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Ocikat · 05-13-2008, 06:48 PM

Dear Dr. Mambo:

Please read this article if you are still not convinced: Who Needs Harvard? - TIME

"Ashley Rufus, 19, gave up a coveted spot on Harvard's waiting list in favor of Truman State University in rural Kirksville, Mo.: "It started out as a financial issue," says Rufus, who got a full ride to Truman. She loved Harvard when she visited, but she hated the idea of eight years of debt if she were to go on to medical school. Truman was closer to home, had a student-faculty ratio of 15:1, and its graduates have a "very impressive" rate of acceptance to medical schools. Carla Valenzuela, 18, who graduated in the spring from Martin Luther King Academic Magnet school in Nashville, Tenn., applied to 13 schools--and wound up picking her last choice. She turned down Amherst, Wellesley and Dartmouth in favor of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Part of the draw was being near a big city; part was the offer of a Meyerhoff scholarship, a prestigious, four-year grant for talented high school students studying science and related fields. "
(Who Needs Harvard? - TIME)

ALSO: Your Guide to Finding The College That Fits - TIME

"McGill in Montreal has long been a popular destination to the north, and the University of Hong Kong is growing in popularity, with 252 American applicants last year. After Prince William of Britain matriculated in 2001, the University of St. Andrews in Scotland saw a boost in its international applications, and at the University of Edinburgh, American enrollment has almost tripled since 2002. The most dubious perk of going to college in Britain: free enrollment in the national dental-care system."

My point here is if you are going to graduate school, stop complaining about about undergraduate education and work harder and boost your average.

(Village of 100 people
"Only 1 would have a college education" )

McGill is #12 in the world, please accept that and stop the complain.

05-13-2008, 06:48 PM	#42
Ocikat Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 46	Dear Dr. Mambo: Please read this article if you are still not convinced: Who Needs Harvard? - TIME "Ashley Rufus, 19, gave up a coveted spot on Harvard's waiting list in favor of Truman State University in rural Kirksville, Mo.: "It started out as a financial issue," says Rufus, who got a full ride to Truman. She loved Harvard when she visited, but she hated the idea of eight years of debt if she were to go on to medical school. Truman was closer to home, had a student-faculty ratio of 15:1, and its graduates have a "very impressive" rate of acceptance to medical schools. Carla Valenzuela, 18, who graduated in the spring from Martin Luther King Academic Magnet school in Nashville, Tenn., applied to 13 schools--and wound up picking her last choice. She turned down Amherst, Wellesley and Dartmouth in favor of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Part of the draw was being near a big city; part was the offer of a Meyerhoff scholarship, a prestigious, four-year grant for talented high school students studying science and related fields. " (Who Needs Harvard? - TIME) ALSO: Your Guide to Finding The College That Fits - TIME "McGill in Montreal has long been a popular destination to the north, and the University of Hong Kong is growing in popularity, with 252 American applicants last year. After Prince William of Britain matriculated in 2001, the University of St. Andrews in Scotland saw a boost in its international applications, and at the University of Edinburgh, American enrollment has almost tripled since 2002. The most dubious perk of going to college in Britain: free enrollment in the national dental-care system." My point here is if you are going to graduate school, stop complaining about about undergraduate education and work harder and boost your average. (Village of 100 people "Only 1 would have a college education" ) McGill is #12 in the world, please accept that and stop the complain.