(09-25-2017 08:13 PM)FIUFan Wrote:  Me too. Somebody must have invented something really important a long time ago or they have some Noble Prize winners on staff....'cause they are wayyy up there.

I had Dr. Robert Curl for physical chemistry in my first semester at Rice. Dr. Curl later won a Nobel Prize in 1996 for his work in nanotechnology. That is still an amazing statement - I sat in a class of about 40 (many pre-med students) that was taught be a future Nobel Prize winner.

(09-26-2017 03:52 PM)FIUFan Wrote:  Think about the weighting. Rice is averaged in with 13 other schools; though perhaps Rice is stronger than any AAC school, three or four strong AAC schools have few schools remaining to skew their scores downward.

Perhaps? I hate it when SMU rides Rice's academic coattails just because SMU is another private school in a large Texas city.

(09-25-2017 08:25 PM)Green Menace Wrote:  Who gives a schit about these rankings.

Beat the hell out of Southern Miss!

Well, obviously UNT doesn't care......



Just kidding. You just left yourself wide open there.

(09-27-2017 03:28 PM)ESE84 Wrote:  

(09-26-2017 03:52 PM)FIUFan Wrote:  Think about the weighting. Rice is averaged in with 13 other schools; though perhaps Rice is stronger than any AAC school, three or four strong AAC schools have few schools remaining to skew their scores downward.

Perhaps? I hate it when SMU rides Rice's academic coattails just because SMU is another private school in a large Texas city.

LOL. I should have been more assertive.

(09-26-2017 05:10 AM)ghostofclt Wrote:  clt says Charlotte is now the 3rd largest University in NC, and our admission standards are increasing every year.

I'm always intrigued by folks bragging about how "large" their schools are. Shouldn't the goal be to be just the opposite? Afterall, Rice is the #1 academic school in CUSA, and they have the smallest enrollment by far. Shouldn't we all want to me more like Rice?

Priorities people.

(09-27-2017 03:25 PM)ESE84 Wrote:  

(09-25-2017 08:13 PM)FIUFan Wrote:  Me too. Somebody must have invented something really important a long time ago or they have some Noble Prize winners on staff....'cause they are wayyy up there.

I had Dr. Robert Curl for physical chemistry in my first semester at Rice. Dr. Curl later won a Nobel Prize in 1996 for his work in nanotechnology. That is still an amazing statement - I sat in a class of about 40 (many pre-med students) that was taught be a future Nobel Prize winner.

I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express last night.

Seriously though, that must have been an enlightening semester.

(09-26-2017 08:11 AM)wh49er Wrote:  

(09-26-2017 05:10 AM)ghostofclt Wrote:  clt says Charlotte is now the 3rd largest University in NC, and our admission standards are increasing every year.

While accounting for 56% of the overall growth in the university system.

There it is again....the focus on GROWTH! It's a school folks, not an army.

(09-27-2017 05:24 PM)HogDawg Wrote:  

(09-26-2017 05:10 AM)ghostofclt Wrote:  clt says Charlotte is now the 3rd largest University in NC, and our admission standards are increasing every year.

I'm always intrigued by folks bragging about how "large" their schools are. Shouldn't the goal be to be just the opposite? Afterall, Rice is the #1 academic school in CUSA, and they have the smallest enrollment by far. Shouldn't we all want to me more like Rice?
Priorities people.

Not if you're trying to educate a populace of 2.7 million people plus half of Broward (another two million souls). FIU has like 20 or more colleges within the university; some of those colleges might give Rice a run for their money but we're also educating future elementary school teachers, nurses and law enforcement professionals.

(09-27-2017 05:24 PM)HogDawg Wrote:  

(09-26-2017 05:10 AM)ghostofclt Wrote:  clt says Charlotte is now the 3rd largest University in NC, and our admission standards are increasing every year.

I'm always intrigued by folks bragging about how "large" their schools are. Shouldn't the goal be to be just the opposite? Afterall, Rice is the #1 academic school in CUSA, and they have the smallest enrollment by far. Shouldn't we all want to me more like Rice?

Priorities people.

clt says rice is an anomaly. Tons of small private schools in NC with ok academics.

Charlotte is growing but increasing quality of students and adding research dollars. Where is the problem?

(09-27-2017 05:26 PM)HogDawg Wrote:  

(09-26-2017 08:11 AM)wh49er Wrote:  

(09-26-2017 05:10 AM)ghostofclt Wrote:  clt says Charlotte is now the 3rd largest University in NC, and our admission standards are increasing every year.

While accounting for 56% of the overall growth in the university system.

There it is again....the focus on GROWTH! It's a school folks, not an army.

You think growing the number of educated people is somehow a bad thing?

