Where do students from directional universities go after graduation?

momofthreeboys
Wed, 19 Mar 2014 17:22:07 +0000

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I like the directional Us, because they are smaller than the flagship or land grant U’s, they have profs instead of TAs generally, and they often have at least a few areas that they excel at.
Even the most competitive majors, many strong students can still be admitted to, & if instate, it is nice to have your kid within driving distance.[/quote

I agree with emerald on this statement. Icing on the cake is if the student is planning on staying in that particular region of the country, the directional public universities have great awareness among HR recruiters mitigating that “lack of name awareness” complaint that people often cite as a reason not to go to one of the smaller state publics. And some of the directionals are known for specific programs that make those colleges a wiser choice than perhaps a larger uni that doesn’t have the major (i.e. pharmacy programs, environmental science programs, geology programs and there are probably others).