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Yonick said:
The public institution is ranked #59 in U.S. World & News. The small Catholic college (not University) isn't in the top 100.
As far as accepting GED's, the student would have to have at least a 3.0 average at 2 years in a community college before acceptance. My guess is it would be the same for that small Catholic college.
BTW, that state U has received 4 billion from the state over the past 15 years. Plus another 2.5 billion just approved for the next 10 years. And the small Catholic college has received???
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Yonnick,

GEDs are not accepted at PC. There are many fine programs at UConn. The reality is that the admissions standards to get in aren't as stringent as PC.
 
seanmc94 said:
Yonnick,

GEDs are not accepted at PC. There are many fine programs at UConn. The reality is that the admissions standards to get in aren't as stringent as PC.
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What horsecrap

You're an idiot. UConn has advanced to a top 19 position amongst ALL Publics. Huge advance over 25 years. Has a FAR more expansive educational mission than Providence.

Does Providence have a Pharmacy school? Where does it sit nationally in Engineering? No one here is stinging you saying you are below Siena; but gosh ... You say some incredibly strange uneducated things.
 
seanmc94 said:
I'll disagree. Only one institution accepts GEDs. I'll give you a guess which one.
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It's really arguing a different line item.

I think most realize what you were responding to was a post about typical admissions.

PC may block those with only a GED but that is a very small group of people who enter UConn with that criteria and I'm not sure how letting those with a GED (and fulfilling the other criteria) is a bad thing. that criteria only makes it "easier" for that small subgroup.

If UConn has harder overall standards than really it's harder to get into for the average joe.
 
seanmc94 said:
The reality is that the admissions standards to get in aren't as stringent as PC.
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If you're a white catholic kid from the Northeast and you're too dumb to get into Boston College, Notre Dame, or Georgetown and you don't mind spending four years in dumpy part of town dodging bullets from the Chad Brown projects Providence is a perfectly fine place to go to school.
 
BigErnMcCracken said:
If you're a white catholic kid from the Northeast and you're too dumb to get into Boston College, Notre Dame, or Georgetown and you don't mind spending four years in dumpy part of town dodging bullets from the Chad Brown projects Providence is a perfectly fine place to go to school.
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Pretty much. The kids that can't get into GTown and ND go to BC. The kids who can't get into BC go to Nova and the kids who can't get into Nova go to St. Joes or PC. One thing is for certain -PC is not anyone's first choice and the same can't be said about UCONN.
 
Ern,

You realize all those schools are light years ahead of UConn, correct?
As far as the Chad Brown comment; I guess the smell of cow manure and fresh oats out in Storrs is lovely to some.
 
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seanmc94 said:
Ern, You realize all those schools are light years ahead of UConn, correct? As far as the Chad Brown comment; I guess the smell of cow manure and fresh oats out in Storrs is lovely to some.
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I didn't go to either school, but I did go to college in Providence and I can say without reservation that Providence College is a sh__t hole.
 
Pudge said:
What horsecrap

You're an idiot. UConn has advanced to a top 19 position amongst ALL Publics. Huge advance over 25 years. Has a FAR more expansive educational mission than Providence.

Does Providence have a Pharmacy school? Where does it sit nationally in Engineering? No one here is stinging you saying you are below Siena; but gosh ... You say some incredibly strange uneducated things.
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Pudge,

How many students enroll in the Pharmacy school or Engineering?
My point was about general admissions.
 
BigErnMcCracken said:
I didn't go to either school, but I did go to college in Providence and I can say without reservation that Providence College is a sh__t hole.
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I can say without reservation, you have no idea what you are talking about.
 
seanmc94 said:
Ern,

You realize all those schools are light years ahead of UConn, correct?
As far as the Chad Brown comment; I guess the smell of cow manure and fresh oats out in Storrs is lovely to some.
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Sean,
First, about a year ago, a poster indicated admissions criterion for both PC & UConn. UConn outshined PC in every category. As I recall, you ignored those facts and just spewed your usual drivel.
Second, as indicated earlier in this thread, UConn is ranked #59 in the country by U.S. World & News. PC isn't in the top 100. You say ND, G'town, BC, & Nova are light years ahead of UConn. ND is in the 20's, BC & G'town are in the 30's. Nova doesn't make the top 100. That isn't exactly light years ahead of us. They are light years ahead of PC though.
Finally, you look at Storrs with that typical PC 60's mentality. Over 6 billion is being invested to make UConn a top 10 state U (Currently #19) Many of the top 10 state U's compare favorably with ND G'town , BC etc. 30,000 students (grad & undergrad) plus faculty make Storrs much more than a cow pasture. One could look at Storrs the way you do. One could look at PC and see a tiny Catholic school in a crummy section of a tired rust belt city residing within a nearly bankrupt state.
 
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seanmc94 said:
Yonnick,

GEDs are not accepted at PC. There are many fine programs at UConn. The reality is that the admissions standards to get in aren't as stringent as PC.
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Not really.

The only thing more stringent about PC is their insistence on enrolling students who have no desire to party in college. Banning males from female dorms in 2015 is OUTRAGEOUS.
 
seanmc94 said:
I can say without reservation, you have no idea what you are talking about.
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He went to Brown. Forgot where he got his law degree but it was at a school just as prestigious. Doesn't come here to flaunt it even though he has every reason to do so. Of course you're not flaunting PC here either. Just defending it.

I'm not sure if you are obtuse and prone to making idiotic statements or whether you are intelligent and dangling bait to get normally reasonable people to bite. Either way it's working.

