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re: Non-Sports, MU reviews from grads please
Posted on 12/9/13 at 12:53 pm to mizzou18
Posted on 12/9/13 at 12:53 pm to mizzou18
I'm not a grad, but I am currently a student in the Mizzou Architecture program. I love it here at Mizzou. There isn't anywhere else I would rather be. Everyone else that is actually giving you a good answer seems to be saying the same thing. Come on in! You'll love it here in Columbia. Hell I'd be happy to show you around town and campus. I grew up here in Columbia.
Make the right decision....come to Mizzou! Good luck.
Make the right decision....come to Mizzou! Good luck.
Posted on 12/9/13 at 12:55 pm to trader_tiger83
What the hell, one more comment.
It's important to get involved at Mizzou; frat,
clubs, whatever. It is a big campus and you can get lost. Having a social group will give you things to do and will help you meet people.
Good luck!
PS: I think you officially owe it to us to let us in our your decision.
It's important to get involved at Mizzou; frat,
clubs, whatever. It is a big campus and you can get lost. Having a social group will give you things to do and will help you meet people.
Good luck!
PS: I think you officially owe it to us to let us in our your decision.
Posted on 12/9/13 at 1:01 pm to Ridgewalker
Thanks everyone. I needed to hear that. And yeah, I will definitely let you guys in on my decision, and I feel like it wont disappoint. I think I am going to make the final decision between Christmas and New Years. Keep you all posted 
Posted on 12/9/13 at 1:52 pm to trader_tiger83
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Do very well academically, go to a major city post graduation for a few years, then get your MBA from a top 20 b-school. Then profit.
trader dropping knowledge.
Posted on 12/9/13 at 2:23 pm to mizzou18
Mizzou gets plenty of respect in the State of Missouri. I have noticed the further east you go the lower the regard is for any State school. Ultimately, 5-10 years out, it won't matter where you went to school. Please don't go to kansas.
The best advice I can give is this: whatever school you go to, pick a major that is worth something. That does NOT include; sociology, psychology, anthropology, philosophy or political science. A degree in engineering, accounting, biology or anything requiring math is a solid bet. I speak as one who picked a soft "science" as a major - worthless without more school and money.
The best advice I can give is this: whatever school you go to, pick a major that is worth something. That does NOT include; sociology, psychology, anthropology, philosophy or political science. A degree in engineering, accounting, biology or anything requiring math is a solid bet. I speak as one who picked a soft "science" as a major - worthless without more school and money.
Posted on 12/10/13 at 9:07 am to mizzou18
It also sounds like you need to read up on Trulaske College of Business. That is one of the best business schools in the country. The first time pass rate for the CPA program is always near the top in the country and it is even more selective to get into than the J-school (which is incredible). It is a very tough school, though. Don't go if you can't handle it.
Plus, going to a school with fun football games is worth it alone. I got a bachelors and masters in electrical engineering from Mizzou but by far the best part of college was the sporting events and video games.
Plus, going to a school with fun football games is worth it alone. I got a bachelors and masters in electrical engineering from Mizzou but by far the best part of college was the sporting events and video games.
This post was edited on 12/10/13 at 9:08 am
Posted on 12/10/13 at 11:46 am to notsince98
I agree with most of the posters that a degree is a degree at the undergraduate level especially in business (I have a business degree). Suggest financial management as a minor.
Posted on 12/10/13 at 12:50 pm to mizzou18
First of all I had a wonderful experience at Mizzou. It is a quality school that will give you a tremendous college experience.
There are many factors that should go into your college decision. One of the most important ones is what your chosen field of study will be. For example, while I love Mizzou I have counseled my high school senior son not to consider Mizzou. The reason is that he is a gifted and talented musician and plans to major in Jazz Composition and Performance. Mizzou's jazz studies degree is just getting off the ground. There are better schools for his chosen field. If he were majoring in journalism (for example) I would insist that Mizzou be on his short list.
Just food for thought.
There are many factors that should go into your college decision. One of the most important ones is what your chosen field of study will be. For example, while I love Mizzou I have counseled my high school senior son not to consider Mizzou. The reason is that he is a gifted and talented musician and plans to major in Jazz Composition and Performance. Mizzou's jazz studies degree is just getting off the ground. There are better schools for his chosen field. If he were majoring in journalism (for example) I would insist that Mizzou be on his short list.
