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re: Informative read about Auburn from the Wall Street Journal $$$
Posted on 12/29/23 at 6:50 am to CorchJay
Posted on 12/29/23 at 6:50 am to CorchJay
This is such a poorly written and sourced article. Auburn is spending a lot of money, Auburn is expensive. We are in a state that does not fund Higher Ed evenly or well. The values are mostly from 2016.
But Auburn is in high demand. We accept 45 percent of applicants, Bama accepts 90 percent. Our graduates make more money that most SEC schools.
Auburn could use a larger endowment to fund scholarships, that is not easy to do. It has been growing, do you give to Auburn scholarship funds? Should Alabama raise taxes? (I agree we need a lottery).
Colleges are businesses and Auburns model has been great. Administrative staff has increased along with federal regulations and requirements. How do we compare to other colleges?
Should we accept more students? Give more scholarships? Where does the money come from? Take money from athletics? (We should reduce fees paid by students).
Bottom Line: I am proud of what Auburn has built. The best University in the state and one of the best in the SEC. WAR DAMN.
But Auburn is in high demand. We accept 45 percent of applicants, Bama accepts 90 percent. Our graduates make more money that most SEC schools.
Auburn could use a larger endowment to fund scholarships, that is not easy to do. It has been growing, do you give to Auburn scholarship funds? Should Alabama raise taxes? (I agree we need a lottery).
Colleges are businesses and Auburns model has been great. Administrative staff has increased along with federal regulations and requirements. How do we compare to other colleges?
Should we accept more students? Give more scholarships? Where does the money come from? Take money from athletics? (We should reduce fees paid by students).
Bottom Line: I am proud of what Auburn has built. The best University in the state and one of the best in the SEC. WAR DAMN.
This post was edited on 12/29/23 at 6:51 am
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Posted on 12/29/23 at 7:12 am to allin2010
All colleges have administrative bloat.
All colleges have gone nuts with amenities.
I don’t think Auburn is unique in monetizing every possible angle.
Will college kids be kind of disappointed in their housing when they go to work?
Will they be able to afford daily meals at AU Bon Pain and the like?
In the old days, life style creep was something you dealt with in your late 20s and 30s, now they have to deal with it on graduation.
My rich friends lived in the same crappy apartments and trailers that I did at Auburn. College was more like going to a rustic camp back then. Just the basics. A bed, spartan food, etc. student center was a ping pong table, some folding chairs and a TV. It’s gotten silly.
All colleges have gone nuts with amenities.
I don’t think Auburn is unique in monetizing every possible angle.
Will college kids be kind of disappointed in their housing when they go to work?
Will they be able to afford daily meals at AU Bon Pain and the like?
In the old days, life style creep was something you dealt with in your late 20s and 30s, now they have to deal with it on graduation.
My rich friends lived in the same crappy apartments and trailers that I did at Auburn. College was more like going to a rustic camp back then. Just the basics. A bed, spartan food, etc. student center was a ping pong table, some folding chairs and a TV. It’s gotten silly.
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