity to get out of the dcum bubble and meet people with different perspectives.[/b] It’s [b]an important life skill to navigate strikingly different settings and situations. [/b]

Bonus: [b]people on sec campuses tend to be social and fun.[/b] Polar opposite of dcum. [/quote]

Agree.

Surprised at the level of provincialism / closed-mindedness of some posters.[/quote]

I’m not surprised.

At the risk of outing myself, I’ve been appalled by friends, family, colleagues, and practical strangers I’ve encountered who openly displayed disgust when learning I have kids at SEC schools.

After all, how could a highly educated, East Coast liberal with a big social justice type job “allow” their children to go to school in (gasp!) a Red State!!!

Guess what? My kids are thriving.

Despite the fact that I’m a bleeding heart liberal, my kids seem to be Blue Dog Democrats. They also seem to be more outgoing and positive than I am, and they found their tribe on campus at SEC schools. I blame staying put in DC for my own hyper Type A tendencies and cynicism.

I’m astonished by my friends who seem to think the best way to change the world is by bubble wrapping themselves and their children in private schools in liberal communities. What a joke. [/quote]

+100[/quote]

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