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[quote=Anonymous][quote]  Wrong!! Alabama is one of four growing states in the country  [/quote]

Completely wrong, and the propaganda/dishonesty matters.

Alabama has the fourth lowest per-capita income of all 50 states.  Last year its economy grew at the 17th fastest rate of all 50 states, which at least puts it in the top half but is a slower rate than Pacific states like California or Washington or a slower absolute level than northern states like Mass and Wisconsin.  Alabama's 'hub' Birmingham is small (47th largest metro area in the country) and growing at a slower growth rate than almost any metro area in the South (and also growing at a slower rate than northern cities like Hartford, Philadelphia or Minneapolis).

In part as a result, Alabama's public schools rank 49th of the 50 states.  Which is by and large the people you'll be studying with in Tuscaloosa (notwithstanding the weird claims here that "you can go to Alabama but avoid Alabamians almost entirely if you want")

SLACs aren't for everyone, but there are a lot of other state flagships that offer the experience of a big state university without Alabama's additional challenges of being in a relatively poor state with poor education levels.  It might be the right school for some, but I'd pay more attention to those documented facts than to silly anecdotes about how happy and well-dressed 'everyone' looks.

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