re: Why does University of Alabama have so many out of state students?

Contrary to the bullshite that gets posted on here so much by the uga fans, a vast majority of the Atlanta kids that go to Bama or AU do so because they want to experience something different than high school friends. Out of the 15 or so kids from my graduating class, every one of them except me could have gotten into UGA. I didn't apply to any Georgia schools because I wanted to be well away from home. And my reason for going to AU was chasing a girl like a dumbass, who ended up going to Clemson which was tougher to get into. It's just a thing around Atlanta that a portion of kids are drawn to the two main Alabama schools. They want to be far enough away from the parents to be independent, but close enough to go home when they want. Athens is a fun town, but no way would I have chosen it over Auburn, and I'm sure the Atlanta area Bama kids would say the same thing. All three campuses offer different things that resonate with certain kids.

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He had a 26 on his ACT.

Told me UA offered him a full ride. I was sort of shocked. Maybe not legit, doesn't seem like it, but damn.

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Complete BS. I made a 27 and didn't get shite

27 is the lowest ACT you can get for a scholarship but you have to have a 3.5 too and I only had a 3.1

ETA: I was out of state btw

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NorthGwinnettTiger

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Same story with a lot of my good friends here from Atlanta. Sure some of them were too dumb to get into UGA, but a good amount of them just never wanted to.

The only in-state school I applied to was Vandy. The thought of attending any of the other big Tennessee schools never entered my mind.

I could've gone to Ole Miss if I wanted a repeat of my high school years.

Yeah, the back up stuff is mostly bs for the vast majority and really a more recent thing than anything as a result of hope escalating standards.

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As opposed to the poor, stupid people that go LSU

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But Alabama is a superior university to LSU.

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From Atlanta. Applied, and got into UGA, Auburn, Clemson, Virginia Tech, Colorado, Ole Miss, and FSU. Didn't get into SMU and Vandy.

I had no tie to any school except FSU, where my parents both went, but didn't really consider it as I didn't "jive" with the south florida crowd there.

I toured every school I mentioned, and absolutely loved Alabama, Ole Miss, and SMU. I was pretty indifferent with Auburn and Clemson, and didn't particularly like Colorado, VT, and UGA. Don't get me wrong, Athens is the best college town in the country, but I didn't feel like going to high school all over again.

So, it really came down to Alabama and Ole Miss. At the time (2005), neither team was a national football power, so that had nothing to do with my decision. Alabama had better academics, a BEAUTIFUL campus and tour, and their recruiting efforts were almost relentless. In the end, I picked Alabama and it was the best decision of my life. Being from out-of-state, I didn't feel so different as there were so many kids from other big cities like Nashville, Dallas, Houston, and Charlotte. It was a great mix of kids and really helps create a diverse network early on. I know some schools prefer to "keep their own," but I loved meeting kids from different, cool places.

I really enjoyed visiting and making friends with former LSU and Mississippi State grads in law school--but those student bodies are the antithesis of diverse. I feel like other schools to grow their "reach" should put the emphasis Alabama has on getting OOS kids. It brings in added revenue, spreads your alumni base, and over the years, creates a large professional network.

I'll give kudos to Ole Miss, they do a great job of OOS recruiting as well and was really a close second when choosing a school.

Out of State Scholarships

3.5 and 27 are the requirements for the lowest Out of State scholarships. Not as easy as many of the people on here seem to think.

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President F. King Alexander said the university is stepping up its out-of-state recruiting efforts next year, especially in areas such as Alabama, South Carolina, Arkansas, Tennessee and Texas, by adding more on-the-ground recruiters.

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Asked about LSU’s out-of-state numbers in comparison to its peer institutions, flagship state schools in other states, Kurpius said all universities have different obstacles, and operate on different models.

Some comparisons: University of Alabama this fall has 43 percent of their undergraduate population hailing from outside the state.

“They’re giving significant scholarships and they have different admission standards than LSU,” Kurpius said of Alabama. “We’re held to tighter admission standards by the (Louisiana) Board of Regents, (more) than most flagships, nationally,” he said.

“The positive outcome of that, we have a higher performing class coming in that is more likely to stay here and graduate,” Kurpius said. “I expect next year, we are going to continue our path on increasing our graduation rate and that’s a good thing.”

And Ohio State University, had 14.8 percent of its fall 2013 undergraduate enrollment made up of students coming from outside of Ohio and produced a record high 9.5 percent increase between 2012 and 2013. Last year, OSU brought in 7,793 students from outside the state and this fall, the university grew its out-of-state student population to 8,537.

University of Texas, which has an undergraduate enrollment of 39,995, did grow its out-of-state population by nearly two percent from 2012 to 2013, but the percentages remain low. UT brought in 1,927 students from outside of Texas in fall 2013.

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As for UGA, UF, and UTexas , it's much harder to get into these schools.

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In comparison to Bama?

The data doesn't show that. In 2013, Bama's acceptance rate was 57% to Georgia's 55%.

It always amazes me how some UGA people try to include themselves in the same group as the likes of Florida and Texas. You are not on their level.

How accurate are those acceptance rates?