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re: Freshman admission at Ole Miss is exploding
Posted on 6/13/25 at 5:34 pm to Portcityblues
Posted on 6/13/25 at 5:34 pm to Portcityblues
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Just talked to a kid I know that decided on Ole Miss over LSU and Bama because of how much more they offered. Very smart kid with well over 4.0 gpa and high act score.
Have a very very close personal friend, their kid got a full scholarship to bama, plus a year abroad, room/food, plus a stipend to bama.
LSU offered tops. These are die hard lsu people.
They laughed straight in the face of the lsu recruiter. LSU is royally messing up with in state kids right now.
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Posted on 6/13/25 at 5:37 pm to Purple Spoon
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Ole Miss has a nice compact campus in a very safe town relative to a lot of SEC campuses. It’s an active but closely monitored night life and the Greek system is still decent. It is viewed as the higher class of all the three major universities in MS even though MS state has several programs that are more respected. It’s a great destination for the SEC college experience.
As an Ole Miss grad I have always loved our compact campus. You 100% know when you are entering campus and 100% know when you are exiting campus. The campus sort of seems like you are on a mound surrounded by the City of Oxford. Pretty cool.
The campus just feels like a really safe beautiful Country Club. Amazing manicured landscaping and grounds.
Posted on 6/13/25 at 5:46 pm to tylerdurden24
Those kids from Philly and Chicago don’t stay in state when the graduate and don’t donate $$ back to the endowment.
Posted on 6/13/25 at 5:47 pm to tigerbait2010
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Big surprise to me is the success Arkansas has had with Louisiana kids. I have two LSU legacy family members at UA and they’ve gotten a lot of kids who would have gone to Ole Miss/Alabama in the past
Our daughter went there. Arkansas with the neighboring state exemption on out of state fees is a big help.
Posted on 6/13/25 at 5:55 pm to tylerdurden24
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TLDR - They get OOS tuition dollars up front but their alumni pool isn’t sticking around to work in the state and they have little reason to donate once they leave (same issue Ga Tech is having right now)
You have no clue what you’re talking about. I went to an alumni dinner where the Dean of Business was presenting and she noted that over 60% of graduates stayed in state to start their careers. So if Bama is 70% OOS like you guys claim then your statement is wrong. We also just raised $1.8B in a recent capital campaign. They are donating back and spreading word about their experience at UA. Sorry to disappoint all you haters
Posted on 6/13/25 at 5:57 pm to Russianblue
I think a lot of normal kids from the deep blue coastal areas want to get away from all the woke crap at the universities there.
They see on TV fun crowds at SEC games, normal people, strong Greek life, tailgating, etc and want to be a part of it. The Southeastern US is pretty much the only region that resembles what America used to be. Northeast and West coast suck. Midwest is dying, rust belt is dying. Southwest is Mexico light.
It’s basically Southern states and the mountain west states like Utah, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana.
They see on TV fun crowds at SEC games, normal people, strong Greek life, tailgating, etc and want to be a part of it. The Southeastern US is pretty much the only region that resembles what America used to be. Northeast and West coast suck. Midwest is dying, rust belt is dying. Southwest is Mexico light.
It’s basically Southern states and the mountain west states like Utah, Wyoming, Idaho, Montana.
Posted on 6/13/25 at 6:02 pm to paperwasp
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When I read that subject, my mind immediately went to Ole Miss sorority girls "exploding," IYKWIM.
My mind went to dove hunting on a baited field.
If you are a young male and can not score in Oxford, you are gay.
Posted on 6/13/25 at 6:41 pm to cdur86
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You have no clue what you’re talking about. I went to an alumni dinner where the Dean of Business was presenting and she noted that over 60% of graduates stayed in state to start their careers.
Maybe the Culver Dean was taking about their business graduates because the Bama 2024 Class only saw 46% of graduates stay in-state postgrad (per Bama’s latest outcomes data). It was 45% in 2023 and 42% in 2022. So hey, that’s progress I guess!
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We also just raised $1.8B in a recent capital campaign.
Your graduates within the past 10 years aren’t the one that got you that fundraising number. The problem for Bama isn’t short term, it’s getting recent grads to donate down the road (which in and of itself isn’t exclusively a Bama issue but the schools with a larger alumni base that stay in closer proximity to campus stand to be better off; out of sight, out of mind is a very real issue when it comes getting donors to write more than just an annual $100 check to get their car decal)
Posted on 6/13/25 at 6:59 pm to GreyReb
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As an Ole Miss grad I have always loved our compact campus. You 100% know when you are entering campus and 100% know when you are exiting campus. The campus sort of seems like you are on a mound surrounded by the City of Oxford. Pretty cool.
Agree. I like States as well, not as compact but I like how it’s on one side of the highway and Starkville starts at the other side. I hate campuses where you can’t tell if you’re on campus or in town
Posted on 6/13/25 at 7:05 pm to deltaland
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I think a lot of normal kids from the deep blue coastal areas want to get away from all the woke crap at the universities there.
