Right. Sometimes keeping it simple can be a good idea . He likes Auburn, it’s instate, you can afford it. Good luck!
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I was being facetious.
If you go by state, Alabamans make up 58% which isn’t a huge in-state amount vs. others.
Next is Georgia at 3769 or 13% - which makes sense given its proximity to the state border. Florida and Texas both have 1,000 kids and Tennessee almost 1,000.
But the Atlanta area is a well known feeder - and why not? It’s a fine school, a nice campus, a nice town and it’s two hours or less to the different parts of the city. Like most every major flagship, yes, they have attendees from every state in the union.
We’ve reached the point where one needs to define what diversity means to them. I think for most, it just means lots of people of color. To me, it means a mix a people from different backgrounds with unique life experiences and personalities. Diversity is something to be felt and experienced. It’s meant to make one a more well-rounded and inclusive person. It shouldn’t be a virtue-signaling tool. It doesn’t have to be seen. Almost every large state school will be diverse. The only time I’ve seen an obvious lack of diversity is at a school like High Point.
I tried to edit my initial post to clarify, but something went wrong…Yes, different backgrounds/unique life experiences is what I meant.
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In that case I think Auburn is a great option - in state, very affordable, good employability in the Southeast, your kid likes it. They are just a few careers out there like consulting, FAANG, Wall Street analyst, etc. where it is almost impossible to break in if you are not at certain schools. If your kid is not interested in any of those then I wouldn’t worry about it. Like I said, Auburn is on my senior’s short list as well, but he wants to stay in the southeast and is planning on mechanical engineering.
For kids who want to stay in the SE I think Auburn can actually be more of an asset than a bigger-name school in a different region, simply because the network is so close-knit. The “Auburn Family” thing is no joke.
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Why does “FAANG” get assumed to be as college-elitist as management consulting around here?
G is known to recruit widely (dozens or hundreds of colleges), although it is generally considered highly selective through technical interviews. The A companies also have substantial numbers of employees from less prestigious schools like SJSU, WWU, WSU, ASU. Of course, with well-known companies, anyone from anywhere can apply. Also, would it really hurt to be a graduate from the same school as the CEO?
With smaller or less well known companies and schools, hiring is likely to have a strong regional bias (stronger than what it still quite visible with larger companies, such as Amazon and Microsoft getting lots of graduates of state universities in Washington).
Tim Cook is an Auburn grad
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Fair number from Texas and my son’s roommate from Boston and another from Virginia…yeah, not just Atlanta.
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