(09-27-2017 05:26 PM)HogDawg Wrote:  

(09-26-2017 08:11 AM)wh49er Wrote:  

(09-26-2017 05:10 AM)ghostofclt Wrote:  clt says Charlotte is now the 3rd largest University in NC, and our admission standards are increasing every year.

While accounting for 56% of the overall growth in the university system.

There it is again....the focus on GROWTH! It's a school folks, not an army.

The point is our admissions standards and quality of programs have improved while we are growing the fastest university in the state. Not quite sure how that is a bad thing.

(09-28-2017 08:05 AM)wh49er Wrote:  

(09-27-2017 05:26 PM)HogDawg Wrote:  

(09-26-2017 08:11 AM)wh49er Wrote:  

(09-26-2017 05:10 AM)ghostofclt Wrote:  clt says Charlotte is now the 3rd largest University in NC, and our admission standards are increasing every year.

While accounting for 56% of the overall growth in the university system.

There it is again....the focus on GROWTH! It's a school folks, not an army.

The point is our admissions standards and quality of programs have improved while we are growing the fastest university in the state. Not quite sure how that is a bad thing.

It's awesome. If you can improve the quality of the students/alums and increase the number of alums being produced every year, you've got a major win on your hands.

(09-27-2017 05:30 PM)FIUFan Wrote:  

(09-27-2017 05:24 PM)HogDawg Wrote:  

(09-26-2017 05:10 AM)ghostofclt Wrote:  clt says Charlotte is now the 3rd largest University in NC, and our admission standards are increasing every year.

I'm always intrigued by folks bragging about how "large" their schools are. Shouldn't the goal be to be just the opposite? Afterall, Rice is the #1 academic school in CUSA, and they have the smallest enrollment by far. Shouldn't we all want to me more like Rice?
Priorities people.

Not if you're trying to educate a populace of 2.7 million people plus half of Broward (another two million souls). FIU has like 20 or more colleges within the university; some of those colleges might give Rice a run for their money but we're also educating future elementary school teachers, nurses and law enforcement professionals.

Agree with this sentiment. No one else in my family went to Rice. Most went to Sam Houston State to go into teaching and law enforcement. Not every school should aspire to the same things.

(09-28-2017 11:48 AM)loki_the_bubba Wrote:  

(09-27-2017 05:30 PM)FIUFan Wrote:  

(09-27-2017 05:24 PM)HogDawg Wrote:  

(09-26-2017 05:10 AM)ghostofclt Wrote:  clt says Charlotte is now the 3rd largest University in NC, and our admission standards are increasing every year.

I'm always intrigued by folks bragging about how "large" their schools are. Shouldn't the goal be to be just the opposite? Afterall, Rice is the #1 academic school in CUSA, and they have the smallest enrollment by far. Shouldn't we all want to me more like Rice?
Priorities people.

Not if you're trying to educate a populace of 2.7 million people plus half of Broward (another two million souls). FIU has like 20 or more colleges within the university; some of those colleges might give Rice a run for their money but we're also educating future elementary school teachers, nurses and law enforcement professionals.

Agree with this sentiment. No one else in my family went to Rice. Most went to Sam Houston State to go into teaching and law enforcement. Not every school should aspire to the same things.

Also agree.

(09-28-2017 11:48 AM)loki_the_bubba Wrote:  

(09-27-2017 05:30 PM)FIUFan Wrote:  

(09-27-2017 05:24 PM)HogDawg Wrote:  

(09-26-2017 05:10 AM)ghostofclt Wrote:  clt says Charlotte is now the 3rd largest University in NC, and our admission standards are increasing every year.

I'm always intrigued by folks bragging about how "large" their schools are. Shouldn't the goal be to be just the opposite? Afterall, Rice is the #1 academic school in CUSA, and they have the smallest enrollment by far. Shouldn't we all want to me more like Rice?
Priorities people.

Not if you're trying to educate a populace of 2.7 million people plus half of Broward (another two million souls). FIU has like 20 or more colleges within the university; some of those colleges might give Rice a run for their money but we're also educating future elementary school teachers, nurses and law enforcement professionals.

Agree with this sentiment. No one else in my family went to Rice. Most went to Sam Houston State to go into teaching and law enforcement. Not every school should aspire to the same things.

I have never understood why someone would pay enormous tuition at even the finest of colleges to become a teacher. For that matter, I'm not sure even the Ivy League Nursing schools make much sense either. Unless there are scholarship opportunities or you want to get a PhD in Nursing and teach at a university.

(09-28-2017 11:46 AM)TribeNiner Wrote:  

(09-28-2017 08:05 AM)wh49er Wrote:  

(09-27-2017 05:26 PM)HogDawg Wrote:  

(09-26-2017 08:11 AM)wh49er Wrote:  

(09-26-2017 05:10 AM)ghostofclt Wrote:  clt says Charlotte is now the 3rd largest University in NC, and our admission standards are increasing every year.

While accounting for 56% of the overall growth in the university system.

