<p>Lucie: The stats were from Birmingham. I had the wrong school. Thanks for the correction.I did get the stats right for Ohio (87.12% instate for this past year). Ohio does have less diversity in a state of residence sense <a href=“http://www.osu.edu/osutoday/stuinfo.php”>http://www.osu.edu/osutoday/stuinfo.php</a> (roughly 30% less than Alabama) Since the economic recession many state schools are seeking out of state students for the higher tuition. NC has been debating raising the cap on OOS students in order to build revenue.</p>
<p>Captain: I almost left at the end of my freshman year. I felt very out of place and found the small town lacking in variety (I grew up in a metro area much more active than the RTP area of long ago) The only thing that kept me there was a young man. By the time we broke up, I was in grad school. I am sorry about your friend who regrets leaving UNC. Sounds like her life went well. One of the challenges we have as we age is working through regrets and cherishing what did work out. I work on this one a lot!</p>