re: Forbes: Saban effect: Everyone wants to go to Alabama

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Well Auburn's incoming students have higher statistics than Alabama as far as GPA and test scores. The acceptance rate is not really a good measure of quality at all. you can have a low acceptance rate with a shitty pool to choose from.

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I'll grant you this as Auburn's freshmen numbers are pretty impressive. Having said that, the difference isn't nearly as dramatic as a lot of Auburn people make it out to be. We're talking roughly about a 1 - 1.5 point difference in average ACT scores which isn't earth shattering. It isn't that Auburn's numbers aren't impressive, it is that you guys try to sell this ridiculous idea that your average ACT numbers are like 10 points higher than Alabama's.

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Both are great schools, despite the rampant drug abusers in T-Town

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ISWYDT

These discussions are all dumb.

Public education is a scam. Unless you go to an Ivy League school, you are getting ripped off for tens of thousands of dollars that you (or someone) will be paying for years to come. As a man (with a BS and Masters myself) who has hired hundreds in my life as an executive and/or business owner, I only care about who can make my company profit or who can perform a technical task (and even then I'll have to reteach you when you get into the real world).

I could really give a shite about where you went to school. Most of you must be under the age of 30 and just don't know any better, but most of these discussions are mute when it comes to me paying you and you actually performing.

So, just stop it. Waste hours away writing about the intricate details of admissions all you want. If you are doing this during my time . . . I'll fire you, regardless of school.

These discussions are the dumbest I read here on the Rant. Grow up.