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re: Forbes: America's Top Universities '13 list out...SEC schools ranking
Posted on 7/25/13 at 3:06 pm to Monticello
Posted on 7/25/13 at 3:06 pm to Monticello
US News has a different methodology... They all do. This one is based on ROI. shite, I graduated with zero debt in 2008 so I think the state's investment in my education (TOPS) worked out pretty well for me 
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Posted on 7/25/13 at 3:06 pm to lsupride87
Mad?
Posted on 7/25/13 at 3:07 pm to BennyAndTheInkJets
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Good god I hate school ranking lists. They're some of the most arbitrary lists ever made
Totally agree. In the SEC, the only university that is going to stand out on a resume when applying to a nationally competitive job is Vandy. The rest are just state schools with a reputation for great football, hot girls, and top 25 party rankings. No one is getting hired in New York or Chicago primarily because their resume says Texas A&M, Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Auburn, LSU, etc...
Posted on 7/25/13 at 3:07 pm to Irons Puppet
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Those same students know not to apply to AU because they know they will not get in.
Well that's just bullshite. People only apply to one or the other because they don't want to go to the rival school. Auburn has plenty of terrible students apply there- don't fool yourself
Posted on 7/25/13 at 3:08 pm to lsupride87
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Tier in which your school doesnt matter unless you stay in that state upon graduation:
Everyone Else
Actually, an Ole Miss degree carries a lot of weight in Memphis.
Posted on 7/25/13 at 3:08 pm to lsupride87
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Here is the real list:
Tier one:
Vanderbilt
Tier in which your school doesnt matter unless you stay in that state upon graduation:
Everyone Else
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(but I would add that LSU and Arky grads do well in neighboring large states known for being arrogant flag waivers with ridiculous state pride. Like Missouri
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Posted on 7/25/13 at 3:08 pm to Monticello
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Alabama Fan
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When it comes to LSU
you don't say..
Posted on 7/25/13 at 3:09 pm to roadGator
quote:Mad about what. LSU is ranked high on that list. But what i said is 100% true. In louisiana, you will get a job if you went to LSU. Same goes for UF in florida and etc. However, go to New Jersey or California and they wont give a rat's arse at the difference between UGA, Ole Miss, Uk etc...
Mad?
Posted on 7/25/13 at 3:09 pm to Monticello
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Totally agree. In the SEC, the only university that is going to stand out on a resume when applying to a nationally competitive job is Vandy. The rest are just state schools with a reputation for great football, hot girls, and top 25 party rankings. No one is getting hired in New York or Chicago primarily because their resume says Texas A&M, Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Auburn, LSU, etc...
This is spot on IMO. Once you decide to go to an SEC school, you pretty much should commit to staying in the south
Posted on 7/25/13 at 3:10 pm to gorillaballin
Maybe the SEC should put Harvard in the league so then they could have a top ten smart school
Posted on 7/25/13 at 3:10 pm to CapstoneGrad06
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I'm not even sure I would get into Alabama now, if I was applying in 2013 as opposed to 2001. And I ended up getting a BS and MS in Civil Engineering.
Bama has had so much growth the last 4 years, that they have watered down the acceptance requirements. The scores that they report to the press do not include "special entrance" students. I know of a student that got in with an ACT score of 19 last year.
This post was edited on 7/25/13 at 3:13 pm
Posted on 7/25/13 at 3:10 pm to Henry Jones Jr
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Actually, an Ole Miss degree carries a lot of weight in Memphis.
Yep. Just as an LSU degree goes a long way in Houston and Dallas.
Posted on 7/25/13 at 3:11 pm to gorillaballin
UF is immune to your proposition right? Since we are all Yankees and all.
A degree for THE University of Florida should be worth a great deal all over the North and South according to rant logic.
A degree for THE University of Florida should be worth a great deal all over the North and South according to rant logic.
Posted on 7/25/13 at 3:11 pm to Henry Jones Jr
quote:True, but Memphis is ole miss territory. That is where their grads go. So it still abides by statement in theory
Actually, an Ole Miss degree carries a lot of weight in Memphis
Posted on 7/25/13 at 3:11 pm to Bama Bird
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Well that's just bullshite. People only apply to one or the other because they don't want to go to the rival school. Auburn has plenty of terrible students apply there- don't fool yourself
I know it is hard to believe, but it is not all about Football.
Posted on 7/25/13 at 3:12 pm to gorillaballin
Repost ignore
This post was edited on 7/25/13 at 3:14 pm
Posted on 7/25/13 at 3:13 pm to gorillaballin
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Once you decide to go to an SEC school, you pretty much should commit to staying in the south
Only if you don't plan on pursuing anything beyond an undergraduate degree. A degree from any SEC school will look good on an application to most graduate programs.
Posted on 7/25/13 at 3:13 pm to roadGator
quote:No. I will admit UF has a far superior business school than LSU, but if we apply for a job in Seattle, they will just see two large southern SEC schools. They wont distinguish the two is my point
UF is immune to your proposition right?
Posted on 7/25/13 at 3:14 pm to gorillaballin
SC State pulling in strong at 148 out of 150. I guess it goes to show why none of those assholes knows how to use a trashcan. Way to rep Orangeburg.
Posted on 7/25/13 at 3:15 pm to gorillaballin
235. Baylor(overrated)
I had a bartender at the Nashville airport tell me RG3 went to a good school. Baylor is a shitty shitty shitty school. It is weird outsiders perspectives.
I had a bartender at the Nashville airport tell me RG3 went to a good school. Baylor is a shitty shitty shitty school. It is weird outsiders perspectives.
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