College is a Joke

• ernest_t_bass

  

  Sonofanump;1191699 wrote:You are getting a Masters in Education (from a state institution) which is required by law, correct? It is not like 1) You have a choice, 2) It will improve your teaching, 3) The coursework will be hard.
  
  The next sentence is truly a valid point and on topic: Maybe if drank more like you did when you attended college as an undergrad at 18-24 it would appear a little harder?

  Hunh?
• justincredible

  

  sleeper;1191700 wrote:GEC's aren't a scam. I actually enjoyed some of my GEC's and I think they are important in developing a well rounded individual.

  I agree. I enjoyed taking philosophy, econ, history, etc.
• sleeper

  

  Sonofanump;1191704 wrote:Would Pitt mean your standards for joining the B1G?

  Notre Dame was my first choice. Pitt would fit my standards.
• justincredible

  

  Nebraska ranks higher than Illinois. So there's that.
• sleeper

  

  justincredible;1191707 wrote:I agree. I enjoyed taking philosophy, econ, history, etc.

  I enjoyed psychology, biology, and African history.
• sleeper

  

  justincredible;1191710 wrote:Nebraska ranks higher than Illinois. So there's that.

  There's no chance that's true.
• Sonofanump

  sleeper;1191709 wrote:Notre Dame was my first choice. Pitt would fit my standards.

  Football drives everything and IF a playoff results in four 16 team superconferences, I'd forsee those two as the obvious choices to join.
• sleeper

  

  http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities/spp%2B50
  
  Illinois is #45, Nebraska is #102
  
  Not that rankings are scientific or anything, I'd put more B1G schools in the top 10.
• sleeper

  

  Sonofanump;1191715 wrote:Football drives everything and IF a playoff results in four 16 team superconferences, I'd forsee those two as the obvious choices to join.

  I mean I understand the decision, but academically, you know the stuff that actually matters, Nebraska should be in the SEC or Big 12.
• dlazz

  sleeper;1191700 wrote:GEC's aren't a scam.

  Yes they fucking are. Especially foreign languages.
• sleeper

  

  dlazz;1191732 wrote:Yes they fucking are. Especially foreign languages.

  ¿Que?
• Automatik

  

  dlazz;1191732 wrote:Yes they fucking are. Especially foreign languages.

  I disagree with that part.
  
  But the amount of GECs required is bullshit. I didn't need Theater, or Classics, or fucking astronomy.
  
  The 2nd astronomy course at OSU....F that class!
• justincredible

  

  sleeper;1191718 wrote:http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/rankings/national-universities/spp%2B50
  
  Illinois is #45, Nebraska is #102
  
  Not that rankings are scientific or anything, I'd put more B1G schools in the top 10.

  Ahh, I was looking at the wrong Illinois. I missed it as I was scrolling through.
• j_crazy

  

  The minor in religion I got at MC was really fun. Only took 2 summer courses and 18 instead of 12 hrs my final semester to achieve. No regrets on my GEC's except maybe Spanish and art. Mainly because I didn't take them srsly enough to retain anything.
• dlazz

  sleeper;1191733 wrote:¿Que?

  Espanol es muy estupido. Tengo un pene grande.
• SnotBubbles

  

  justincredible;1191678 wrote:Stop posting stuff like this outside of the basement. Thank you.

  
• sleeper

  

  dlazz;1191744 wrote:Espanol es muy estupido. Tengo un pene grande.

  Tu madre es una puta de mierda.
• fan_from_texas

  Many colleges are a joke, and employers know it. That's why carrying a 3.5 from BFE State U doesn't mean anything at all other than indicating that you're at least marginally literate. The quality of the school and difficulty of the major are much more valuable than the GPA. That's why we recruit at a handful of schools and skip over the rest--the GPAs are utterly meaningless at most places.
• Big_Mirg_ZHS

  

  Me gusta comer la banuche
• Sonofanump

  sleeper;1191721 wrote:I mean I understand the decision, but academically, you know the stuff that actually matters, Nebraska should be in the SEC or Big 12.

  It's not like they took in WVU or Cincy. I think Mizzo and Iowa State would come in if they have to go to 16.
• OSH

  

  I really wish something would be done to reform education -- the way it's done and the structure.
  
  I think the feds, state, or individual institutions should look at reforming to make education more important. I am really for it, I have my own ideas. I think colleges and universities could do so much more in terms of preparing individuals for "the real world."
  
  I think private schools could do this much sooner than large universities. Just less hoops to jump through. We have started to do some of this "reform" stuff with the team I coach. We are giving the guys an opportunity to really make school worthwhile. There's just no reason why school should cost as much as it is and then pushing everyone on to get a new degree.
  
  It's now "the Master's is the new Bachelor's." Soon enough, it will be "the Doctorate is the new Bachelor's/Master's."
  
  
  EDIT:
  Oh, and I am glad the OP posted about his GPA in graduate school...like that matters...hoping for Dean's List? Cum Laude? Summa Cum Laude? Magna Cum Laude?
• dlazz

  Missouri belonged in the Big 10 before Nebraska.
  
  Also, to get back on track...
  
  College is a scam. They hose you across the board. tuition, books, parking...everything.
  
  You pay thousands of dollars to get a piece of paper that says you're competent in something.
  
  I've met tons of people with advanced degrees that are completely worthless outside of their field.
  
  It seems as though common sense is a dying art. IMO, having strong common sense outweighs a college degree.
• sleeper

  

  fan_from_texas;1191757 wrote:Many colleges are a joke, and employers know it. That's why carrying a 3.5 from BFE State U doesn't mean anything at all other than indicating that you're at least marginally literate. The quality of the school and difficulty of the major are much more valuable than the GPA. That's why we recruit at a handful of schools and skip over the rest--the GPAs are utterly meaningless at most places.

  The bold really sums it up. It's all about STEM majors and going to a school that's on a map somewhere. This isn't the baby boomer generation who got to get high paying jobs with Spanish history degrees; this is reality. Don't go to school unless you are taking a difficult major and no going to graduate school to teach is a stupid idea.
• Belly35

  

  I graduated from BGSU with a double major ... can you tell mofo :laugh:
• dlazz

  sleeper;1191778 wrote:The bold really sums it up.

  It does, but people automatically assume that people with non-STEM degrees aren't hirable because they didn't take a challenging college degree.
  
  I took a sociology based degree just to get the fuck out of school. I knew it was a game going in and wanted out ASAP.