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We have many students from Northern Virginia heading South for college. Many spend a semester or two away, build up their GPA. then transfer into schools like the University of Virginia or William & Mary. Coming from high schools in Northern Virginia, we actually have a set a quota for students from Fairfax, Loudon, Prince William and Fauqier counties in relation to the remainder of the Commonwealth.
My daughter had decent SAT scores, grades, extracurriculars, etc., but chose to apply only at the University of Alabama after being on campus four hours! No University of Virginia, Virginia Tech, Williams & Mary, or George Mason University for her - with all due respect to those fine schools. She felt a university from the Deep South with its lure of a traditional Greek system, great football history and tradition, architecture, Southern people, among other reasons, was for her.
Fairfax High School sent nine students to Bama last year, although I believe three went this year. We personally know several students the past few years who went to Auburn And I discovered that several more are heading further south to my alma mater of the University of South Florida, which is growing by leaps and bounds.
Lots of reasons to head to Dixie....
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