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I guess I didn't pay attention in grad school, lol."Graduated w/ Undergrad and post-secondary degrees" - isn't this redundant?
post-secondary means college... lol
"Safety school" status largely depends on your major. Mine was technical and the school was highly ranked, so I don't subscribe to UConn being in any way a secondary or safety school.I’m surprised (not sure why) that so many yarders aren’t grads. I guess I just assumed people gained their allegiance through attending. Maybe that’s because UConn was generally looked down upon (as a safety school) where/when I went to high school. It also might explain why so many yarders care about UConn athletics above other things such as academics and societal impact.
I agree with you Watchdog. I was merely pointing out the perception in my community. It wasn’t fair, but UConn was definitely looked down upon in Fairfield County in the 80s. No one “wanted” to go to UConn. It was were you ended up if you couldn’t get in where you wanted. Again, this was just the perception. The reality was, even back then, getting in was harder than people gave it credit."Safety school" status largely depends on your major. Mine was technical and the school was highly ranked, so I don't subscribe to UConn being in any way a secondary or safety school.
My grade point average would confirm that evaluation, by the way, as it in no way matched my SAT, GRE or ATGSB scores.
I’m surprised (not sure why) that so many yarders aren’t grads. I guess I just assumed people gained their allegiance through attending. Maybe that’s because UConn was generally looked down upon (as a safety school) where/when I went to high school. It also might explain why so many yarders care about UConn athletics above other things such as academics and societal impact.
Funny, same for me. Only caveat is UConn was the only American school I applied to. Needed affordable options so McGill was my reach. They ignore SATs (mine were good) and scoffed at my GPA (not bad, but not close to McGill standards).Only school I applied to.
What are you trying to say about UConn engineers?!This is my situation. I grew up in CT and became a UConn fan soon after Calhoun took over. I chose a private college due to my engineering major over UConn, and like many of my classmates wanted to get a bit further away from home. I actually met and became friends with a few UConn fans (from CT) at my school.
The funny thing is that most of the UConn grads from my high school are of the casual fan types, and I am more die hard then they are. In any case, the point is you don't have to graduate from UConn to be a big time fan . And for those that became fans during the dream season, I'm sure a very special bond was made there at that point.
Not saying anything. Just a personal decision to attend a top tier engineering school further away from home.What are you trying to say about UConn engineers?!