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Anonymous wrote:I like how when people are discussing schools in the northeast, everybody screams that the college isn’t important, it’s what you do when you’re there. But get out past the usual subjects, & people claim you can’t possibly succeed from there,

It’s not an inconsistent position. If I were hiring a young person and they told me they went to Ole Miss from out of state, I would wonder why. If that same person went to a low-ranked school without a racist history, I would just assume it was the best school they could get into to (and no shade to that — if they did well there and made the best of it, I’d be impressed). I would not be impressed by someone CHOOSING to go to Ole Miss if it’s not their in state school.

Outside of HBCUs is there a college below the Mason-Dixon Line without some sort of racist history?

Just curious as to you line of reasoning/logic?

I suggest that pp look up the connections of schools like Brown and even Harvard to slavery and racism.

Here’s something to get you started: https://slaveryandjustice.brown.edu/

https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2022/04/slavery-probe-harvards-ties-inseparable-from-rise/

And don’t forget Yale: https://news.yale.edu/2021/11/01/yale-publicly-confronts-historical-involvement-slavery

Was not stating that other schools do or don't have a past or present problem with racism. Just responding to PPs take that Ole Miss as a southern school with a racist history.

Anonymous wrote:Watch “Bama Rush” on (HBO) Max. Although it’s not about Mississippi, MS is always subtlety worse than the Alabama. If THAT is the kind of school you want your DD going to, that’s your choice. If you are a modern, first world person, I highly doubt you would consider paying to send a young woman there.

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Anonymous wrote:I like how when people are discussing schools in the northeast, everybody screams that the college isn’t important, it’s what you do when you’re there. But get out past the usual subjects, & people claim you can’t possibly succeed from there,

It’s not an inconsistent position. If I were hiring a young person and they told me they went to Ole Miss from out of state, I would wonder why. If that same person went to a low-ranked school without a racist history, I would just assume it was the best school they could get into to (and no shade to that — if they did well there and made the best of it, I’d be impressed). I would not be impressed by someone CHOOSING to go to Ole Miss if it’s not there in state school.

There is no need to work for employers that are judgmental.

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Anonymous wrote:I like how when people are discussing schools in the northeast, everybody screams that the college isn’t important, it’s what you do when you’re there. But get out past the usual subjects, & people claim you can’t possibly succeed from there,

It’s not an inconsistent position. If I were hiring a young person and they told me they went to Ole Miss from out of state, I would wonder why. If that same person went to a low-ranked school without a racist history, I would just assume it was the best school they could get into to (and no shade to that — if they did well there and made the best of it, I’d be impressed). I would not be impressed by someone CHOOSING to go to Ole Miss if it’s not their in state school.

Outside of HBCUs is there a college below the Mason-Dixon Line without some sort of racist history?

Just curious as to you line of reasoning/logic?

I suggest that pp look up the connections of schools like Brown and even Harvard to slavery and racism.

Here’s something to get you started: https://slaveryandjustice.brown.edu/

https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2022/04/slavery-probe-harvards-ties-inseparable-from-rise/

And don’t forget Yale: https://news.yale.edu/2021/11/01/yale-publicly-confronts-historical-involvement-slavery

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Anonymous wrote:I like how when people are discussing schools in the northeast, everybody screams that the college isn’t important, it’s what you do when you’re there. But get out past the usual subjects, & people claim you can’t possibly succeed from there,

It’s not an inconsistent position. If I were hiring a young person and they told me they went to Ole Miss from out of state, I would wonder why. If that same person went to a low-ranked school without a racist history, I would just assume it was the best school they could get into to (and no shade to that — if they did well there and made the best of it, I’d be impressed). I would not be impressed by someone CHOOSING to go to Ole Miss if it’s not there in state school.

Anonymous wrote:“I happen to think liberal kids from privileged backgrounds who take a different path are more open-minded than others.”

Right. Nothing says open-minded like blasting airhorns in an auditorium when an invited conservative is trying to speak.

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Anonymous wrote:I like how when people are discussing schools in the northeast, everybody screams that the college isn’t important, it’s what you do when you’re there. But get out past the usual subjects, & people claim you can’t possibly succeed from there,

It’s not an inconsistent position. If I were hiring a young person and they told me they went to Ole Miss from out of state, I would wonder why. If that same person went to a low-ranked school without a racist history, I would just assume it was the best school they could get into to (and no shade to that — if they did well there and made the best of it, I’d be impressed). I would not be impressed by someone CHOOSING to go to Ole Miss if it’s not their in state school.

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Anonymous wrote:I like how when people are discussing schools in the northeast, everybody screams that the college isn’t important, it’s what you do when you’re there. But get out past the usual subjects, & people claim you can’t possibly succeed from there,

It’s not an inconsistent position. If I were hiring a young person and they told me they went to Ole Miss from out of state, I would wonder why. If that same person went to a low-ranked school without a racist history, I would just assume it was the best school they could get into to (and no shade to that — if they did well there and made the best of it, I’d be impressed). I would not be impressed by someone CHOOSING to go to Ole Miss if it’s not their in state school.

Outside of HBCUs is there a college below the Mason-Dixon Line without some sort of racist history?

Just curious as to you line of reasoning/logic?

Anonymous wrote:Ole Miss is a very good school in a super interesting and fun environment and if your student is motivated, no doubt will offer an amazing education. Do not listen to the miserable, depressed and CLOSE MINDED jerks that are out of touch thinking their kid needs to go to Middlebury and the likes to get educated. You know better.

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Anonymous wrote:I like how when people are discussing schools in the northeast, everybody screams that the college isn’t important, it’s what you do when you’re there. But get out past the usual subjects, & people claim you can’t possibly succeed from there,

It’s not an inconsistent position. If I were hiring a young person and they told me they went to Ole Miss from out of state, I would wonder why. If that same person went to a low-ranked school without a racist history, I would just assume it was the best school they could get into to (and no shade to that — if they did well there and made the best of it, I’d be impressed). I would not be impressed by someone CHOOSING to go to Ole Miss if it’s not their in state school.

Weird.

I would assume they might have secured a full ride or significant tuition assistance.

Why? Because that’s precisely what southern flagships are doing to boost scores and ratings.

I can’t wait until SEC schools continue to improve their rankings and the dcum crowd eats crow.

ICYMI: several sec schools have impressive rankings for certain programs. The schools also offer an opportunity to get out of the dcum bubble and meet people with different perspectives. It’s an important life skill to navigate strikingly different settings and situations.

Bonus: people on sec campuses tend to be social and fun. Polar opposite of dcum.

Agree.

Surprised at the level of provincialism / closed-mindedness of some posters.

I’m not surprised.

At the risk of outing myself, I’ve been appalled by friends, family, colleagues, and practical strangers I’ve encountered who openly displayed disgust when learning I have kids at SEC schools.

After all, how could a highly educated, East Coast liberal with a big social justice type job “allow” their children to go to school in (gasp!) a Red State!!!

Guess what? My kids are thriving.

Despite the fact that I’m a bleeding heart liberal, my kids seem to be Blue Dog Democrats. They also seem to be more outgoing and positive than I am, and they found their tribe on campus at SEC schools. I blame staying put in DC for my own hyper Type A tendencies and cynicism.

I’m astonished by my friends who seem to think the best way to change the world is by bubble wrapping themselves and their children in private schools in liberal communities. What a joke.

Anonymous wrote:“I happen to think liberal kids from privileged backgrounds who take a different path are more open-minded than others.”

Right. Nothing says open-minded like blasting airhorns in an auditorium when an invited conservative is trying to speak.