So I’ve totally been a lurker on this thread for a while now, but thought I’d hop in. Based on what I’ve heard from a number of others here in my little neck of the Northeast, I think the “applying south” trend continues. A lot of it is about the $$. The southern schools offer so much more merit money in general (and are already cheaper to start with). It’s hard to turn that down. But, I’ve definitely heard of more people (us included) who are opting NOT to apply to southern schools because we - both my daughter and my husband and I - have concerns about her going south for school at this time. We’re sticking with schools in the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic and Upper Midwest.
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