"[Alabama] targeted high schools in prosperous suburbs around Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, Miami, and Los Angeles, where the university knew that getting accepted to in-state flagships was very difficult for all but the top students."
The New Yorker: How long will the great student swap last? - For years, public universities have aggressively recruited out-of-state and international students, charging them higher tuition. But those pipelines may be drying up.