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re: Miss State = the Harvard of Mississippi?
Posted on 1/31/26 at 9:12 am to TMRebel
Posted on 1/31/26 at 9:12 am to TMRebel
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Well, you get in. Plenty of people fail out.
That is a horribly inefficient way to do things.
You spend all kinds of resources for failure.
Although in the case of the Mississippi schools... I guess they have no choice.
I did look at USNWR Ole Miss and MSU's retention rates (88%) and (82%)_respectively. That is somewhat low compared to most other good schools.... (and top schools have high retention rates).
In the SEC Ole Miss is 13th and MSU is last...with UK and LSU sandwiched between. The SEC highest was like UF (97%) and Texas (96%).
Regardless, at 88%... Ole Miss is retaining most of their students through freshman year. Don't know if that is a good or a bad thing considering their admissions situation.
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Posted on 1/31/26 at 9:18 am to Gunga Din
As stated earlier in the thread, not much we can do to improve it unless Ayer’s is repealed.
Posted on 1/31/26 at 9:20 am to VooDude
State is a STEM school.
Ole Miss is a Liberal Arts college
Ole Miss is a Liberal Arts college
Posted on 1/31/26 at 9:23 am to TMRebel
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As stated earlier in the thread, not much we can do to improve it unless Ayer’s is repealed.
Agreed...
And my post was not to actually be negative regarding Ole Miss...
But a couple of Ole Miss people were saying that they just flunked and weeded people out. That really doesn't seem to be the case.
Looks like they are working pretty hard to retain students. Which is both good and bad simultaneously considering their situation.
For instance... JSU and USM retention rates are in the 70% range.
This post was edited on 1/31/26 at 9:35 am
Posted on 1/31/26 at 10:14 am to Gunga Din
Oh yeah, massive effort. In the short time I worked for the school, it’s all we talked about. Fundraising efforts for resources, finding ways to structure curriculum to be rigorous but also promote sticking around, and overall giving people what they need to get the education they’re striving for. There are “weed out” classes in your harder majors, but we also want pivoting to be as frictionless as possible. It’s tough, but we try to make it work.
Posted on 1/31/26 at 10:47 am to VooDude
All of the dumb kids from Georgia and Texas go to ole Miss
Posted on 1/31/26 at 1:19 pm to SEC Doctor
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know how Millsaps can possibly survive much longer. The enrollment is under 600.
Yikes
The problem with Millsaps is location. That is no longer even remotely a safe area of Jackson
Posted on 1/31/26 at 1:21 pm to madmaxvol
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Rust College - 34.7%
Who the frick is this I’ve lived here almost my entire life and never heard of this place
Posted on 1/31/26 at 3:10 pm to VooDude
Op acceptance rate is a vastly overrated metric. What matters is the academic rigor students are put through and whether they are pushed to excel in order to get a degree.
Remember what Thomas Edison said about working hard?
A genius sitting on the couch eating doritos accomplishes nothing.
Remember what Thomas Edison said about working hard?
A genius sitting on the couch eating doritos accomplishes nothing.
Posted on 1/31/26 at 3:26 pm to ColoradoElkHerd
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Remember what Thomas Edison said about working hard? A genius sitting on the couch eating doritos accomplishes nothing.
Actually, I believe George Washington said that before crossing the Delaware.
Posted on 2/2/26 at 8:30 am to MoarKilometers
Posted on 2/2/26 at 8:46 am to VooDude
My oldest was accepted to Florida and Tennessee, chose Ole Miss.
It is just a better college experience and school.
It is just a better college experience and school.
Posted on 2/2/26 at 8:48 am to deltaland
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Yikes
The problem with Millsaps is location. That is no longer even remotely a safe area of Jackson
Yep, it's really gotten bad all around the school.
Posted on 2/2/26 at 8:50 am to DarthRebel
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My oldest was accepted to Florida and Tennessee, chose Ole Miss.
It is just a better college experience and school.
In what universe is Ole Miss a better school than Florida and Tennessee? Wow.
Posted on 2/2/26 at 10:27 am to SEC Doctor
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In what universe is Ole Miss a better school than Florida and Tennessee? Wow
When you turn off your hate and bias, you would be surprised at the world out there.
Posted on 2/2/26 at 10:46 am to DarthRebel
Same here. My oldest had a 33 on the ACT and so did Honors and Croft at OM. Could have gotten in most anywhere in the country with his other accomplishments. He's 27 and makes six figures. I'd say OM did right by him. It's mostly what you make it yourself and not just thinking a school has to hold your hand.
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My oldest was accepted to Florida and Tennessee, chose Ole Miss.
It is just a better college experience and school.
Posted on 2/2/26 at 11:09 am to VooDude
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Miss State = the Harvard of Mississippi?
I thought Harvard was the Mississippi State of Massachusetts.
Posted on 2/2/26 at 11:11 am to SEC Doctor
That area was bad 30 years ago. Today, it's a warzone.
Posted on 2/2/26 at 12:06 pm to madmaxvol
Rust college? I’ve never heard of it.
Googled it and had no idea. Oldest HBCU and 2nd oldest school in Mississippi.
Googled it and had no idea. Oldest HBCU and 2nd oldest school in Mississippi.
This post was edited on 2/2/26 at 12:08 pm
Posted on 2/2/26 at 12:17 pm to deltaland
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The problem with Millsaps is location. That is no longer even remotely a safe area of Jackson
looks like COVID also did a number on their enrollment. Sharp drop in 2020 that has not recovered. But yes, Jackson is a sheet hole
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