Visit results -- not right for my DD

momofkatie
Tue, 05 Apr 2016 00:24:59 +0000

I’m glad your D has a clear idea of what she wants- and doesn’t want- from her college experience. Maybe Alabama just wasn’t the right fit for her.

I will say this, though, in defense of schools like Alabama. Many people see them as one thing- the stereotypical “big, football loving, Greek filled, old fashioned in regards to attitudes about women, Southern school”. And there are a lot of students that fit into that box. But there are many, many more that don’t! Greek membership is less than 50% on campus. That means that the majority of students are NOT involved. There are more women than men enrolled, and they are involved in all facets of the school- student government, activism, volunteering, research, honor societies, etc, etc. There truly is a group for every person at a big school like Alabama.