Auburn vs Alabama

mom2collegekids
Sun, 11 Apr 2010 18:12:53 +0000

It is hard to get in a sorority at Bama- at Auburn -only 30% participate and it’s very laid back- From all that I hear from my Auburn friends -Auburn is a better school academically with a much more laid back campus- I have always heard that-

The % of greeks at both schools is about the same. It is not hard to get into a sorority at Bama. Nearly every girl who rushes pledges. Usually the few that don’t pledge, it’s because of their own choice.

As for academics…that is the “old rule of thumb”. Auburn used to be known for engineering, while Bama was known for its Business school and Liberal Arts majors. However, both schools have recently spent a lot of money on improving their weaker areas to make these distinctions much of a non-issue.

Auburn has recently added more housing, but it is still seriously lacking in honors housing and in housing in general. I was told that it has 160 honors super suites beds, while Bama has over 1000 honors super suites beds. So, if being in honors housing is desirable, then that might be a consideration.

Bama does have 4 well-developed honors programs and is hopefully adding a 5th one just for pre-health majors (pre-health, pre-vet, pre-dental, etc).

Both are great schools with fine traditions. Your D would be happy at either school. What is her likely major?

She should take the campus tour at both schools. After you set up at a tour at Bama, have Jami Gates arrange for honors tours and appts for her within her major and to tour the 6 honors residence halls.

I’m curious…why will your D be able to get a better scholarship at Auburn than at Bama? What are her stats?