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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t think any rejections to top schools are surprising. It depends on so many factors [/quote]

I agree - rejections at especially the top 20 (maybe top 30) schools shouldn't be a surprise.  But many rejections at much lower ranked schools are a surprise.  University of Tennessee had an acceptance rate of 75% in 2021, and this cycle only a 35%.  I wonder if Alabama & Kentucky will become the new Tennessee (in terms of admissions) next year - where all these kids apply there thinking that it is their "safety" based on data from prior years only to find that it is not.  Luckily, we have not had any rejections yet, and the only ones we are waiting on are top 20 schools (where the rejections will probably begin for us).[/quote]

It's called the "carpet bagger" effect. Y'all ain't wanted. [/quote]

Goodness gracious. Not true at all. Southern state representing here. We do want you and all of your great kids. Southern hospitality is real and we are happy to show you around. are there many thing that we are learning as Deep South schools? Yes. Are we also welcoming to others and excited about our growth? Yes. We don’t mock everyone and call them Yankees. You will find a mix of well-educated professionals, academics, family business employees, and farmers. And we see them all the same. What we don’t like is being talked down to because of where we are born. We love our warm culture (and can recognize its complicated history). Come on down and eat some mud bugs. You prolly gon stay a while :)[/quote]

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