<p>I am from the north (boston) and am pretty much set on the fact that i want to go to a southern school.<br>
anyone else in the same situation?
its not only because of the weather (though it def doesnt hurt) but also because i want to spread my life out...experience more of the country outside my little bubble (aka 99.9% white boston suburb...ahh need to get out of here), and also i love the friendliness of the south and that fact that people arent so intense and uptight about everything!
weirdly, the majority here wants to go to college nearby, which i dont understand and have no desire to do.</p>
<p>anyone in the same boat? people from the north already going to southern schools? experiences?</p>
<p>Hilary, my S also wants to go to another part of the country to meet people that will be different from those he has grown up with. He will probably end up in Florida, which is in the south but not really "southern" if you know what I mean. Both his friends and mine often are surprised that he wants to go so far away but we think it will be great for him to have new experiences - ones he wouldn't get if he stayed closer to home. Stick to your guns - sounds like you have good reasons and you know what will work for you. Good luck!</p>
<p>I live in a rich suburb of Chicago and am seriously thinking about Rice and to a lesser extent, Emory. I would not want to go to a Southern school like Vanderbilt or UVA because of their preppiness/pretentiousness, at least from what I've heard. But Rice and Emory are in some big southern cities, and I think it's less of a difference. It's warmer. </p>
<p>I think it's different between you and me because I've heard Boston is pretty uptight/elitist. Chicago is your typical midwestern place - pretty down to earth and for the most part pretty friendly. So it might be a different sort of change for you than for me.</p>
<p>yeah, i live in a rich suburb of boston (many would say it is snobby) and am seriously considering emory too! i love it. and my town is very uptight but because i am more of the mellow type (and ok, late 90% of the time) i think the south is perfect for me (since the cold crappy weather also makes me depressed). i heard vandy is a lot like my town by the fact that it isnt diverse and is mainly wealthy kids, but i dunno... i def think im set on going down south though (i also really like william&mary).</p>
<p>I live in South Carolina and I can say that we would welcome yall with open arms. Our southern hospitality is not a myth. Look forward to having you.</p>
<p>Funny you say that Hilary. By brother goes to UNC and finds a lot of the students to be pretty uptight compared to those he is used to. He visited me at Dartmouth and was surprised how much more laid back it was. No popped pink collars or "southern belles" dressed up for spring balls.</p>
<p>boston in general i think is a great city, very liberal...its just my town that is obnoxious... and i would appreciate some southern hospitality :)</p>
<p>Hilary, when I was making my college list I cut the country in half and didn't apply anywhere North of D.C. . .I had to get out of New England, I can't blame ya.
I'll be back to visit friends and stuff, but there's no way I want to spend another four years of my life in this weather. Don't get me wrong, I love Boston, it's my favorite place in the world, but I just need something new.</p>
<p>We used to live in Chicago, but we moved to central Ohio several years ago. My son is a sophomore at Emory and loves it there. He loves both the "Emory bubbble" and being in Atlanta, it's the best of both worlds. The weather is a plus too, although it has rained a lot more this year than it did last year. By the way, Hilary, his gf is from Boston and she is very happy at Emory as well.</p>
<p>i live in the south and am applying to schools in the northeast. i like people in the northeast better, but im a little on the preppy side so maybe thats why i would fit. the only thing im worried about is the elitist extremely wealthy kids that are everywhere up there</p>
<p>New Yorker (the city) heading to Washington and Lee in Lexington, VA next year. Looking forward to it, the warmth, the kind people, the culture, traditions and most importantly, the ACCENTS!</p>
<p>tcolgate, most people up here are not elitist or wealthy, although we do have our fair share of them, most of us are middle class and modest, and I go to school in Manhattan</p>
<p>Don't forget the racism, I found out it's alive and well. Too many white people in one place is never a good thing, (I'm white, I can say it) so maybe this isn't specifically about W&L, but small and expensive private schools in general. I went to McDaniel College in Maryland for a year and I'm from New Jersey, just outside NYC. If you're not used to being in a place where everyone's similar, in terms of ethnicity and lifestyle, you may be suprised ... sometimes unpleasantly.</p>
<p>However, a friend of mine went to W&L, joined a fraternity along with something like 80% of the kids enrolled there, and loves it.</p>
<p>I would go for more diversity, but to each their own.</p>