re: Most desirable colleges by state

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Those stats blow my mind. Texans get cheap tuition at A&M (and I'd assume t.u. and other state schools) but for out-of-state I might as well have sent my kids to SMU (expensive, for those who don't know). Is it that much different for Alabama?

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I can explain why. There are many wealthy familes out there who will let their kid choose any school they want and mommy and daddy are willing to pay tuition in full over instate tuition and scholarships. A close friend of mines who is a lawer at a big law firm and his wife is a cpa at Delloite, send their daughter to study photography at Univ of South Carolina for full f***ing tuition over a free ride (hope scholarship) at UGA. People just have way too much disposable income. They had no family connection to South Carolina but their daughter really liked the campus so that is good enough for them.. whatever makes her happy.