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re: Academic Rankings by the SEC (according to U.S News--World Report).
Posted on 4/24/17 at 9:45 pm to DirtyDawg
Posted on 4/24/17 at 9:45 pm to DirtyDawg
A new study by WalletHub ranks Georgia as the state with the highest dropout rate.
By Sydney Wu
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According to WalletHub, Georgia also tied with Alaska for the education system with the highest dropout rate. The study also pins Georgia at the sixth state with the least safe schools.
By Sydney Wu
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According to WalletHub, Georgia also tied with Alaska for the education system with the highest dropout rate. The study also pins Georgia at the sixth state with the least safe schools.
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Posted on 4/24/17 at 9:51 pm to MullenBoys
Why...Is...Mississippi...State...so...far...down?
Posted on 4/24/17 at 9:59 pm to Spock_4_AU
A&M is falling like a rock. They upped their emphasis on class size.
Posted on 4/24/17 at 10:00 pm to Spock_4_AU
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Why...Is...Mississippi...State...so...far...down?
Down? They are "literally" at the top of your list.
Posted on 4/24/17 at 10:12 pm to Spock_4_AU
Why do you only have 5 posts and all of them about Miss State?
Nice alt by the way loser.
Nice alt by the way loser.
Posted on 4/24/17 at 10:20 pm to Spock_4_AU
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The US News is actually pretty good.
Not in my opinion. Almost 25% of it is based on what peer universities "think" of your institution.
No weight is given to graduate salaries or any metric of success after graduation.
10% is how big are your class sizes
Universities are rewarded for having classes with fewer than 20 students
Their methodology is retarded.
This post was edited on 4/24/17 at 10:21 pm
Posted on 4/24/17 at 10:30 pm to Farmer1906
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They upped their emphasis on class size.
Sounds like another University I know
Posted on 4/25/17 at 6:54 am to texag7
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No weight is given to graduate salaries or any metric of success after graduation.
Without a cost of living factorization or weighting based on chosen degree field, this is an irrelevant metric. I mean, a person with a law degree in Birmingham is going to make less than one in Los Angeles, but that's not indicative of which one is more successful.
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Universities are rewarded for having classes with fewer than 20 students
Because studies have shown multiple times that there's a higher percentage of student success for smaller classes. Professor to student ratio is a huge factor.
Posted on 4/25/17 at 7:40 am to skrayper
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this is an irrelevant metric
I would it is pretty easy to argue that this is the most important metric. Use this alongside something that measures favorable location (based on student's preference) and that is 95% of what I cared about for my degree.
I got paid well enough and I got to work where I wanted.
Posted on 4/25/17 at 10:24 am to DirtyDawg
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Funny cause Business Insider ranked the University of Alabama as the hardest college to get into in the state of Alabama.
It's not entirely shocking considering the difference in #s of applicants.
But it's a reversal of what has happened in recent memory, where USNWR ranked Alabama higher than Auburn despite higher class profiles and admission difficulties for AU.
That may have changed now, but over the past 5-10 years, it was pretty uncommon to hear of Alabama denials getting into Auburn. The opposite (Alabama admits getting denied at Auburn) probably didn't happen that much either, but it appeared to be the more common scenario.
Posted on 4/25/17 at 10:59 am to dawgdayafternoon
Posted on 4/25/17 at 11:04 am to Spock_4_AU
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Why...Is...Mississippi...State...so...far...down?
Because the source is a liberal publication and doesn't do its homework. No MS institution of higher learning is gonna get a fair shake, anyway. Ranking also fluctuates due to research grants, the number of them and if it's a field that's considered important to the ranking source. For instance, the study of zombies and vampires, and various arts may help your ranking, whereas, petroleum engineering, or types of applied sciences may hurt your ranking.
MSU has ranked much higher in recent years, and is considered a top 100 research school. However, MSU was recently moved from R1 research school to an R2. Auburn was also moved from R1 to R2. Meanwhile, Ole Miss now has an R1 classification.
Posted on 4/25/17 at 11:05 am to Pettifogger
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That may have changed now, but over the past 5-10 years, it was pretty uncommon to hear of Alabama denials getting into Auburn. The opposite (Alabama admits getting denied at Auburn) probably didn't happen that much either, but it appeared to be the more common scenario.
I'm pretty sure they're pretty equal right now. Wouldn't be surprised if the average ACT score accepted to UA has increased 3-4 points since Saban arrived.
Posted on 4/25/17 at 11:24 am to Farmer1906
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I would it is pretty easy to argue that this is the most important metric. Use this alongside something that measures favorable location (based on student's preference) and that is 95% of what I cared about for my degree.
I got paid well enough and I got to work where I wanted.
How would you measure a bachelor's degree if the person went on to a post-grad? What if they get their post-grad somewhere else? Does A&M get the benefit of a guy with his Masters from MIT in Mechanical Engineering?
There's a lot of variables, like I said. The more variables, the harder it is to determine the worth of Degree X at University Y in City Z.
I would argue that job placement % and post-grad entry % were more indicative, but even the first can be slanted slightly to greatly based on locale.
Posted on 4/25/17 at 1:32 pm to Spock_4_AU
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The US News is actually pretty good.
no it sucks.
Posted on 4/25/17 at 1:48 pm to Reservoir dawg
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MSU has ranked much higher in recent years, and is considered a top 100 research school. However, MSU was recently moved from R1 research school to an R2. Auburn was also moved from R1 to R2. Meanwhile, Ole Miss now has an R1 classification.
the research stuff isn't even relevant to the average student at colleges, especially the undergrads. Most people don't go into research when they graduate from college.
It is good for the university but i don't understand the focus on it in ranking colleges for prospective students and their parents.
US news rankings are definitely biased against colleges in less populated states. They have 3 public California universities in their top 10 public.
This post was edited on 4/25/17 at 1:51 pm
Posted on 4/25/17 at 3:53 pm to Spock_4_AU
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14. Mississippi State University
13. University of Mississippi
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6. University of Alabama
5. Auburn University
Posted on 5/18/17 at 3:45 pm to Spock_4_AU
Posted on 5/19/17 at 8:37 am to MullenBoys
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Why do you only have 5 posts and all of them about Miss State?
Nice alt by the way loser.
Stay on topic.
Posted on 5/19/17 at 3:07 pm to Spock_4_AU
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University of Missouri
Do they actually still have classes? Thought it was just a summer school now.
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