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(09-12-2022 12:07 PM)monarx Wrote:  

(09-12-2022 11:58 AM)12thmonarch Wrote:  

(09-12-2022 11:06 AM)ODUDrunkard13 Wrote:  

(09-12-2022 10:27 AM)12thmonarch Wrote:  

(09-12-2022 10:05 AM)ODUDrunkard13 Wrote:  Too many folks stepping on the seal, obviously

LOL the seal strike. In all seriousness though i hope someone from the admin is looking into those stats and the causes to fix them ASAP or at least address them for future.

All kidding aside, I'd be interested in seeing the breakdown that shows how many working adults we have as students. I know I worked myself through school at ODU and it added a year to my time. And it's a big part of why I appreciate what ODU is so much. The school offered me the flexibility with online and night classes so I could make it work and leave the school with a great degree to start a great career. I know I met a lot of folks in my time at ODU that were doing the same thing.

Interesting and a valid take on real life situation for most of the working adults. Based on how this 4 year graduation rates are calculated a significant amount of working adults can induce a rolling higher time periods into the graduation cycle and can skew the numbers bad. Hopefully that is the case and we are still doing fine with graduating students.

It definitely makes an impact as does our military enrollment. But most urban schools have the "working student" component. We need to continue to serve that demographic well, but perhaps add focus to getting the the residential undergrads who have a strong likelihood to graduate in 4 years, get good jobs and pay their loans. Do that to improve the academic rep and rankings, and THEN our low tuition and diversity become selling points. But make no mistake, academic reputation, student experience and location are the main selling points. Compete in those areas, and let the tuition and diversity push us over the top. But lead with those first three.

Agree. Nothing wrong with serving working individuals as they try to better themselves and work towards better opportunities. As a school we should always prioritize admissions to the students who are going to finish the degree and have the capability to bring the academic prowess to the school over the diversity factor. Don't get me wrong i want us to be diverse but that shouldn't come at the expense of academics or worse reputation to the school.