There seems to be a symbiotic beneficial relationship going on here. People love to insult you, you love to get them to engage and are not offended to the degree these people think, which is why the process continues. Furthermore there is a group that is absolutely clueless to the process and that confusion is almost as entertaining as the back and forth that exist in threads like this.

Personally I would prefer that people understand they are getting sucked up in a drama with obviously no resolution and no benefit from any outcome. But I'll take solace in the entertainment quality. It's preferable to being angry or sad.
 
ecasadoSBU said:
adding fuel to the fire:

Smaller leagues playing full round robin might reap NCAA tourney rewards
http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaab/2015/02/22/small-conferences-big-12-big-east/23842465/
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The headline implies that there is a correlation between playing a round robin schedule and getting more teams in the dance. About midway through the article they finally state the obvious point - a round robin only helps if most of the teams are having good seasons.

The AAC played a true round robin last year and since half of the teams stunk, half the teams had absolutely no shot at the tournament.
 
Is graduation rate a significant factor in determining the quality of a particular school? Is it a small factor? No factor? Just curious as so many of these things seem so subjective. Currently the argument is that a large public institution with doctoral level programs and 25k students is better than a small liberal arts college because it accepts people at 3% lower percentage than the small school. BTW, PC does not accept SAT nor ACT scores for consideration during application in order to obtain a more diverse student body. I can't believe that has helped them in any stack ranking that may come out.
 
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UConn990411 said:
Not really.

The only thing more stringent about PC is their insistence on enrolling students who have no desire to party in college. Banning males from female dorms in 2015 is OUTRAGEOUS.
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Shockingly; your post is 100% wrong. PC ranks near the top in partying every year. Also, males are welcome in female dorms during reasonable hours. Not allowed after midnight during the week; 2am on weekends.
 
Yonick said:
Sean,
First, about a year ago, a poster indicated admissions criterion for both PC & UConn. UConn outshined PC in every category. As I recall, you ignored those facts and just spewed your usual drivel.
Second, as indicated earlier in this thread, UConn is ranked #59 in the country by U.S. World & News. PC isn't in the top 100. You say ND, G'town, BC, & Nova are light years ahead of UConn. ND is in the 20's, BC & G'town are in the 30's. Nova doesn't make the top 100. That isn't exactly light years ahead of us. They are light years ahead of PC though.
Finally, you look at Storrs with that typical PC 60's mentality. Over 6 billion is being invested to make UConn a top 10 state U (Currently #19) Many of the top 10 state U's compare favorably with ND G'town , BC etc. 30,000 students (grad & undergrad) plus faculty make Storrs much more than a cow pasture. One could look at Storrs the way you do. One could look at PC and see a tiny Catholic school in a crummy section of a tired rust belt city residing within a nearly bankrupt state.
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The fact that I don't ignore is that a GED will get you into UCONN; not so at PC. FYI, "rust belt" refers to the midwest, not the East Coast.
 
I said this must end 3 pages ago. The PC guys keep throwing bait out there and some just keep on biting. No winning or convincing in this argument but has been a wee bit entertaining but really let it go. I cringe when I see this thread come back to the top of the board.
 
seanmc94 said:
Shockingly; your post is 100% wrong. PC ranks near the top in partying every year. Also, males are welcome in female dorms during reasonable hours. Not allowed after midnight during the week; 2am on weekends.
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I heard bundling bags were issued during orientation, Any truth to this?
 
seanmc94 said:
Shockingly; your post is 100% wrong. PC ranks near the top in partying every year. Also, males are welcome in female dorms during reasonable hours. Not allowed after midnight during the week; 2am on weekends.
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Haha, an internet troll who spends his days and nights on opposing team message boards (I know this one is not the only one) is talking about partying.
 
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seanmc94 said:
The fact that I don't ignore is that a GED will get you into UCONN; not so at PC. FYI, "rust belt" refers to the midwest, not the East Coast.
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What you do ignore is the fact that the foremost college ranking system has UConn far ahead of PC.
Also, UConn, and most colleges would accept a GED candidate with a very good SAT/ACT score, coupled with 2 years of minimum 3.0 college grades. My guess is if a student entered PC night school (assuming they have adult evening classes) as a non matriculated student and achieved 2 years of a B average, coupled with a 1200SAT, PC would accept that student. Or, are you the director of admissions at PC?
Lastly, rust belt does refer to both northeast, and northern Midwest cities that have plenty of empty factory buildings within it's limits.
 
the little entertainment value that the trolling had was lost when ya went into academics. leave it at basketball... who the fk really cares about SATs and GEDs
 
ecasadoSBU said:
the little entertainment value that the trolling had was lost when ya went into academics. leave it at basketball... who the fk really cares about SATs and GEDs
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Seriously, your school rank means nothing, all that matters is what you do with that degree afterwards.

This is the king of pointless arguments.
 
seanmc94 said:
The fact that I don't ignore is that a GED will get you into UCONN; not so at PC. FYI, "rust belt" refers to the midwest, not the East Coast.
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Maybe your school's slogan should be "Providence College: not as good an education as people with GEDs can get, but still OK".

I know it's a little lengthy, but I trust you can wordsmith it.
 
Jerry1714 said:
Haha, an internet troll who spends his days and nights on opposing team message boards (I know this one is not the only one) is talking about partying.
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Message boards create the most delicious irony of any medium.
 
Would you idiots let this thread die?
 
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