Auburn vs Alabama

SEA_tide
Sun, 11 Apr 2010 18:03:58 +0000

I’m from WA and attend Alabama. I agree that both schools would provide a great education for your D. I definitely understand not wanting college to be an extension of high school, but at either school it would be possible to meet new people and branch out of one’s hs’s clique. Alabama has over 28k students and while I do know people that went to the same schools, but few actually do much with people from their hs. I take it that your D would like to join a sorority. The percentage of Greek students at either school is comparable, but I would need to experience Greek life at Auburn to tell you which is more laid back. Personally, I think UA is laid back, but our benchmarks are probably different.

It appears that you would like your D to attend UA, but she’s looking more at Auburn. If you haven’t already, visit both schools and also see if she can spend the night with a current student at each school. To me, it’s your D’s and to a lesser degree, the family’s opinion of each school that counts more than the opinion of others. Yes, rankings are important, but sometimes we have to compromise to get what we like better.

I’m happy that you would be proud if your D went to Auburn (or UA for that matter). Would she be eligible for a scholarship at UA also? To look on the bright side, if she does attend Auburn, you can buy the “House Divided” merchandise.

Roll Tide to you and War Eagle (at least at the moment) to your D,
-SEA_tide