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Originally Posted by Sciencewoman
Even putting the sorority business aside for a moment, I'm just interested in the fact that Alabama is attracting so many out-of-state students. I know my daughter received about 10-15 admissions PR items from them during her college search window.
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It's all about the automatic scholarships. If you have a 32 on the ACT and above a certain GPA (3.75 maybe? Don't remember off hand), you have an automatic free ride. HaloStar considered it, for a minute, until he talked to my brother who discouraged it. He thinks my son would have a very hard time fitting in there.
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Originally Posted by Sciencewoman
Many students want to stay in Michigan, but the job market is not strong. It depends on the field. Michigan is #2 in the country when it comes to "native born" residents. People want to stay, but often they have to leave. And very few people are moving here. There used to be a saying during the early 80s recession, "last one out of Michigan, turn off the lights!"
That being said, the University of Michigan attracts many out-of-state students, and Michigan is not generous with student aid. They don't have to be. They lure in the full payers.
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We've heard that here too. When we had our statewide luncheon in Michigan last spring, I had the collegiate seniors sign in with their contact information and where they expected to be after graduation. There were seniors from 8 of our 9 chapters in the state present. Only about 20% of those who signed in expected to remain in state after graduation. This defeated my purpose of obtaining this information to give to our alumnae chapters and clubs!
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