Yeah...that other college...

ryan2288
Mon, 05 Feb 2007 04:58:44 +0000

could i please just ask why you can’t back up what you’re saying with proof?



What proof do you need? We have had two separate people that live close to Valdosta admit from first hand experience that the student body is horrible and the academics are far from rigorous. We have given you abysmal SAT rates of below 1000 on the old scale. We have proven to you that not all PHD programs are legitimate(for example there are online PHD programs now) and that getting accreditation is far from difficult(Bob Jones University). Moreover, we have proven that GSU is simply the last resort for any even mediocre student in the state of Georgia(at the point in which you say there are three large public universities ahead of it, that is saying something).

Lastly we have proven from every other post besides your posts that GSU is a school of moral repugnance and simply a walk through to get a degree. You have failed to provide us with any real statistics besides a strange(and misguided) way of looking at an acceptance rate and a token example of a decent department(chemistry).

I will answer the rest of your argument’s line by line.



you say everything i say is groundless

It certainly is, you have never answered what everyone else has said on this thread. You repeat things over and over again as if we couldn’t read them the first time.



when I can tell you an acceptance rate (look it up on princeton or collegeboard)



Again, an acceptance rate means absolutely nothing when inferior applicants are applying to the school. Remember, these are all students who are not nearly competitive enough to attend the only two legit public universities in the state.

Let’s look at some other stats:
SAT Reasoning Verbal: 510 - 580 87%
SAT Reasoning Math: 510 - 590 87%

Only 25% of their students scored higher than a 580 Verbal and only 25% of their students scored higher than a 590 in Math. Mind you, this doesn’t even measure combined scores. Most students are strong in one area and weaker in the other, making the combined score lower.

Percent of students who return for sophomore year: 76%

24% of Freshman leaving after one year tells you something… and it certainly is not a positive thing for the university.



which programs are highly rated (chemistry),



One token program. I will even give you that their IT department isn’t that bad. However, it still doesn’t make the school good as a whole, nor does it do anything to improve the student body for undergraduate work.



the fact that it is a research U



Which University outside of a community college is NOT some type of research university? You act as if this is some type of prestigious label.



designated by the state of georgia (like UGA, tech, mcog, state) and is only a regional for organizational purposes.



Is this something to be proud of? I guess this means every school designated by the state of georgia to be a research university is good? Bull. If anything, this just means the school is eligible for a small amount of state dollars.



let me insult you by saying youre weak minded for following what others tell you and think instead of doing your own research and THEN threatening somebody with insults over something stupid like whether or not gsu is a good school.



I’ve done plenty of research on this topic. I also have first hand experience with people that attend/have attended this university. If you don’t believe me, just look at all of the other posts in this thread by people that live an hour away from the school and still have the same exact consistent comments.

I’m sorry if this is your dream school, everyone is entitled to their opinion; but you did come on CC and ask.