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04-13-2008, 09:50 PM
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#391 | | New Member
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| This is a great thread, can't wait to hear more... | 
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04-18-2008, 09:51 PM
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#392 | | Member
Join Date: May 2007
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| Hoping more people will respond to this thread. | |
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04-18-2008, 10:03 PM
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#393 | | Member
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: new mexico
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| Anyone have any input on Whittier (CA), Regis (CO) or Oklahoma City University? | |
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04-20-2008, 12:02 AM
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#394 | | Member
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| Should also include Colorado School of Mines in Golden, Colorado. Possibly the #1 public school in the state. | |
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04-26-2008, 01:48 PM
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| One more thing about Bryant in RI - it's a business school but also has a graduate program. S is interested because they have a 6 year integrated law degree where he'd start law school in year 4 of undergrad. | |
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04-28-2008, 06:15 PM
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#396 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northern New England
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| One of the best threads on CC. This is great. A plug for Clark - I spent some time in Worcester and Clark is an excellent place and Worcester is really improving. A big plug for Hampshire, another CTCL school where my nephew went and my D is transferring to...after attending a big name university with big reputation that failed to come through........and lastly Simmons - D #1 looked there and it was great....now D #2 is looking there...she may not attend but Simmons definitely has value. Keep it going! | |
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05-13-2008, 10:08 AM
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#397 | | Junior Member
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| A related, and older, thread less gently touches upon an analogous topic -- " overrated and underrated colleges." Of course, thing can get a little rough when reciting the overrated, and even rougher when explaining why. If interested, go to: Over/Underrated Colleges | |
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05-14-2008, 08:22 PM
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#398 | | Senior Member
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| Whittier can be very generous with merit scholarships. Overall, I think it is a decent school, however, I've had many of my students apply there, get in, and then be turned off by the campus when they visited (main complaints seem to be: classes they sat in on didn't seem challenging enough, campus maintenance not up to par, social life on campus seemed only so-so). So, I would suggest visiting if you can before applying.
I know two students at Regis. They like it, but look carefully at their course offerings and majors --- some areas are rather limited in terms of depth. Still, seems like a nuturing place, and, again, lots of merit scholarship opportunities there. Fairly easy in terms of admissions - they admit 72%, and 25th percentile of SAT scores is below 1,000. | |
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05-30-2008, 11:25 AM
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#399 | | New Member
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| I am going to brag about Rasmussen College. While it is an online college and has many great online programs, I think people sometimes forget that they do have campuses. While it is generally a small private college it provides students with a great education and job connections right after graduations. Students who go full-time can get the four year degree in three years and students who are going for the two year degree can get it in a year and a half. It's a very expensive school, but I feel it is well worth it. On these boards no one has ever mentioned Rasmussen College, so I felt the need to brag about it! | |
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06-09-2008, 09:16 PM
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| bumping this thread! | |
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06-10-2008, 12:37 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: New York City-----> Earlham College
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| I am going to brag about Earlham College in Richmond Indiana. As an incoming transfer, I cannot really speak to the academics yet, but I can speak to the community and closeness of campus. When I went to visit, everyone came up and talked to me, and encouraged me to come to Earlham. When I did not have a swipe card to get back into the dorm to get my stuff, as I was leaving, the girl I asked to open the door, introduced herself, and told me she loved Earlham and I should come! The classes I sat in on were very intersting, and the campus was gorgeous even under 25 in of snow. ( Yes we were there during the blizzard). Admissions could not have been nicer and I really clicked with my admissions counselor. The horseback riding facilites are amazing and everyone was just so nice and welcoming. | |
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06-10-2008, 08:42 PM
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#402 | | Junior Member
Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Northern New England
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| How is BU - Boston University - a "lesser known university"?????????? | |
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06-10-2008, 08:48 PM
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#403 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: New Hampshire
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| "How is BU - Boston University - a "lesser known university"??????????"
I've always thought that BU didn't have a lot of name recognition outside of New England (I got my MSCS from BU). | |
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06-11-2008, 02:25 PM
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#405 | | Junior Member
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| khstitches,
I read your comment about Clark and just wondering - do you know how easy/difficult it is to get from Worcester to Boston via mass transit these days? thanks! | |
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