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Old 10-28-2009, 05:03 PM   #1
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Will an Ohioan feel out of place?

I'm from Ohio and my counselor and parents both warned me that W&L is big on the "good ol' boy" kind of culture; I understand there is drinking on EVERY college campus so obviously that's not my issue--I'm just wondering if, for someone who isn't from the South and has very few ties to typical Southern culture (I am a Republican but that only goes so far, haha), it would be hard to make friends/meet people/generally be "accepted".
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Old 10-28-2009, 11:31 PM   #2
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Look at the following data, and then try to answer the question for yourself. I believe that your counselor may be a bit uninformed.

Demographics of degree seeking students by permanent residence 2008-09

Ugrad Law Total % U.S.
Alabama 48 1 49 2.37%
Alaska 2 2 0.10%
Arizona 8 1 9 0.44%
Arkansas 23 1 24 1.16%
California 49 13 62 3.00%
Colorado 11 11 0.53%
Connecticut 52 7 59 2.86%
Delaware 6 2 8 0.39%
D. C. 4 2 6 0.29%
Florida 63 11 74 3.58%
Georgia 85 16 101 4.89%
Hawai'i
Idaho 4 4 0.19%
Illinois 24 6 30 1.45%
Indiana 10 2 12 0.58%
Iowa 3 3 0.15%
Kansas 12 2 14 0.68%
Kentucky 25 5 30 1.45%
Louisiana 52 5 57 2.76%
Maine 8 2 10 0.48%
Maryland 142 28 170 8.23%
Massachusetts 34 6 40 1.94%
Michigan 16 6 22 1.07%
Minnesota 9 1 10 0.48%
Mississippi 10 2 12 0.58%
Missouri 21 2 23 1.11%
Montana 2 2 4 0.19%
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire 8 1 9 0.44%
New Jersey 115 19 134 6.49%
New Mexico 2 2 4 0.19%
New York 90 21 111 5.38%
North Carolina 72 11 83 4.02%
North Dakota 1 1 0.05%
Ohio 50 7 57 2.76%
Oklahoma 10 2 12 0.58%
Oregon 2 1 3 0.15%
Pennsylvania 85 14 99 4.79%
Rhode Island 2 1 3 0.15%
South Carolina 53 9 62 3.00%
South Dakota 2 2 0.10%
Tennessee 49 8 57 2.76%
Texas 102 19 121 5.86%
Utah 2 4 6 0.29%
Vermont 4 1 5 0.24%
Virginia 255 132 387 18.74%
Washington 11 5 16 0.77%
West Virginia 31 6 37 1.79%
Wisconsin 8 1 9 0.44%
Wyoming 1 1 0.05%
US subtotal 1677 388 2065 100.00%
State* Count 47 41 47


OTHER COUNTRIES OF PERMANENT RESIDENCE (not necessarily citizenship)

Argentina 8 8
Bolivia 2 2
Bulgaria 7 7
Canada 1 3 4
China 13 3 16
Costa Rica 1 1
Denmark 1 1
Dominican Republic1 1
Ecuador 2 2
Fiji Islands 1 1
France
Germany 2 1 3
Greece 1 1
India 3 3
Ireland
Israel 1 1
Jamaica 1 1
Japan 1 1
Jordan 1 1
Lebanon 1 1
Mexico 1 1
Nepal 3 3
New Zealand 1 1
Nigeria 1 1
Pakistan 1 1
Paraguay 1 1
Rep of South Korea 2 2 4
Romania 2 2
Spain 1 1
Swaziland 2 2
Sweden 1 1
Uganda 1 1
Ukraine 1 1
United Kingdom 2 1 3
Venezuela 1 1
Vietnam 4 4
Int'l subtotal 72 11 83
Country Count 33 6 34

Total 1749 399 2148

Last edited by 1putt59; 10-28-2009 at 11:32 PM. Reason: spelling
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Old 10-29-2009, 04:49 PM   #3
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Thanks--I REALLY like everything I've read about W&L, especially the academics. I'm applying to the Johnson Scholarship Program so I really was hoping it isn't as bad as my counselor made it out to be.
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Old 10-29-2009, 11:40 PM   #4
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It always seemed to me like there were a TON of people from Ohio. Probably the most represented midwestern state.
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Old 10-30-2009, 12:33 AM   #5
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I should have included a link to the W&L Fact Book, where I obtained this information. I can't seem to ever get tables to format properly on CC, and they are more readable in the Fact Book.

Here is the link: http://ie.wlu.edu/factbook/enrollmen...dmogperm08.htm
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