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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If the schools are good, then who cares about the politics of the state? Honestly, too many are too loud about politics. Go to the school that is the best fit for you and love your life!

All of this political hand-wringing is ruining our nation.[/quote]

Some of us would prefer our kids and their friends have access to needed medical care, without having to drive OOS to get it.  Some of our kids would prefer the same.  My own kid said no to Southern schools---they want to be somewhere with diversity that truly supports every person and that the community does as well.  So while she is a cisgender straight female, she has friends who are not.  Her sorority is the most LGTBQ supportive on campus, has a transgender member in her pledge class who will be living in her suite next year.  She wanted to be somewhere that this is not an issue for anyone---where majority think nothing about it because it is just life and "great nice to meet you, ok that is who you are, awesome---let's go grab lunch".  
When your kid expresses this desire, you make sure they find the right place.  Also we support that, because we would never want to live somewhere that wasn't like that (and never have).

Also, one kid lives in one of those Purple states Large flagship town, where once you leave that town and the other large city in the state, it is rural and crazy deep red.  Kid went to college in the other large city which was very diverse.  Now lives in the state flagship town and while great place with mostly highly educated people, the diversity is already lacking versus where they went to college.  Kid noticed the lack of diversity the first few days there.  Wishes there was more diversity, but loves the job and happy to be near friends still in college. [/quote]

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