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Posted on 11/4/10 at 2:39 pm to hehatedrew
Posted on 11/4/10 at 2:39 pm to hehatedrew
quote:I worked there 28 years. It's not easy getting in or getting through. Congrats!
I will have my degree from UMC in 2 and a half years.
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Posted on 11/4/10 at 2:42 pm to hehatedrew
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Nope. Like I said earlier, it hasn't affected me negatively either. I will have my degree from UMC in 2 and a half years. Amazing for someone who went to such and "easy" school...
I've got over 3 years
Posted on 11/4/10 at 3:04 pm to ole orange
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You guys need to change that
Why?
What's wrong with an open admissions policy?
Isn't the quality of the education you get once in more important than just 'getting in'?
Is there really a difference between denying admission to 60 out of a hundred people, and then graduating 36, and letting all 100 in and only graduating 36?
Posted on 11/4/10 at 3:36 pm to WildTchoupitoulas
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Easiest SEC School To Get Into
don't care, but...
All I know is Texas is a better school than Tulane.
The above post is for TulaneTigerFan.
Posted on 11/4/10 at 3:55 pm to WildTchoupitoulas
You don't think there's any correlation between the average intelligence/work ethic as measured by standardized testing of a student body and the quality of education an institution provides?
I don't know if it is a strong correlation, but I believe it exists.
How beneficial a college education is to any one person is largely up to that individual's intelligence and work ethic.
I do think that certain programs at certain schools do a better job in preparing the same level of student for their chosen career than others.
I don't think there exists a large degree of difference amongst southern public state universities, though.
I don't think there's a huge difference in perception, either. I have had a few people in the course of my career "notice" that my diploma was from the Sam Walton College of Business, which carries a little cache. But its not like it impresses the pants off of people above what a B.A. would from LSU or KY or SC or anybody else in the SEC.
I think there is a certain level of recognition from going to at least a well-known state school as opposed to an Arkansas State or North Texas U, or Middle Tennessee State, at least when working outside of the states where those institutions are located.
I think it definitely helps when people have at least heard of your school, even if it is just from ESPN.
I don't know if it is a strong correlation, but I believe it exists.
How beneficial a college education is to any one person is largely up to that individual's intelligence and work ethic.
I do think that certain programs at certain schools do a better job in preparing the same level of student for their chosen career than others.
I don't think there exists a large degree of difference amongst southern public state universities, though.
I don't think there's a huge difference in perception, either. I have had a few people in the course of my career "notice" that my diploma was from the Sam Walton College of Business, which carries a little cache. But its not like it impresses the pants off of people above what a B.A. would from LSU or KY or SC or anybody else in the SEC.
I think there is a certain level of recognition from going to at least a well-known state school as opposed to an Arkansas State or North Texas U, or Middle Tennessee State, at least when working outside of the states where those institutions are located.
I think it definitely helps when people have at least heard of your school, even if it is just from ESPN.
Posted on 11/4/10 at 4:25 pm to wmr
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You don't think there's any correlation between the average intelligence/work ethic as measured by standardized testing of a student body and the quality of education an institution provides?
When I attended LSU, it was open admissions. I graduated from a top 10 department nationwide - public and private.
When applying for jobs in my field, people know the reputation of the department. Otherwise, it just looks like another B.S. degree from another large southern public university.
But I'm not sure of your question, entry test scores/quality of degree achieved? There may be a correlation, but does correlation prove causation?
I'm all for allowing anyone entry into large state schools. You just never know when some farmhand who maybe never finished high school turns out to be a genius. Besides which, it's not just tax money from people who have high test scores that pays for the school. It's everyone's school.
If you can't cut it at an open admissions school, you're generally weeded out after your freshman year.
Private, or smaller, specialized, public schools it makes more sense...
Posted on 11/4/10 at 4:48 pm to Monticello
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It depends sometimes, especially in the business world where a professional license is not required. A lot of employers now look down on post-graduate degrees as a sign of an unmotivated person who didn't want to leave college or lacked confidence in their abilities after earning the BS.
This is true. When I went back for mine after working 4 years, that described pretty much everyone in the MBA program. Only a couple of us had work experience, and the rest really didn't seem very enthusiastic about getting out of school.
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