<p>Drinking is huge at all colleges (almost) ESPECIALLY large public universities. I can assure you that there is no more drinking (and no less) at TN than at 'Bama, Georgia, Penn State (or UPenn for that matter).</p>
<p>To MOWC:
The sky is blue.</p>
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<p>Weather, sports, scholarships, food, seafood/barbecue depending on where see a different part of the country, prettier campuses(IMO), bigger Greek life (pro or con I suppose), hotter women, maybe a better chance to get into a honors program, a lot more jobs are being created in the South than in the Midwest, etc…</p>
<p>Definitely give Alabama a hard look.</p>
<p>*Weather, sports, scholarships, food, seafood/barbecue depending on where see a different part of the country, prettier campuses(IMO), bigger Greek life (pro or con I suppose), hotter women, maybe a better chance to get into a honors program, a lot more jobs are being created in the South than in the Midwest, etc… *</p>
<p>Very true! </p>
<p>Especially the more jobs part…</p>
<p>I love the beautiful campuses. </p>
<p>The men in my family would say the hotter women part…LOL… (note to self…when H is on Bama’s campus, blindfold him)</p>
<p>I would definitely choose UF if he’s in state for it. It’s a very strong engineering program and UF is ranked as a top 50 school.
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<p>Florida>>>Auburn</p>
<p>* We live in Tn so UTenn will be less expensive by far. </p>
<p>My son loves the campus at Clemson, so based on your comments looks like he should like Bama and Auburn too.
So far here are his preferences:
Top choices : Clemson, Vanderbilt
2nd Tier: Alabama, Auburn, Florida ( he qualifies for in state tuition)
3rd tier: South Carolina, Tennessee, GA Tech (campus not too appealing and hard to get scholarships) *</p>
<p>I’m confused…</p>
<p>If you live in Tennessee, why does he qualify for in-state in Florida?</p>
<p>Are you military, and Florida is your state of record?</p>
<p>Or, is he National Merit, National Achievement, or National Hispanic, and gets in-state that way?</p>
<p>I don’t know how much rankings takes into account co-op or internship opportunities and such…but that would be a big deal to consider, too. </p>
<p>My son has had a generously paying internship from his first year.</p>
<p>When we lived in Florida we got our S one of those Florida PrePaid College Plans for tuition. Since then we moved out of state to TN, but because of PrePaid Plan the state of Florida grants him in state tuition at any state college. Little known secret… just learn that a few weeks ago…
For those with family in Florida you can get then to buy one of the many plans (some are very inexpensive) and your S or D is automatically in state! The kid doesn’t need to live in Florida to get one, just the person that buys it.</p>
<p>^^^</p>
<p>Wow…good to know!</p>
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<p>You just made my day. </p>
<p>Now I’ve got to track down some kind of distant relatives.</p>
<p>But there has to be some clause saying that you once lived in Florida, right? </p>
<p>::waits for plan to get shot down::</p>
<p>I like UF and FSU, but OOS costs and lack of OOS scholarships have been a bit of a turnoff.</p>
<p>Edit: Oh and I’m a junior now, so I probably have act ASAP, right?</p>
<p>Current prices aren’t up… Yesterday was the last day.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.myfloridaprepaid.com/Affordability/Calculator.asp?page=18[/url]”>http://www.myfloridaprepaid.com/Affordability/Calculator.asp?page=18</a></p>
<p>Florida Prepaid College Plan: Anyone who is at least 18 years old may purchase a plan. The beneficiary (student) or beneficiary’s parent/guardian must have resided in Florida for the past 12 consecutive months prior to purchase.</p>
<p>I hate Alabama!</p>
<p>Alabama’s not too bad…you just have to get used to the ways things are done around here.</p>
<p>coollege, about the Florida Prepaid, you can still buy it the only thing is that the price might go up. I would have a relative to buy you the cheap one, 2yrs community college. The money is not wasted because if you end up in another state, you can always draw the money from the plan. They might need to call the office to speed up things.</p>
<p>Here is the shortcut from UF about exceptions in establishing residency for in state tuition purposes.
[University</a> of Florida - Admissions](<a href=“http://www.admissions.ufl.edu/residency/exception.html]University”>http://www.admissions.ufl.edu/residency/exception.html) </p>
<p>Check #6</p>
<p>leeznon - Location: University of Texas - quote: *I hate Alabama! *</p>
<p>Of course you do… Bama “messed with Texas” …and won. LOL</p>