Just food for thought.
Posted on 12/10/13 at 7:18 pm to mizzou18
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I have been getting a lot of shite for it. I have a lot of extremely smart friends, some of which are going to Penn. and Cornell, and they seem to make fun of me all the time for "just going to Mizzou"
Tell them to grow up.
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They keep pushing me to go to Indiana, Purdue, and a couple other places.
The difference between Mizzou and Purdue/Indiana is negligible in terms of helping you 'reach your potential.' Plus they are both party schools too, particularly Indiana.
Posted on 12/10/13 at 8:17 pm to mizzou18
Response is simple do what you want to, what do YOU really want to do. I teach and coach and talk to kids about schools all the time, trust me you will be happy if you do what your heart wants you to do. By the way your friends are tools and sound like conceited little pricks.
Posted on 12/11/13 at 2:51 am to mizzou18
Your choice of major is 100 times more important than the school you choose. Don't go to school to major in "Business". That's only slightly more in demand than a "Women's studies" degree. Tens of thousands of confused teenagers go to college to major in "Business" every year, so there is a surplus of people with degrees in a field without a defined career path.
Unless you're really driven to get into an Ivy League school so you can work on Wall Street and screw over the rest of the country, don't bother getting a degree in business.
Unless you're really driven to get into an Ivy League school so you can work on Wall Street and screw over the rest of the country, don't bother getting a degree in business.
This post was edited on 12/11/13 at 2:55 am
Posted on 12/11/13 at 8:37 am to Fizzou
ivy league is the most overrated term in this country. you are better off taking the money and spend it on a frat. connections are all an ivey league school can offer that another school might not.
I shite you not, the dumbest people I met when I lived and worked in D.C. were ivy league grads. they seriously had no communication skills, common sense or the ability to relate to others. They were idiots. I met one nice person from Yale but the only decent ivy league grads were from Brown, but I guess that is expected that the potheads were better at dealing with people.
On the other side of the spectrum, I have been completely impressed with every Stanford grad I have ever met. That school is everything its reputation says it is.
My company prefers kids with high GPAs from big state schools. Those types of schools usually produce kids that have had to compete against others for their grades and not coddled. The grads from smaller and ivy league schools usually are highly coddled and guided to their high GPAs. The school takes more pride in the GPAs of their grads than truly testing them.
I shite you not, the dumbest people I met when I lived and worked in D.C. were ivy league grads. they seriously had no communication skills, common sense or the ability to relate to others. They were idiots. I met one nice person from Yale but the only decent ivy league grads were from Brown, but I guess that is expected that the potheads were better at dealing with people.
On the other side of the spectrum, I have been completely impressed with every Stanford grad I have ever met. That school is everything its reputation says it is.
My company prefers kids with high GPAs from big state schools. Those types of schools usually produce kids that have had to compete against others for their grades and not coddled. The grads from smaller and ivy league schools usually are highly coddled and guided to their high GPAs. The school takes more pride in the GPAs of their grads than truly testing them.
Posted on 12/11/13 at 10:08 am to mizzou18
I received my PhD from Mizzou and it hasn't held me back at all. I work in an industry that a lot of my colleagues went to the Ivy League, Oxford, etc. I also have people that work below me that went to those schools.
If you are planning on staying in academia then where you go will sometimes matter. Once in industry no one cares.
The difference between me and my colleagues that went to Ivy League schools is about 200k in debt.
If you are planning on staying in academia then where you go will sometimes matter. Once in industry no one cares.
The difference between me and my colleagues that went to Ivy League schools is about 200k in debt.
Posted on 12/11/13 at 10:13 am to Fizzou
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Your choice of major is 100 times more important than the school you choose. Don't go to school to major in "Business". That's only slightly more in demand than a "Women's studies" degree. Tens of thousands of confused teenagers go to college to major in "Business" every year, so there is a surplus of people with degrees in a field without a defined career path.
This. If you want to go into the field then get a specialized degree (finance) and then get your MBA. You will get a lot farther faster, then just getting a Business degree.
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