<p>In short, no, and anyone who tells you otherwise is using scare tactics to try and get you to pay more to go their school.</p>
<p>Check out this that I just saw today.</p>
<p>[2009</a> Highlights | LSU Well Represented on the USA Today All-USA College Academic Team](<a href=“http://www.lsu.edu/highlights/2009/04/usatoday_academic.shtml]2009”>http://www.lsu.edu/highlights/2009/04/usatoday_academic.shtml)</p>
<p>The top students at LSU are competitive with any other school in the country. A lot of people go here because of the price and grad schools understand that. </p>
<p>Is the quality of education here equal to other schools? That’s debatable. I say it’s close and the reason the school is lagging is because of a lack of seriousness in the student body. That said those who work hard are in a great situation.</p>