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FlippinCrazy! said:
Academically, BC is actually pretty hard to get into (much harder than UConn). Syracuse not so much. But honestly most employers could care less about where you went to school. The ones who do, you most likely don’t want to work for.
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agree about the level of difficulty...i did legal recruiting for a bit...we grouped folks (undergrad and law) in tiers...Ivy and top tier like Michigan, Stanford, second tier..UCLA, UVA, etc...then Cuse/BC. Maybe some folks with ties view it higher, but we never did. Both good schools, but not where they think they are.
 
Chuck said:
I went to Syracuse with my daughter who is good (not outstanding) student. We thought Syracuse was fine. Campus was fine. Town isn't great, but there's enough by the campus to be fine. She isn't going to be a communications major. We really looked at Syracuse as a state-like University. So, once she got into a couple solid public schools, we agreed to take Syracuse off the list. We're not a fan of our home state university, but when comparing Syracuse to comparably ranked public schools (like UConn), it's hard to justify $25k or so extra per year.
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My daughter (strong student) is interested in the Whitman business school which has a good reputation. We toured there in the Fall and were honestly very impressed with the university and it was her top choice until UConn accepted her with all four years being in Storrs. We have a unique financial situation which will make UConn actually more expensive than Syracuse so there's decisions to be made. Personally I think the Whitman showed better than UConn's business school. Newhouse school is very impressive too and there's a lot of opportunities for cross-discipline studies. These roses are all coming from a UConn alumni and Cuse h8ter.
 
John said:
My daughter (strong student) is interested in the Whitman business school which has a good reputation. We toured there in the Fall and were honestly very impressed with the university and it was her top choice until UConn accepted her with all four years being in Storrs. We have a unique financial situation which will make UConn actually more expensive than Syracuse so there's decisions to be made. Personally I think the Whitman showed better than UConn's business school. Newhouse school is very impressive too and there's a lot of opportunities for cross-discipline studies. These roses are all coming from a UConn alumni and Cuse h8ter.
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My daughter isn't looking at business or communications. Something in health or medical field as of now, but not sure. I found that there are some schools that really focus on the strength of one of their schools when selling the school. That involves talking about all the great things those students do/get. It's a turn off if your kid isn't interested in that school. Syracuse really pushed Newhouse.

If the price of UConn and Syracuse will be similar for you, I'd agree Syracuse is worth the look (as would Indiana with Kelley). Not that you need my approval. UConn, for us, will still be MUCH less than Syracuse (even out of Connecticut). Good luck! It's a freakin' stressful process for the kids these days.
 
Getting salty over there.

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NJHusky said:
agree about the level of difficulty...i did legal recruiting for a bit...we grouped folks (undergrad and law) in tiers...Ivy and top tier like Michigan, Stanford, second tier..UCLA, UVA, etc...then Cuse/BC. Maybe some folks with ties view it higher, but we never did. Both good schools, but not where they think they are.
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BC is #29, SU is #122. Clearly BC is better.
 
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FlippinCrazy! said:
Academically, BC is actually pretty hard to get into (much harder than UConn). Syracuse not so much. But honestly most employers could care less about where you went to school. The ones who do, you most likely don’t want to work for.
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I have the full stat book for my large local HS college apps and acceptances. Syracuse accepts more sub 3.0 GPAs these days than UConn. Syracuse will take higher risk kids- they need the cash.
 
NJHusky said:
agree about the level of difficulty...i did legal recruiting for a bit...we grouped folks (undergrad and law) in tiers...Ivy and top tier like Michigan, Stanford, second tier..UCLA, UVA, etc...then Cuse/BC. Maybe some folks with ties view it higher, but we never did. Both good schools, but not where they think they are.
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Pretty sure UVA is the same tier as Michigan.
 
drayenob said:
I banned all 4 of my kids from applying to cuse or bc. No way I could stomach sending either of them a check.
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Yeah if my kids wanted to go to Cuse or BC on their own dime, I'd try talking them out of it never mind my own money going to either school. Ain't no way.
But to each his own
 
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drayenob said:
I banned all 4 of my kids from applying to cuse or bc. No way I could stomach sending either of them a check.
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Duke and Cuse will get my kids disowned. Cuse is from me, Duke because my wife is a UNC grad. Traitors deserve no quarter.
 
huskyjawz said:
We could be playing Jabbar UCLA, Olajuwon Houston and Larry Johnson UNLV and these deuchebags would still be complainng that our road was too easy.
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As if Auburn was some juggernaut if they couldn't beat Yale
 
huskyjawz said:
We could be playing Jabbar UCLA, Olajuwon Houston and Larry Johnson UNLV and these deuchebags would still be complainng that our road was too easy.
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DRBackup said:
As if Auburn was some juggernaut if they couldn't beat Yale
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Better yet, the ball getting stuck between the rim and backboard was the only thing that prevented us from being in their path in the 2003 tournament (we destroyed them both times we played them that season and had no issued with their zone). If that wasn't some miracle of luck assisting in a national title, I don't think anything qualifies as luck giving someone a better path to the championship.
 
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DRBackup said:
As if Auburn was some juggernaut if they couldn't beat Yale
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I think Auburn thought they could mail that one in. If they played 10 times, Auburn probably wins 8-9 of them. Happy to see Yale win. Ivy League basketball has been much improved.
 
FfldCntyFan said:
Better yet, the ball getting stuck between the rim and backboard was the only thing that prevented us from being in their path in the 2003 tournament (we destroyed them both times we played them that season and had no issued with their zone). If that wasn't some miracle of luck assisting in a national title, I don't think anything qualifies as luck giving someone a better path to the championship.
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That's a great point. I never really thought about that b/c we were still a couple of games away from the Final Four. Calhoun was in the studio breaking down the zone during the Final Four b/c we had so much success against it.
 
The thing about Syracuse is how bad the weather is there. Not just in winter where they get tons of snow, but all year round. It has been reported that they get 10 totally sunny days a year.
 
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mussels said:
We’re in the middle of March madness with the number one team in the country, and the Boneyard is posting about Syracuse (right down to its crappy weather.)

Seems wierd, but somehow I think this is great for the mojo.
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Healthier than obsessing about potential opponents or our guys. No real MOJO danger there, just a couple UConn fans having a beer or twenty and running out of things to talk about.
 
mussels said:
We’re in the middle of March madness with the number one team in the country, and the Boneyard is posting about Syracuse (right down to its crappy weather.)

Seems wierd, but somehow I think this is great for the mojo.
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The only other thing I have to say about Syracuse is that I am never going back to that city as long as I live.
 
my2cents said:
The thing about Syracuse is how bad the weather is there. Not just in winter where they get tons of snow, but all year round. It has been reported that they get 10 totally sunny days a year.
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It's not quite that bad and summer is actually pretty nice in the area, but yeah, from like November through April, even when it's not snowing it's gray a lot of the time and Seasonal Affected Disorder is an issue.
 
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