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Most top grads staying in state to attend college (Indianapolis Star)

Erin Hetzel bleeds the University of Wisconsin’s red and white.

The Avon High School co-valedictorian, born in Milwaukee, dreamed of being a Badger.

Then she did the math: Wisconsin offered no scholarships and cost $13,000 more a year in tuition and fees than Indiana University, her second choice.

The underdog school won out. Hetzel, 18, will remain a Hoosier.