A tech founder's son spurned the Ivy League because its 'unfun, judgey and biased against white boys'-he's one of many heading South for college instead

"Trevor Traina, a tech entrepreneur from San Francisco, attended Princeton University before pursuing advanced degrees from Oxford and UC Berkeley. His son Robby (not his real name) is a varsity athlete with a 4.0 grade point average who is off to college this year-and wants nothing to do with his father's alma maters or, for that matter, any other Ivy League school. Robby chose Wake Forest in North Carolina instead."

"Traina says a big reason for his son's decision is to avoid a culture of radical politics and stifling political correctness that has come to define the campuses of elite schools in the Northeast and on the West Coast. In Traina's view, students have come to view these schools as "unfun, judgey and biased against white boys." He added that many of his son's friends likewise sought out more welcoming Southern schools like Duke, Vanderbilt and Tulane."

"Ainsley Matteson says her choice of college meant her family became a house divided-or at least it was one Saturday last year when she dropped her lifetime loyalty to Ohio State and rooted for the University of Tennessee during a critical playoff football game. "In Knoxville, sports bring everyone together," said Matteson, a senior studying supply chain management and Volunteer convert. "If you're wearing orange on game day, there's this sense of belonging.""

Trevor Traina is a tech entrepreneur whose son Robby, a varsity athlete with a 4.0 GPA, chose Wake Forest over Ivy League schools. Families and students increasingly prefer Southern universities to avoid campuses marked by radical politics and strict political correctness. Students perceive many elite Northeastern and West Coast schools as unfun, judgmental and biased against white boys, driving interest toward welcoming Southern options like Duke, Vanderbilt and Tulane. Admissions data show a surge of Northeastern students applying to Southern schools. Prospective students cite belonging, affordability, civility and strong campus communities, often centered on sports, as primary factors in their choices.

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