Are colleges in the south a bit too laidback?

College Life
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<p>I got my admission decision on mid April.
I got the package on mid May.
They respond to my emails in like 3-4 days, that too on weekdays.
I don’t know who my roommate is yet. (ok, that one I might have rubbed in, but seriously!)
I hope that the professors are likewise in the context of assignment deadlines.
Any thoughts?</p>

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<p>What school?</p>

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<p>lets not be too specific, here, for obvious reasons!</p>

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<p>seriously, no one knows what you’re talking about. schools in the south can be quite tough: a good example is Georgia Tech, and especially places like Vandy and Duke are top notch, hard-working schools.</p>

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<p>maybe they take 4 days to respond because your emails are stupid and they put them on the bottem of their to do list.</p>

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<p>what about lesser known Liberal arts colleges?</p>

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<p>Like? Elon? JMU? Richmond? Are those southern?</p>

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<p>I’m going to a school in the South next year and I still don’t know who my roommate is. I didn’t receive packages until mid-May. I don’t really think those automatically classify a school as laid-back. I’ve found when schools are busy they won’t always respond right away. If they have other important things to do, responding to emails isn’t on the top of their list. I emailed the university back in October and they got back to me in a few hours, but when I did again in June it took them a few days. What’s the rush anyway? Maybe that’s just their schedule.</p>

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<p>Just be patient…you’ll get everything you need in due time.</p>

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<p>I am going to UMCP and I won’t know my roommate until August 9th. It’s not because they are lazy… it’s because that is when the most rooms are available for assignment so they wait.</p>

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<p>…I hope that the professors are likewise in the context of assignment deadlines.
Any thoughts?..</p>

<p>Don’t plan on it!! The atmosphere at schools in the South may be a bit laid back - but not the education - expect to work hard - and be timely - or you pay the same price as you would in the n’oreast/west, etc…</p>

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<p>All of my friends that go to nescac schools don’t know their roomates yet either.</p>

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<p>i wont find out who my roommate is until august 1. i move in on august 10.</p>

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<p>I’m going to a southern school and they have always been prompt to answer my emails. </p>

<p>I too do not know my roommate. I’m not suppose to find out until the end of July/beginning of August.</p>

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<p>Im going South, and it depends what dept I email that determines a swift response or not. And I finally got my roomate today, about a month after all of my friends at other colleges did; that irked me</p>

<p>But I only had to wait 27 days to be accepted, and all the package stuff came in like April</p>

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<p>I guess I am being a bit too judgemental afterall.</p>

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<p>Some of it depends on the size of the school. Some schools may not have finalized their classes yet - still getting people off the waitlist. They also have to process roommate surveys (smoker? late nights? quiet when you study?) and figure out how to put people together. Trust me, you’ll be happy that they take the time to do that!</p>

<p>My Southern school has an administration that is very much on top of everything.</p>

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<p>hi further, i know which coll you are going to! :smiley: ehehe</p>