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San Diego’s newest corporate darling, Bridgepoint Education
The default rate is a DIRECT reflection on the quality of the school and the quality of it's program. This is incorrect. This is a good argument for having higher admissions standards due to the amount of money it takes to be a student, and how proprietary schools should be more concerned and require more evidence to be approved for admissions, but is not a reflection on the quality of the programs. By SDeezy ======================= It absolutely is a reflection, a direct reflection, with a direct correlation, on not only the quality of the school, but the institution itself. A school that charges more in tuition than a student can repay in an open and free market from the job they can get as a result of the education they received proves that point up. One of the most high profile and notorious examples of this are the so called "cullinary institutes", such as this one; http://www.chefs.edu/ Or other for profit schools such as the infamous (and now bankrupt) "Silver State Helicopter School" in Riverside; http://www.pe.com/business/local/stories/PE_Biz_D… And please, for profit schools do NOT show ANY "concern" for admissions or their students, they care about one thing and one thing only-getting that student loan money in their pockets.— May 17, 2010 5:06 p.m.
San Diego’s newest corporate darling, Bridgepoint Education
Simply taking a five minute break in the library is slacking off. So is attending a football game. ====== Hmmm...we have different views on the "slacking off" issue!— May 17, 2010 4:58 p.m.
San Diego’s newest corporate darling, Bridgepoint Education
Partying is slacking off. Plenty of partying goes on at SDSU. Indeed, is there any school where students don't do SOME partying? By dbauder ==================== Don, you cannot seriously consider "partying" once or twice a week as "slacking off"! If you read, study, prepare for and go to class, do all assignments and prepare for exams then you are NOT slacking off. You can certainly fit a party or two into that educational plan. Not that I ever "partied" mind you- I was very serious about college-but I had many friends that were just as serious as I was that had fun on Saturday nights. NOW, if you were "partying" and NOT keeping up with assignments, reading and so forth, then that is what I CALL "slacking off". San Diego State has a reputation as a party school, true-but the bottom line is SDSU is the crown jewel of the CSU System, the hardest to get accepted into and the hardest to graduate from.— May 17, 2010 4:57 p.m.
San Diego’s newest corporate darling, Bridgepoint Education
Can you tell us your source for this comment-especially the "is true of most Universities in the country" part??? I mean did you personally verify this fact-or just making it up??? Yes. As I mentioned before I went to a University that is widely recognized as a leader in producing quality engineering graduates, and they too can slack from time to time and still do well. The term "slack" does not mean semester long parties, it means every now and then not put forth you very best effort and still be able to learn the objectives in sylybus. By SDeezy ================ Sdeezy, my idea of slacking off and yours are not the same-you made it sound as if you could just blow off school, do no work and graduate, which is not what you meant from your most recent post, obviously. As for the comment that you said slacking is done at "most universities in the country", you can't make that claim b/c you have no idea about "most universities in the country", only the one you attended. I stand by my statement that the CSU and UC school systems are study intensive, work instensive institutions- and no one can get a degree from one without putting in a substantial amount of hard work. This is even more true at SDSU b/c it is the most sought after CSU school. I would assume Berkeley and UCLA in the UC system have the same type of competition to be admitted.— May 17, 2010 noon
San Diego’s newest corporate darling, Bridgepoint Education
As someone who defaulted on my undergraduate loan (later rehabilitated) as a result of major financial difficulities, I don't see how the default rate for student debt is a reflection of the quality of education, as these articles seem to convey. By Clarissa ============== Oh brother.....hard to believe anyone actually wrote that nonsense. Clarissa is obviously a hack or shill for one of these shytser "schools". The default rate is a DIRECT reflection on the quality of the school and the quality of it's program. It doesn't take Albert Einstein to know that if you offer a scam program from a scam school that will not have the means which will allow you to get a job that will pay enough to pay off the borrowed tuition, then the loan will default-and even if it does not default outright, if it never gets paid back it is a constructive default. Default rates are obviosuly highest at scam schools, usually the for profits. That is a fact and anyone with a 3rd grade education and basic research skills could verify this fact within 30 minutes of research on the internet.— May 17, 2010 11:53 a.m.
San Diego’s newest corporate darling, Bridgepoint Education
Grade inflation is a major problem all over the country. And do you know where it is probably the worst? The Ivy League. ============== Funny you should mention this-but Stanford, Harvard and Duke are notorious for grade inflation. Someone posted a Duke chart listing the mean grade from the 1930's to present, and it went from like a 2.2 in the 30's to a high of 3.5 or so today. In fact Stanford does not even have the grades D or F, and no one I know has ever received a C, even though they supposedly have the C grade.— May 17, 2010 11:46 a.m.
San Diego’s newest corporate darling, Bridgepoint Education
When I received my MBA it was by way of rigorous study, readings, interaction in class, lectures with my professors and endless amount of work. Not the drive thru experience of an on line degree. Granted it meets the needs of a working adult but it should never be compared to a real experience. By anncarl =================== That is it in a nutshell. Rigorous study, classroom time, serious preperation-all needed, and mandatory, for a legit degree.— May 17, 2010 11:39 a.m.
Mavis Bilbray Clute died today
I had a family memeber die in December 2008 and still have a hard time with it......— May 17, 2010 8:20 a.m.
Union-Tribune to Shrink Width of Paper
Yes Twister-please give your take on the "fire-protection racket". I thought it was just the pay and benefits being grossly above market.— May 17, 2010 8:18 a.m.
Mavis Bilbray Clute died today
Sorry for your families loss nan.....— May 16, 2010 5:20 p.m.