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re: So the u of Bama wants to become more yankee?
Posted on 7/23/17 at 7:04 pm to jb4
Posted on 7/23/17 at 7:04 pm to jb4
I won't argue about the state money or any of the economic stuff because I'm ignorant of all the specifics.
But I will say I think there has been a definite trickle down effect to the smaller schools in the state that coincides with Alabama's expansion.
I've noticed a lot more in-state kids who grew up Alabama fans choosing smaller in-state schools because they either don't meet the higher admission standards OR who don't want to go to a big school, like Alabama is now.
My son is heading to Troy in three weeks because Alabama was too big for him. He's not the only one - lots of kids choosing places like UNA, Troy, and USA lately than in the past.
The improvement of these schools is a positive for the state. It's not always about just Alabama or Auburn when we talk about state universities.
But I will say I think there has been a definite trickle down effect to the smaller schools in the state that coincides with Alabama's expansion.
I've noticed a lot more in-state kids who grew up Alabama fans choosing smaller in-state schools because they either don't meet the higher admission standards OR who don't want to go to a big school, like Alabama is now.
My son is heading to Troy in three weeks because Alabama was too big for him. He's not the only one - lots of kids choosing places like UNA, Troy, and USA lately than in the past.
The improvement of these schools is a positive for the state. It's not always about just Alabama or Auburn when we talk about state universities.
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Posted on 7/23/17 at 7:43 pm to BamaChick
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I've noticed a lot more in-state kids who grew up Alabama fans choosing smaller in-state schools because they either don't meet the higher admission standards OR who don't want to go to a big school, like Alabama is now.
The admission standards for in-state students is not a factor. As a matter of fact, UA is bringing in a lot of students on special admission wavers in order not to have the ISS vs OSS ratio gap increase even more. What a lot of small AL colleges are doing is allowing students in adjacent states to be considered in-state students. The Hope Scholarship in GA, has helped some AL Colleges because it prevents a lot of those students from going to UGA and GT. So they pay the difference in AL as in-state students.
This post was edited on 7/23/17 at 7:46 pm
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