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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s not just the healthcare. It’s the sororities too, the whole ethos. If you took the same girl and sent her to BU or anyplace else not in the South it is much more likely she would be launched on a successful career path. [/quote]

This poster has no idea. Try to visit, [b]it is eye-opening[/b]. The school is impressive and the [b]opportunities amazing[/b]. All kinds of kids, with an energetic and happy vibe, not angry or tense like many northern schools.  [/quote]
Curious to know what's eye-opening and about the amazing opportunities. Thanks. [/quote]

Different poster, but for us the commitment the school showed to academically strong students was eye-opening. The school had averaged a ribbon cutting a month for the previous four years when our daughter did her callback interviews, and they were fairly explicit about making a similar investment in high stats kids. They’re aware of the things you hear about Alabama on places like this and they address them. For example, DCUM worries about “outcomes.” Freshman in Witt (and I assume Blount and Randall) are already getting regular guidance on grad school and postgraduate scholarships, including interaction with alums who have gone through the process. They’re seeing kids in the cohorts ahead of them—friends and role models—win these scholarships and/or get into top grad schools, so that becomes their expectation. The honors college has programs to get kids involved in research to address one of the perceived advantages of SLACs. The NMF gives you 5 years at OOS rates, so if you want to study abroad, you’re likely paying less and banking the difference. Beyond that, Witt sends kids out into the world to see how theory maps onto real life. They’ll spend a year studying something in theory, then spend a few weeks over the summer to see how theory maps onto the real world—so they’ll study poverty, then go work in Marion for a few weeks. They’ll study civics, then go to Cuba to appreciate the stakes. The academic program UA laid out was more impressive than anything we would get in state short of a Jefferson Scholarship. Finally, the student body was the happiest we visited. It seems to be a lot of fun to go to Alabama, and the students, faculty, and staff take great pride in the place. [/quote]

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