It’s happening all over the Southeast.
by sluredandstumbly (2021-01-04 16:06:42)

In reply to: It's been happening in Illinois for years  posted by El Kabong

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20-30 years ago, the only schools that would draw kids from outside the Southeast were the private schools with prestige (Duke, Vanderbilt, Emory), or a couple of well-regarded state schools (UVA, UNC). Now, there are an increasing number of formerly strictly state/regional schools with rapidly growing national student bodies. Schools like Wake Forest, U of Florida, Georgia Tech, UGA, Clemson, etc. are all rapidly climbing national rankings and drawing an increasingly competitive student body. I think that trend will continue to accelerate.

I don't think UF and UGA are actively recruiting out of
by Tex Francisco  (2021-01-04 16:41:00)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

state kids with scholarships, tuition waivers, etc. Both schools are around 85% in-state kids, compared to Alabama which is now less than 40% in-state kids. Population growth in their respective states combined with a bit of interest from surrounding states has made UF and UGA (and FSU too) very hard to get into. They don't need kids from the Midwest or Northeast.
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by Freight Train  (2021-01-04 17:14:30)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Alabama is importing students. Florida and Georgia have been importing citizens.