A notable shift in college preferences is emerging as more students are opting out of traditional Ivy League institutions like Columbia and Yale in favor of Southern colleges such as Clemson. This trend, highlighted by Eric Spitznagel in The FP, reflects students' disillusionment with the elite Northeastern colleges' atmosphere and the appeal of a more diverse and welcoming environment found in Southern educational institutions. Archie Glazer, 16, expressed his negative first impressions of Ivy League schools, noting the general misery among students. The Southern colleges are praised for introducing students to a broader spectrum of perspectives, which is often lacking in more traditional elite academic settings.
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Students are rejecting elite colleges like Columbia and Yale to attend southern schools like Clemson: report https://t.co/FoBBcKE5kR
Kids Are Giving Up on Elite Colleges—and Heading South: https://t.co/7wBnhU1nNj
“These kids aren’t drawn to old gothic Ivy League edifices, musty libraries, hallowed dark oak halls, and ghosts of dead white men.” Why more top students are opting out of elite universities—and going South for college: https://t.co/hDwZy6D75U https://t.co/VNrMVMh9yT
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“Southern colleges also offer something Northerners rarely find at elite schools: an introduction to people who don’t think or behave exactly like them, but are welcoming nonetheless.” @ericspitznagel on the Ivy League exodus in The FP: https://t.co/hDwZy6D75U https://t.co/coSWtPHx5F
After visiting several elite colleges in the Northeast, Archie Glazer, 16, can’t get past his first impressions: “Everybody looked so miserable.” @ericspitznagel reports on the new wave of students giving up on the Ivy League—and going South: https://t.co/hDwZy6D75U https://t.co/TrPEnEvlPY
Kids Are Giving Up on Elite Colleges—and Heading South “Even if I could’ve gotten into Harvard, I wouldn’t have gone.” @EricSpitznagel reports for The FP: https://t.co/hDwZy6D75U