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re: Student turns down all 8 Ivy League Schools for the University of Alabama
Posted on 5/15/15 at 9:27 am to madmaxvol
Posted on 5/15/15 at 9:27 am to madmaxvol
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Poors...
Hardly . His father, Ronald Sr., is an engineer who works as a manager at the Federal Aviation Administration and his mother, Sandra, works in management at FedEx headquarters.
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Posted on 5/15/15 at 9:27 am to RockyMtnTigerWDE
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I didn't either but I thought I would say something clever and trolling anyhow....
Well if he were planning to go into business or politics, I imagine the prestige of his undergraduate degree would have been a bit more important.
Posted on 5/15/15 at 9:27 am to Tiger n Miami AU83
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inb4TigernMiamiAU83.
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Tiger n Miami AU83
I win.
Posted on 5/15/15 at 9:28 am to StopRobot
When you have kids that grow up and they start getting these financial package offers, its interesting.
A kid accepted to an Ivy League school can pretty much make money to go to most state schools. A kid with a 30 or so on the ACT that would get a nice scholarship from a place like Alabama can get everything paid for and money back at a place like North Alabama.
Good for that student. His parents made education a priority and he is being rewarded. Now to convince the thousands of parents spending money they don't have on travel baseball so that their kids can get a "scholarship."
ETA: The Ivies are on a need based aid program. They do not give academic scholarships. If your family has money, you are expected to pay every penny. The kids parents are definitely upper middle class, so they were probably expected to foot most of the bill.
The student will receive an excellent education at the University of Alabama. Education is 90% what the student puts into it.
A kid accepted to an Ivy League school can pretty much make money to go to most state schools. A kid with a 30 or so on the ACT that would get a nice scholarship from a place like Alabama can get everything paid for and money back at a place like North Alabama.
Good for that student. His parents made education a priority and he is being rewarded. Now to convince the thousands of parents spending money they don't have on travel baseball so that their kids can get a "scholarship."
ETA: The Ivies are on a need based aid program. They do not give academic scholarships. If your family has money, you are expected to pay every penny. The kids parents are definitely upper middle class, so they were probably expected to foot most of the bill.
The student will receive an excellent education at the University of Alabama. Education is 90% what the student puts into it.
This post was edited on 5/15/15 at 9:31 am
Posted on 5/15/15 at 9:28 am to Arksulli
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Besides it isn't like Alabama is the local community college after all.
Actually its on the same level... Shelton, Calhoun, Shoals, Wallace St.
Posted on 5/15/15 at 9:28 am to Funky Tide 8
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Yeah what dumbass for not wanting to accumulate a mountain of debt, and choosing to go to a school that will pay for 4 full years of school while getting a great SEC school experience.
don't be dumb
Posted on 5/15/15 at 9:28 am to MrAUTigers
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What a fricking idiot
Not really. A state school like bama will literally pay him a modest salary to attend. He may actually turn a profit in addition to his free degree after 3-4 years. Tons of students make decisions like this every year to a lesser extent.
Posted on 5/15/15 at 9:28 am to cyde
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Well if he were planning to go into business or politics, I imagine the prestige of his undergraduate degree would have been a bit more important.
I have no idea how to answer this because as of now I still didn't read the article. I just responded because it felt right at the time.
Posted on 5/15/15 at 9:29 am to Luke
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Besides it isn't like Alabama is the local community college after all.
Actually its on the same level... Shelton, Calhoun, Shoals, Wallace St.
irony ...
Posted on 5/15/15 at 9:29 am to Funky Tide 8
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Yeah what dumbass for not wanting to accumulate a mountain of debt, and choosing to go to a school that will pay for 4 full years of school
....and how much more do you think he would financially make with an Ivy League degree? How many more opportunities would he have to make that cash with an Ivy League degree?
Posted on 5/15/15 at 9:29 am to Funky Tide 8
quote:Nick Marshall?
The guy probably has a hard time reading in general....
Posted on 5/15/15 at 9:29 am to Tuscaloosa
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I would think he plans to attend med school at an Ivy league school. That's the way the article was written it seemed.
Thats exactly what his plan is. Get a world class, great education at the greatest school in the country without a mountain of debt then get accepted to an Ivy for graduate school. I get the impression this kid will be a success no matter where his degree is from.
Posted on 5/15/15 at 9:29 am to Funky Tide 8
Having a Harvard degree alone will get your virtually whatever you want to pay that off and beyond. To me the bigger picture is ignored; but hey, I'm not the genius here
Posted on 5/15/15 at 9:30 am to Luke
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Luke
This guy hasn't posted in a month and a half, but this thread pulled him out of hibernation to post this:
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Actually its on the same level... Shelton, Calhoun, Shoals, Wallace St.
Posted on 5/15/15 at 9:31 am to TT9
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Nick Marshall?
No, he just couldn't speak worth a lick.
Posted on 5/15/15 at 9:31 am to StopRobot
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Nelson told BI he thinks he can receive a comparable education at UA because it all depends on how much work a student is willing to do.
I do agree with him here. You get out what you put in.
If he wants to do grad school or med school at an Ivy, he will be in good shape.
This post was edited on 5/15/15 at 9:32 am
Posted on 5/15/15 at 9:31 am to MrAUTigers
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....and how much more do you think he would financially make with an Ivy League degree? How many more opportunities would he have to make that cash with an Ivy League degree?
Since he's going to Med school, slim to none. Most other degrees - you're right.
It's really simple
Posted on 5/15/15 at 9:32 am to MrAUTigers
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and how much more do you think he would financially make with an Ivy League degree? How many more opportunities would he have to make that cash with an Ivy League degree?
I suppose that depends on what his career goals are. If he's planning to be a doctor, then he's not missing nearly as many opportunities as he would if he's planning to go into law or business or politics.
Posted on 5/15/15 at 9:32 am to Tuscaloosa
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This guy hasn't posted in a month and a half, but this thread pulled him out of hibernation to post this:
Why are you keeping tabs on posters and their posting habits?
Posted on 5/15/15 at 9:33 am to Tiger n Miami AU83
Who gives a shite.
Where is he going to go work with that Bama degree?
It ain't going to be somewhere in New York or Silicon Valley.
Short sighted as frick.
Where is he going to go work with that Bama degree?
It ain't going to be somewhere in New York or Silicon Valley.
Short sighted as frick.
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