It’s not even THAT deep. Northeast is simply overcrowded and Midwest schools are cold half the year. California schools get a ton of applicants but are both expensive and highly selective (the whole UC system is very highly ranked). Southern schools (SEC, ACC, Tulane, etc) are relatively affordable, look like/are fun, and the weather beats the shite out of the Midwest.
Posted on 6/13/25 at 7:05 pm to Cimarron
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Being rude and acting like a savage isn't a sign of intelligence. Just saying...
That dude is kind of bitter. Of course it is understandable when you want to think OU is an academic clown show.... while having an OU grad being the most revered individual in the history of your own school.
As to your comment about Organic Chemistry... no question...Organic chemistry is Organic Chemistry. It is what it is. However in my experience, some places cover more material or cover more topical detail in a class that can alter the rigor of the course. Furthermore, some teachers might require more projects or assignments that could make the class tougher...
Posted on 6/13/25 at 8:11 pm to Che Boludo
That’s how Auburn & Alabama are paying for all of the absurd amount of construction on campus.
Posted on 6/13/25 at 8:20 pm to Russianblue
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Only place off-limits to her was Aggie. I would simply not allow it in my house.
You screwed up. The Aggie business networking is incredible. If you are in Texas and have a Texas A&M degree you are golden. I had 5 good job offers before I even graduated. Could have had more but got tired of interviewing.
Posted on 6/13/25 at 8:23 pm to cdur86
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same issue Ga Tech is having right now)
The issue GA Tech has is that they are woke AF. I am speaking from personal first hand knowledge.
Posted on 6/13/25 at 8:32 pm to BZ504
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Log of kids would be better off going to trade school where they could make a good living quick. Liberal Arts and Gender Studies degrees only get you so fa
Posted on 6/13/25 at 8:34 pm to tigerbait2010
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Big surprise to me is the success Arkansas has had with Louisiana kids. I have two LSU legacy family members at UA and they’ve gotten a lot of kids who would have gone to Ole Miss/Alabama in the past
If my kids go to an SEC school for College, it will be Arkansas. Place is beautiful
Posted on 6/13/25 at 8:44 pm to tylerdurden24
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Bama has been chasing the short term dollar on the coat tails of the football and sorority/tik Tok success. Problem is most of those OOS kids are the dumb trust fund babies from up north who couldn’t get into an ACC school (let alone anything Ivy League) so they come South to cosplay southerner for 4 years of college Disney world before returning home to work for daddy’s company/firm, rarely to return.
They still get a decent portion of kids from metro ATL but increasingly those same kids are the transplants to the area with no real reason to stick around the South unless it’s back in ATL, Charlotte, Nashville, or Houston/Dallas.
TLDR - They get OOS tuition dollars up front but their alumni pool isn’t sticking around to work in the state and they have little reason to donate once they leave (same issue Ga Tech is having right now)
Yep and that growth strategy hasn't really changed for the past 15 to 20 years. The the GPA and avg ACT/SAT stats/numbers for incoming freshmen have risen dramatically over the last 15 to 20 years ironically as the relative U.S. News ranking has steadily dropped which is the opposite of what you'd expect and it's been pretty pronounced in Alabama's case but even in Auburn's case to lesser extent as well.
Regardless of the differences in quality from one university to another, the entire higher education and student loan system and the cost of a degree is unstainable with the neverending increasing cost of a degree.
Posted on 6/13/25 at 8:49 pm to bigDgator
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It's funny, but there hasn't been much back and forth between Texas and Oklahoma this year. Probably because you guys are both new and are busy dodging bullets from the other SEC schools. This feels more normal.
Sorry, just a comment, by all means continue.
A lot of Texas people, although not all, have a superiority complex. I'm sure everyone else has noticed it in the short time they've been around. They're brash and proud and feel like already they're the premier school and athletic program in the conference. Trust me, they feel like everyone else in the conference is a notch below. Arkansas and A&M people know this well.
It's arrogance and most folks don't like it.
I've always been one to respect Texas and recognize it as a great school with much to offer. I can take a good natured ribbing, but I have a low tolerance for puerile insults and falsehoods.
This post was edited on 6/13/25 at 8:50 pm
Posted on 6/13/25 at 8:58 pm to Govt Tide
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U.S. News ranking
You probably drop in their ranking if the "diversity" element loses points because there aren't enough mentally ill alphabet people on campus.
The methodology used in all these rankings are dubious at best.
Kids should go to whatever accredited school allows them to get a degree with the least amount of debt possible.
Posted on 6/13/25 at 9:00 pm to anc
I wish Arkansas would cap admissions. They are throwing up & proposing so much student housing that isn’t ran by the university.. It’s killing to Fayetteville charm. There are currently 3 proposals for student housing buildings on Dickson street.
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