<p>Richard Stockton falls victim to the same syndrome as lots of other publics in Northeastern states. Kids want to go out of state just to go out of state. I know kids from my large public NJ high school (located in a fairly affluent area, which I think also has a lot to do with it) that refuse to apply to any schools instate. Some will pay dividends more to go across the river to East Stroudsburg instead of going to Willy P or Stockton (which are pretty comprable academically). </p>
<p>We need a name for this, maybe “Rutgers Syndrome,” although “SUNY Syndrome” has a nice ring to it :P</p>