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Originally posted by AXiD670
As far as beaches go, the panhandle is just not a very pretty part of the state. The beaches get better the further south you go. Actually, the only reason to be in the panhandle is if you're going to school in Tally.
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As someone who grew up in the Panhandle...
the eastern half (PCB east) sucks. The western part--including the beaches of South Walton--were included among Southern Living's Best Beaches in the South. If you want a low-key family-style vacation, Seaside and the ilk are your place. If you want a rowdy party school atmosphere, yeah, the Atlantic coast beaches are your place.
I'm in the Panhandle, and going to school in Tally--or anywhere in Florida at all--wasn't an option for me at all. Whatever was I doing growing up here?
But, back to the topic at hand--the intellectual center of the state is in Gainesville. As a fifth-generation Floridian, that (along with A&M for the architecture and family connections) was the only place I would have considered going. Seriously, if you're going to spend a grip on out-of-state tuition and you want to go to school in the South--go to UF, or UTexas, or UGa, or UVa. That is all.
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