There it is again....the focus on GROWTH! It's a school folks, not an army.

The point is our admissions standards and quality of programs have improved while we are growing the fastest university in the state. Not quite sure how that is a bad thing.

It's awesome. If you can improve the quality of the students/alums and increase the number of alums being produced every year, you've got a major win on your hands.

And we are within 500 students of becoming the second largest school in NC by eclipsing UNC-CHeat, so hell yeah I want more students.

(09-28-2017 05:01 PM)Nugget49er Wrote:  

(09-28-2017 11:46 AM)TribeNiner Wrote:  

(09-28-2017 08:05 AM)wh49er Wrote:  

(09-27-2017 05:26 PM)HogDawg Wrote:  

(09-26-2017 08:11 AM)wh49er Wrote:  While accounting for 56% of the overall growth in the university system.

There it is again....the focus on GROWTH! It's a school folks, not an army.

The point is our admissions standards and quality of programs have improved while we are growing the fastest university in the state. Not quite sure how that is a bad thing.

It's awesome. If you can improve the quality of the students/alums and increase the number of alums being produced every year, you've got a major win on your hands.

And we are within 500 students of becoming the second largest school in NC by eclipsing UNC-CHeat, so hell yeah I want more students.

Maybe UNCC can become the next Miami-Dade College

Quote:1. Miami Dade College: Miami, FL

Enrollment: 174,000

Cost: $82.78 per credit hour for residents, $331.11 per credit hour for out-of-state students

Best Program: Education isn’t just the biggest department at Miami Dade College. It’s also the best. With over eight different areas of concentration, the education program prepares students for any education-related position they wish to enter. Majors can focus on a specific age, or even learn the skills necessary for educational administrative positions.

Fun Fact: The College manages the annual Miami International Film Festival.
Quick Facts

The first community college established in the U.S. was Joliet Junior College in Illinois.

Community colleges don’t always go by the same name. Some states refer to their schools as city, county, or junior colleges.

All American community colleges offer open enrollment. This means anyone with a high school diploma or GED can enroll.

(09-28-2017 09:10 PM)HogDawg Wrote:  

(09-28-2017 05:01 PM)Nugget49er Wrote:  

(09-28-2017 11:46 AM)TribeNiner Wrote:  

(09-28-2017 08:05 AM)wh49er Wrote:  

(09-27-2017 05:26 PM)HogDawg Wrote:  There it is again....the focus on GROWTH! It's a school folks, not an army.

The point is our admissions standards and quality of programs have improved while we are growing the fastest university in the state. Not quite sure how that is a bad thing.

It's awesome. If you can improve the quality of the students/alums and increase the number of alums being produced every year, you've got a major win on your hands.

And we are within 500 students of becoming the second largest school in NC by eclipsing UNC-CHeat, so hell yeah I want more students.

Maybe UNCC can become the next Miami-Dade College

Quote:1. Miami Dade College: Miami, FL

Enrollment: 174,000

Cost: $82.78 per credit hour for residents, $331.11 per credit hour for out-of-state students

Best Program: Education isn’t just the biggest department at Miami Dade College. It’s also the best. With over eight different areas of concentration, the education program prepares students for any education-related position they wish to enter. Majors can focus on a specific age, or even learn the skills necessary for educational administrative positions.

Fun Fact: The College manages the annual Miami International Film Festival.
Quick Facts

The first community college established in the U.S. was Joliet Junior College in Illinois.

Community colleges don’t always go by the same name. Some states refer to their schools as city, county, or junior colleges.

All American community colleges offer open enrollment. This means anyone with a high school diploma or GED can enroll.

http://news.latech.edu/2016/09/21/louisi...man-class/


clt will explain this simply and slowly for you.

lots of students want to go to Charlotte
Many more than we can admit
the school is adding more capacity for the demand
Due to the demand, it becomes harder to get in each year
So we are GROWING, yet adding BETTER students each year.

(09-25-2017 11:01 PM)LRP Wrote:  

(09-25-2017 05:30 PM)RougeDawg Wrote:  

(09-25-2017 08:05 AM)loki_the_bubba Wrote:  Rice has neither a med school nor a law school also.

I always assumed y'all had both. What programs are carrying that stellar reputation?

They do a lot of nanotech and space ****.

Seriously, if you want to be an astronaut go to Rice.

Not just engineering, physics and chemistry, Rice currently ranks nationally #6 in Psychology, #15 in Economics and #18 in Poly Sci.

(09-29-2017 06:48 AM)ghostofclt Wrote:  clt will explain this simply and slowly for you.

lots of students want to go to Charlotte
Many more than we can admit
the school is adding more capacity for the demand
Due to the demand, it becomes harder to get in each year
So we are GROWING, yet adding BETTER students each year.

It's pretty obvious they don't teach reading comprehension skills at La Tech.