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View Poll Results: Southern College Towns: Which one do you Prefer?
Decatur, GA 1 2.27%
Athens, GA 9 20.45%
Wake Forest, NC 0 0%
Valdosta, GA 1 2.27%
Oxford, MS 2 4.55%
Tuscaloosa, AL 1 2.27%
Auburn, AL 1 2.27%
Starkville, MS 0 0%
Knoxville, TN 1 2.27%
Sewanee, TN 0 0%
Lexington, KY 2 4.55%
Bowling Green, KY 0 0%
Baton Rouge, LA 3 6.82%
Bloomington, IN 0 0%
Columbia, SC 4 9.09%
Chapel Hill, NC 4 9.09%
Durham, NC 1 2.27%
Charlottesville, VA 0 0%
Morgantown, WV 2 4.55%
College Station, TX 3 6.82%
Norman, OK 1 2.27%
Stillwater, OK 0 0%
Towson, MD 0 0%
Blacksburg, VA 1 2.27%
Other 7 15.91%
Voters: 44. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 09-22-2010, 08:55 PM
 
Location: Southern Minnesota
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Which one do you prefer?

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Activities
Scenery
Culture
Economy
Surrounding Area
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Non-student presence
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Old 09-22-2010, 09:02 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX/Chicago, IL/Houston, TX/Washington, DC
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Ann Arbor would have been the PERFECT candidate for every criteria. I love Ann Arbor!
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Old 09-22-2010, 09:10 PM
 
Location: Southern Minnesota
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Ann Arbor is in the South?
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Old 09-22-2010, 09:20 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX/Chicago, IL/Houston, TX/Washington, DC
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Ann Arbor is in the South?
No I thought this was just for all College Towns in general. I am not at all familiar with any of these besides College Station.
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Old 09-23-2010, 08:11 AM
 
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No I thought this was just for all College Towns in general. I am not at all familiar with any of these besides College Station.
Wait...you're not familar with any of them besides College Station??? There are several listed that are actually the quentessential college town, but there are also several listed that aren't college towns at all. For example: Wake Forest NC only has a Theological Seminary...Wake Forest University is located in Winston-Salem NC.
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Old 09-23-2010, 08:46 AM
 
Location: metro ATL
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Why is Bloomington, IN on the list?
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Old 09-23-2010, 08:51 AM
 
Location: Fishers, IN
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Why is Bloomington, IN on the list?
Exactly. Bloomington, IN, is not a southern college town. I wouldn't consider Towson, MD, to be southern either.

This list is missing Fayetteville, AR.
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Old 09-23-2010, 10:53 AM
 
Location: South Beach and DT Raleigh
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Wake Forest, Chapel Hill and Durham are all part of the Research Triangle CSA. Wake Forest is no longer the home of Wake Forest University. It was moved to Winston-Salem decades ago. The former campus is now used as a seminary......Wake Forest can hardly be considered a college town anymore.
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Old 09-23-2010, 10:55 AM
 
Location: South Beach and DT Raleigh
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Ann Arbor is in the South?
It is in Southern Michigan!
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Old 09-23-2010, 05:42 PM
 
Location: Covington County, Alabama
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I went with other. Gainesville with the University of FL. Great medical college, great weather, etc. Oh and there is the place they call the Swamp there for the Gators.
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