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Anonymous wrote:i realize this data is up until 2023 however what have you noticed at your own schools here in the mid atlantic or elsewhere? I have noticed a trend of students in the class of 2025 opting not to attend any schools in the south even though they were accepted. Years prior I saw a lot more students opting to attend schools in the south.

Why do you think they’re opting not to attend? If they are opting not to go for political reasons, why did they even apply in the first place?

NP here. Some are saying they want to stay away from the political craziness and others are picking schools that have better reputations academically. The weather isn't the biggest draw anymore.

Then, as I said, why even apply in the first place? It’s not like the political craziness only cropped up within the past few months…

It's called having options. My DD's friend got into Kentucky and LSU for example but ultimately decided to go to Wisconsin.

Anonymous wrote:i realize this data is up until 2023 however what have you noticed at your own schools here in the mid atlantic or elsewhere? I have noticed a trend of students in the class of 2025 opting not to attend any schools in the south even though they were accepted. Years prior I saw a lot more students opting to attend schools in the south.

Nope I have heard kids getting upset if they are forced to go north because it has become so hard to get into these SEC schools.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:i realize this data is up until 2023 however what have you noticed at your own schools here in the mid atlantic or elsewhere? I have noticed a trend of students in the class of 2025 opting not to attend any schools in the south even though they were accepted. Years prior I saw a lot more students opting to attend schools in the south.

Why do you think they’re opting not to attend? If they are opting not to go for political reasons, why did they even apply in the first place?

NP here. Some are saying they want to stay away from the political craziness and others are picking schools that have better reputations academically. The weather isn't the biggest draw anymore.

Then, as I said, why even apply in the first place? It’s not like the political craziness only cropped up within the past few months…

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:i realize this data is up until 2023 however what have you noticed at your own schools here in the mid atlantic or elsewhere? I have noticed a trend of students in the class of 2025 opting not to attend any schools in the south even though they were accepted. Years prior I saw a lot more students opting to attend schools in the south.

Why do you think they’re opting not to attend? If they are opting not to go for political reasons, why did they even apply in the first place?

NP here. Some are saying they want to stay away from the political craziness and others are picking schools that have better reputations academically. The weather isn't the biggest draw anymore.

Anonymous wrote:i realize this data is up until 2023 however what have you noticed at your own schools here in the mid atlantic or elsewhere? I have noticed a trend of students in the class of 2025 opting not to attend any schools in the south even though they were accepted. Years prior I saw a lot more students opting to attend schools in the south.

This is what I'm seeing too. Kids still applying to SEC schools but ultimately picking other schools like those in the Midwest.

Anonymous wrote:i realize this data is up until 2023 however what have you noticed at your own schools here in the mid atlantic or elsewhere? I have noticed a trend of students in the class of 2025 opting not to attend any schools in the south even though they were accepted. Years prior I saw a lot more students opting to attend schools in the south.

Why do you think they’re opting not to attend? If they are opting not to go for political reasons, why did they even apply in the first place?

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Anonymous wrote:This chart is a little misleading because Alabama is mostly OOS, but they were like that before this percent change was captured. Same for South Carolina. This does validate that UTK has come on strong for those that don’t get in UF/UGA/SC.

OOS doesn't necessarily mean NE.

It’s common knowledge that most OOS kids come from the NE.

I’m from TN and knew a ton of kids who went to university of Alabama from TN, MS, GA, etc all over the South. I would guess many OOS students are from the south because that’s predominantly who wants to go to school in the south.

i realize this data is up until 2023 however what have you noticed at your own schools here in the mid atlantic or elsewhere? I have noticed a trend of students in the class of 2025 opting not to attend any schools in the south even though they were accepted. Years prior I saw a lot more students opting to attend schools in the south.

Huge shift to the SEC

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Anonymous wrote:This chart is a little misleading because Alabama is mostly OOS, but they were like that before this percent change was captured. Same for South Carolina. This does validate that UTK has come on strong for those that don’t get in UF/UGA/SC.

OOS doesn't necessarily mean NE.

It’s common knowledge that most OOS kids come from the NE.

Anonymous wrote:This chart is a little misleading because Alabama is mostly OOS, but they were like that before this percent change was captured. Same for South Carolina. This does validate that UTK has come on strong for those that don’t get in UF/UGA/SC.

OOS doesn't necessarily mean NE.

This chart is a little misleading because Alabama is mostly OOS, but they were like that before this percent change was captured. Same for South Carolina. This does validate that UTK has come on strong for those that don’t get in UF/UGA/SC.

Anonymous wrote:There a lot more kids with low stats in the NE now. They have to go somewhere.

Don’t be such a dumbass. The profile of the SEC has risen.

There a lot more kids with low stats in the NE now. They have to go somewhere.

I found this chart and article pretty interesting. I also wonder if Vandy is just accepting more from other areas.

https://www.axios.com/2025/03/16/college-south-sec-northeast-students

Change in new students enrolled in SEC schools from the Northeast, 2014 to 2023

A bar chart that illustrates the change in enrollment from Northeast students at SEC schools from 2014 to 2023. LSU leads with a 486% increase, followed by Tennessee at 378.7%. Notably, Missouri shows a significant decline of 62.9%, while Vanderbilt's change is nearly flat at -0.3%.

LSU
+486.0%

Tennessee
+378.7

Ole Miss
+230.1

Florida
+106.3

Georgia
+106.1

Texas
+102.5

Auburn
+94.0

South Carolina
+89.8

Kentucky
+63.9

Texas A&M
+59.6

Mississippi State
+38.5

Alabama
+31.2

Vanderbilt
-0.3

Arkansas
-6.7

Oklahoma
-16.9

Missouri
-62.9