(01-20-2022 11:29 AM)bricksnivy Wrote:  

(01-20-2022 10:57 AM)B_Hawk06 Wrote:  

(01-20-2022 10:24 AM)solohawks Wrote:  Stole this chart from the Drexel Board as it has institutional rankings the college presidents who vote on this stuff care about

(01-18-2022 05:41 PM)DrachenFire Wrote:  To go along with KenPom ratings, some institutional profiles

I don’t think I need to post my professional knowledge/experience here, as most of you already know it, even if not in great detail. I can tell you from that 15+ years of experience so far, that the quality of graduates from VMI and Citadel are far and away better than most any liberal arts university. Now, I understand that the powers that be who make these decisions are likely looking at school size and budget numbers, etc.

Just saying that yes, I’d rather our peers be VMI and Citadel any day of the week over Hofstra and Northeastern.


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Your experience is specifically military, right?

Yesterday, I looked up acceptance rates and UNCW was middle of the pack for the CAA (including Monmouth, Hampton and SB). Northeastern is highly selective, but I can't say that I know anyone with a NE degree. Based on acceptance rate, UNCW is more difficult to get into than Elon and CofC regionally, and more difficult than Hofstra, Drexel Monmouth or Towson within the CAA. We're on par with U of D.

From personal experience, VMI and Citadel are not that difficult from an acceptance perspective. The experience once there is much more structured and requires personal discipline that is optional at a traditional liberal arts university. I'm not sure how that would compare in corporate America. I almost went to VMI, so I'm not slandering their degree, but I'd be surprised if your conclusion is widely accepted.

Correct. I’ve worked alongside a large number of graduates from both of those schools, and they are all folks I hold in high regard, as having them as supervisors, peers, and subordinates.

I understand your take on it though. My point is that I value what “higher education” institutions bring to the table as a whole, and not specifically acceptance numbers and testing scores. I know that is likely NOT a shared view, as I myself am a graduate of a liberal arts focused university.


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