<p>Well, yes, you can drive to the ocean from LSU/Ole Miss. You can drive to the ocean from Tennessee or Kentucky or Illinois as well. It will just take a bit longer :)</p>
<p>I live in Louisiana and it has many fine qualities. Good beaches are not one of them even though we are a coastal state (and BTW, Baton Rouge is NOT on the coast). There are some very nice beaches on the Alabama coast and the Florida panhandle. 4-5 hours from Baton Rouge. And a good bit farther from Ole Miss, which is practically in Tennessee. </p>
<p>Oh, and I grew up in Louisiana and went to school in New England. Racism is not limited to the south by any means. I believed the hype and thought people in NE would be more enlightened than people in Louisiana. I was wrong.</p>
<p>If you want to go to med school definitely keep your debt low for undergrad. Ideally you want no debt. Look through the list of automatic full ride/free tuition scholarships for schools that meet your geographical preferences.</p>