<p>Not sure what you mean by the above. What I mean by saying UA is not a deep South school is that many students at Bama have their roots from elsewhere…either they were born elsewhere or their parents were. There are thousands and thousands of transplants in the state. So, even when OOS numbers are discussed, they’re misleading because many in-state kids at Bama are actually not from the state. Also, many of the profs are not from Alabama.</p>
<p>I’ve been on Miss St’s campus and Ole Miss’ campus. Those schools are far more southern than Bama is, because that state doesn’t have the transplants that the state of Alabama has.</p>
<p>The reason I say that Bama is not a deep South school is because people outside of the state wonder if they will be accepted at Bama because they’re from elsewhere. Or, they wonder if there will some huge culture shock…as if they’ll be going to college on the Tara plantation.</p>
<p>^M2ck is right, in a sense. Ole Miss and Miss State definitely are more old south than Bama is, but I don’t think you can mistake that Bama is a deep South school. It’s just not to the extent that the Mississippi schools are. And while it may be true that there are a few transplants, it’s disingenuous to say they make up the majority. Alabama is only the 26th fastest growing state after all.</p>
<p>it’s disingenuous to say they make up the majority.</p>
<p>I didn’t say that they make up the majority. The word “many” does not equal “majority.” </p>
<p>I would not say that there are a “few” children of transplants at Bama. That is not true. Just from my kids’ own high school every student that has gone to Bama is a child of a transplant, except one. Certainly, if one high school can send a lot of children of transplants, others did likewise. </p>
<p>I doubt Bama has the figures of who is a child of a transplant or not because that question is not on the app. But the fact that many students don’t have a southern accent is rather telling. </p>
<p>When the school went from 16,000 undergrads to 23,000 undergrads they did that largely by offering money to kids with higher stats. No offense to true native Alabamians, but most of the kids with higher stats have roots from elsewhere. I’m not saying that none of the scholarships went to true native Alabamians, but I bet most of the scholarships went to the children of transplants and OOS students.</p>
<p>Went on a tour Monday morning. Everyone on the tour was from out of state. Among those represented were Delaware, Connecticut, Wisconsin, Texas, Tennessee, Florida, Louisiana. Met a family from Washington State at Mass on Sunday.</p>
<p>BTW, Great Tour! Highly recommend doing a weekday tour. Great to see students walking the campus going to and from class, filling the Ferg. Any kid will fit in there. All sizes, shapes, and colors. Very diverse! Arrived on Saturday and LOTS of kids on campus. This is not a suitcase school!</p>