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ArkansasDemocrat1

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21. California would be smart to offer academic placements to highly qualified students from Red states

Mon Mar 27, 2023, 03:21 PM

Mar 2023

And waive out-of-state tuition for those who can pass a test to prove that they are qualified. A 4.0 high school GPA from Arkansas or Florida isn't the same as one from New York or California. LGTBQ+ students from a Red state should get preferential status.

My folks moved to Arkansas because of Dad's federal job position. When I transferred from the Sacramento school district to a rural Arkansas school, other students said to me, and I quote: "Stop using so many 'big words' ". My reply? "It wasn't my fault, California schools made me that way." The looks I got...

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Reports of HS students chosing colleges w/ an eye to the states policies [View all] irisblue Mar 2023 OP

A few tweets on this irisblue Mar 2023 #1

K and R riversedge Mar 2023 #13

It's worse than, "practitioners will leave these states"...far worse. This will affect all states. NullTuples Mar 2023 #17

It's called "Brain Drain". JPK Mar 2023 #56

Except they're draining the entire country, by design. It's not just their own states. NullTuples Mar 2023 #58

Oh... JPK Mar 2023 #59

I attended college/university in Ohio, elleng Mar 2023 #2

Ohio State University is gay friendly and so is Columbus. Irish_Dem Mar 2023 #3

I live in C-bus, have for almost 30 yrs irisblue Mar 2023 #4

Yes and no I think. Irish_Dem Mar 2023 #10

Ohio University bpj62 Mar 2023 #11

Yes I think Athens is quite conservative. Irish_Dem Mar 2023 #14

My Grandson graduated True Blue American Mar 2023 #23

Yes Ohio has so many good schools. Irish_Dem Mar 2023 #31

https://www.ohio.edu/engineering/ True Blue American Mar 2023 #39

Exactly. The GOP can only win by cheating now. Irish_Dem Mar 2023 #46

Little note here on Athens. True Blue American Mar 2023 #48

Yes working from home is changing everything. Irish_Dem Mar 2023 #49

With Intel coming in it is going to True Blue American Mar 2023 #52

Yes housing is going to be a big problem for Intel. Irish_Dem Mar 2023 #54

I lived in Columbus for 38 years... hippywife Mar 2023 #16

Yes OSU is still gay friendly. Irish_Dem Mar 2023 #22

OSU definitely made Cbus a better place to live and work. nt hippywife Mar 2023 #29

After I retired I moved to C-Bus and lived just off OSU campus for two years. Irish_Dem Mar 2023 #34

I didn't go to OSU and never lived right on campus... hippywife Mar 2023 #44

Alabama will only care ThoughtCriminal Mar 2023 #5

Ohio here w/a daughter ready for visits / choices ok_cpu Mar 2023 #6

In the recent past OSU has spent a fortune on LGBTQ scholarships. Irish_Dem Mar 2023 #15

Women's rights, et al........ Lovie777 Mar 2023 #7

You want to impact Texas and Florida? SCantiGOP Mar 2023 #8

To some extent. hippywife Mar 2023 #18

Reminds me of UTEP and Bear Haskins ALBliberal Mar 2023 #30

1966, and it was the first time SCantiGOP Mar 2023 #36

Thanks for that information. Living in Albuquerque ALBliberal Mar 2023 #55

Texas public universities pinkstarburst Mar 2023 #9

My friend's daughter (Missouri resident) ruled out Missouri schools last year because of racism SharonAnn Mar 2023 #12

I'm wondering Jilly_in_VA Mar 2023 #19

My girls wanted to go to college in the USA DFW Mar 2023 #20

California would be smart to offer academic placements to highly qualified students from Red states ArkansasDemocrat1 Mar 2023 #21

My son is USCG and currently stationed in VA with his family of three young kids. OMGWTF Mar 2023 #27

that is actually pathetic. barbtries Mar 2023 #43

Karens are everywhere ArkansasDemocrat1 Mar 2023 #45

There's going to be a definite brain drain in the coming years. Initech Mar 2023 #24

Some years ago, when my daughter was in grad school murielm99 Mar 2023 #28

Met with WI state senators and representatives this week. AllyCat Mar 2023 #33

The shithole states. OMGWTF Mar 2023 #25

It's not unreasonable to also consider that young men will go where the young women are going.. TeamProg Mar 2023 #26

Funny! True Blue American Mar 2023 #53

We are in that boat with a kid looking at schools. AllyCat Mar 2023 #32

Minnesota? murielm99 Mar 2023 #35

Minnesota! Wisconsin has hope on April 4th but AllyCat Mar 2023 #61

What... DemUnleashed Mar 2023 #37

stay engaged with him. barbtries Mar 2023 #42

Can't... DemUnleashed Mar 2023 #60

I can think of a more important reason to not choose to go to school in Idaho jmowreader Mar 2023 #38

If you're a young college woman who gets pregnant in Idaho, your Sky Jewels Mar 2023 #40

You'd be in a world of hurt at BYU-Idaho or Idaho State jmowreader Mar 2023 #47

All very true. Sky Jewels Mar 2023 #51

not Florida? barbtries Mar 2023 #41

It absolutely should be a consideration for girls. Even consecrated virgins can get raped & pregnant Hekate Mar 2023 #50

Tuition NowISeetheLight Mar 2023 #57