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Often, family ties discourage Southern students from going to college in Massachusetts. Many Southerners say they pride themselves on loyalty to family and state. With such deep roots, students instinctively look within the region for educational opportunity...
Gattman says his guidance counselor encouraged him to stick close to Alabama in his choice of schools. Even after he got into Harvard, she told him to apply in-state to keep his options open...
...points out that the South is known for its excellent, inexpensive public education. Compared to state schools in the South, Harvard's tuition seems astronomical, especially since some Southerners are unwilling to take out loans to attend college...
That makes state schools much more attractive to some Southern students...
Lovett says Southerners will often comment disapprovingly that those who leave think they are "too good to go to school in [their] state...