Good article on why Mass kids go OOS over Umass

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Wisconsin
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<p>Sports/school spirit and academics combo a big selling point and Badgers on that list.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2010/09/05/at_umass_top_rung_remains_out_of_reach/?page=1%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2010/09/05/at_umass_top_rung_remains_out_of_reach/?page=1&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>Interesting- an example perhaps of where a strong private education system in place derailed support for the public system.</p>

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<p>The young man from Boston that was quoted about UW’s school spirit just happens to be my roommate in Sellery this year. Very interesting article.</p>

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<p>Nothing in the article says anything about UW’s academics – just its sports teams. In contrast:</p>

<p>“Look, we would love to pay less, but you just have to make that investment,’’ said George Davis, Maggie’s father. “Michigan, California, North Carolina, Virginia — they are killer state systems. Massachusetts is just not thought of as in the same class.’’</p>

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<p>UW tops Virginia in Wall Street Journal hiring survey</p>

<p>[Top</a> 25 Colleges Ranked By Recruiters - WSJ.com](<a href=“Best Colleges & Universities - Ranked by Job Recruiters - WSJ”>Best Colleges & Universities - Ranked by Job Recruiters - WSJ)</p>

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<p>That’s ok. Tech beat 'em both!</p>

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<p>I’m an oos student at UW from Mass. You in-state students should feel very fortunate to have such an amazing state school! Though UMass is decent, the other superior options in Mass (Boston in particular) are private and of very high cost. I did not even apply in state during freshman year for those reasons, though I would have loved to stay close to my roots. Anyway, I am happy where I am now.</p>