re: So the u of Bama wants to become more yankee?

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Isn't that true for in-State students too? It was at one time.

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31 ACT gets you a free ride as an Alabama resident, not sure about the GPA requirement - so it sounds like the out of state requirement is lower; which is total bullshite if true

my step son is a rising senior & has a 32 on the ACT

his GPA is a 4.2 (puts him in the top 10 at his school, one of the better ones academically for AL public high schools)

he wants to go to UGA or UF (although he is a Bama fan - wants to go to a big state school that is just a little further from home, but not too far)

interestingly, Auburn has higher requirements for a scholly than Bama does (32 ACT)

right now, Alabama is his "back up school" if he can't get a full ride to where he ultimately decides he "really" want to go to

I flat told him that we ain't paying $20K a year for him to go to Georgia or Florida when he can go to Bama for free

and yes, it hurts having to say that