• jeffw@lemmy.worldOPM
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    16 hours ago

    How many publicly funded universities are in Alabama? And how many are within a reasonable distance of [insert town here]?

    People rely on public schools. You can’t just up and move to a different one

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      15 hours ago

      How many publicly funded universities are in Alabama?

      And how many are within a reasonable distance of [insert town here]?

      67% of Bama’s student body is from out of state. The in state students are no more than a 5 hour drive from anywhere else in the state. So again, 14.

      We’re not talking about a cheap commuter school or an accessible community college. The in-state cost for a 4 year degree is 138k. There are plenty of schools with the same admission requirements for the same sticker price.

      You can get a similar academic, athletic, and campus experiences at other places. If you don’t bother, then you care more about the crimson A branding than being associated with scumbags.

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        15 hours ago

        The in state cost with $0 in aid.

        You’ve never applied to college?

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          14 hours ago

          Like I said, there are 13 other institutions that are also in state where you can get the same aid. And that doesn’t even matter for the 67% from out of state, they could save money on the switch.

          You have a pretty limited view of higher ed if you think there’s no way to attend a university that doesn’t have these problems.

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            6 hours ago

            “Why don’t poor people move further?!”

            Yeah, my view is soooo limited. I really can’t wrap my head around a poor person giving up 3 jobs and moving to a new town without any income because I’m soooo narrowninded