<p>Oh my God! Wow!</p>
<p>The last time I came onto this site, it was somewhere aroung the same time last year. I was accepted by AU for the Class of 2013. Today, I’m two days away from ending my first year at AU! Sniff =')</p>
<p>I can’t believe this. Cadmiumred you’re still rambling about your daughter’s problems! WHAT! It’s been a year and she’s still having problems. I’ve had no problems, and never have I heard of anyone else having problems with registering for GenEds. While, that might just be my experience, the fact that you’ve been complaining about AU before and after your daughter has gotten in really seems to be “fishy” on your part. If you and you’re daugghter are the exception, I pity you. Really. But its really unfair that you seem to be so anti-AU on this site, providing a negative and unsubstantial representation of AU. I’m in AU now. I of all people would know this. You seem to have been detestful to AU from the onset. Really, I don’t understand why you even keep your daughter here, if she is struggling (which I can’t believe) that much.</p>
<p>AU RANKINGS</p>
<p>I’ll admit it, I’m a rankings and prestige whore! I drool when someone mentions Harvard, Yale or Princeton. Hopefully, I’ve promised myself that I will never go to gradschool unless I get into one of those top notch universitites. That’s just me. As for AU lets see.</p>
<p>AU has become pretty selective, and needs to be even more selective in the future. My class had an acceptance rate of 53%. The Class of 2014 had an acceptance rate of 43% which is a good thing.</p>
<p>College Rankings weigh heavily on endowments and research. Sadly, AU hasn’t had that much of money in comparison to most others. This is because AU is a relatively new school in comparison to lets say GU or Harvard! Endowments and research from a university play a great deal in determining rankings. Just look at all the top universities. See anything in common? They are old and filthy rich. AU hasn’t had that privilege.</p>
<p>I would love AU to be higher ranked. But sadly, its not. It’s not bad, I mean it is in the the top 100. Top 100 of 4000 universities in the US. I think AU has been sadly under-rated. Another reason for this is its admissions rate. The more selective the rate, the higher up a university normally ranks. Sadly, AU lacks this too. But, like I said, AU is making progress on this.</p>
<p>I hate that AU doesn’t have the best rankings, but what I’ve come to love about AU (so not a cliche, if I hate something I say it) is its functionality. Professors give a **** about you here. You’re not a number, you’re a student. The advisors remember your name. The people here remember your face. The career center goes that extra mile. The education challenges to you to an extent which makes you want to blow your brains at times. These ideals are not considered in rankings. Moreover, you don’t get these advantages in big universities. There’s something about AU, which has made me realize, that even though the world hasn’t considered AU as one of the best (here, I mean in general, AU is one of the best in many aspects, especially IR) I really know how good it is, and what it really should be. If you take the chance, I’m sure you will too.</p>