WVU

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If it works for your child, good for them

The problem is the state for me

Lot's of good 'ol boys there for sure. They sure as hell don't like you either.

you think this hurts me in any way? lol

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think WVU checks a lot of boxes! Congratulations to your kid! He/She will have an awesome time!

What boxes?

I’m guessing: affordable, big sports, not too far away, harassing Jews isn’t an intramural sport, meet people different from kid’s high school, people won’t say “where’s that?”

State flagships FTW.

My parents went to Cornell University. Many people are unaware of it once you get outside the northern half of the Eastern Time Zone. That made a big impression on me. And I am very positive about Cornell. But for myself, I chose 3 state flagships. International people I work with never ask me: "Where's that?"

I'm old enough to remember when Stanford was much less of a big deal outside the West.

This is really a terrible example. Anybody worth knowing has heard of Cornell...anywhere across the US. They have heard of West Virginia...because it is a state. I doubt they know anything about the actual university, and I also doubt they know the city in which it is located...but yes, they assume it is located in the state of West Virginia. Much for any state school that has the state in the name.

I guess Penn was smart in naming itself the University of Pennsylvania...because, yes, people know it is located in the state of Pennsylvania (even if they don't know...the state in the name gives it away). They also know Penn State is located in the state of PA, but I doubt many people could name or find State College on the map.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If it works for your child, good for them

The problem is the state for me

Lot's of good 'ol boys there for sure. They sure as hell don't like you either.

you think this hurts me in any way? lol

Not at all. You're used to it. Your husband hates you too. Lots of experience there.

[Anonymous]

Congrats Op! Now, you may not feel this is your duty but I'm going to mention it anyway. Keep an eye on classes/gpa needed for the (eventual) major. If your student welcomes your help, some guidance may go a long way. It may be easy to get in but hard to get out.

Not "easy" to get in!. It's just that word choice worked best with that sentence.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If it works for your child, good for them

The problem is the state for me

Lot's of good 'ol boys there for sure. They sure as hell don't like you either.

you think this hurts me in any way? lol

Not at all. You're used to it. Your husband hates you too. Lots of experience there.

SMDH. We have been married over 20 years and there is no hatred there.

He does hate morons like you, though

All because my family has concerns over state laws in WV. Sheesh.

[Anonymous]

Which state laws?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My husband went here for undergrad and graduate school; he made six figures in his first job (in the mid-aughts). FWIW.

what field?

Electrical engineering.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My husband went here for undergrad and graduate school; he made six figures in his first job (in the mid-aughts). FWIW.

what field?

Electrical engineering.

my husband did his degree in EE part time as he took the military route first (barely passed HS). Started classes while still in - did it all as a part-time student. We were so proud of him when he finished! He got his degree at Mason, but EE is a well paid field.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My husband went here for undergrad and graduate school; he made six figures in his first job (in the mid-aughts). FWIW.

what field?

Electrical engineering.

my husband did his degree in EE part time as he took the military route first (barely passed HS). Started classes while still in - did it all as a part-time student. We were so proud of him when he finished! He got his degree at Mason, but EE is a well paid field.

yea, I think that's the thing. EE is a well paid field, even if you graduate from a much lower tiered university. I think EE is one of the more harder engineering degrees.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Which state laws?

don't bother...she's a moron.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think WVU checks a lot of boxes! Congratulations to your kid! He/She will have an awesome time!

What boxes?

I’m guessing: affordable, big sports, not too far away, harassing Jews isn’t an intramural sport, meet people different from kid’s high school, people won’t say “where’s that?”

State flagships FTW.

My parents went to Cornell University. Many people are unaware of it once you get outside the northern half of the Eastern Time Zone. That made a big impression on me. And I am very positive about Cornell. But for myself, I chose 3 state flagships. International people I work with never ask me: "Where's that?"

I'm old enough to remember when Stanford was much less of a big deal outside the West.

This is really a terrible example. Anybody worth knowing has heard of Cornell...anywhere across the US. They have heard of West Virginia...because it is a state. I doubt they know anything about the actual university, and I also doubt they know the city in which it is located...but yes, they assume it is located in the state of West Virginia. Much for any state school that has the state in the name.

I guess Penn was smart in naming itself the University of Pennsylvania...because, yes, people know it is located in the state of Pennsylvania (even if they don't know...the state in the name gives it away). They also know Penn State is located in the state of PA, but I doubt many people could name or find State College on the map.

Nobody’s saying having a state in the school’s name is the be-all of school choice. It’s just one of many things that a school like WVU has going for it. Cornell’s great, Stanford’s great, etc. But like anything else in life, you can still succeed even if you aren’t in the top 10%. Places like WVU serve a purpose, & are a main reason we still have amazing opportunity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think WVU checks a lot of boxes! Congratulations to your kid! He/She will have an awesome time!

What boxes?

I’m guessing: affordable, big sports, not too far away, harassing Jews isn’t an intramural sport, meet people different from kid’s high school, people won’t say “where’s that?”

State flagships FTW.

My parents went to Cornell University. Many people are unaware of it once you get outside the northern half of the Eastern Time Zone. That made a big impression on me. And I am very positive about Cornell. But for myself, I chose 3 state flagships. International people I work with never ask me: "Where's that?"

I'm old enough to remember when Stanford was much less of a big deal outside the West.

This is really a terrible example. Anybody worth knowing has heard of Cornell...anywhere across the US. They have heard of West Virginia...because it is a state. I doubt they know anything about the actual university, and I also doubt they know the city in which it is located...but yes, they assume it is located in the state of West Virginia. Much for any state school that has the state in the name.

I guess Penn was smart in naming itself the University of Pennsylvania...because, yes, people know it is located in the state of Pennsylvania (even if they don't know...the state in the name gives it away). They also know Penn State is located in the state of PA, but I doubt many people could name or find State College on the map.

Nobody’s saying having a state in the school’s name is the be-all of school choice. It’s just one of many things that a school like WVU has going for it. Cornell’s great, Stanford’s great, etc. But like anything else in life, you can still succeed even if you aren’t in the top 10%. Places like WVU serve a purpose, & are a main reason we still have amazing opportunity.

I am the PP with family from Cornell (from before Ivy was such a big deal) and I disagree that you have to know the names of top universities to be worth knowing. What a snobby thing to say. I hear so much about Duke on this board because it's important to DCUM-land. But I grew up in CA and it was never mentioned out there. We had a whole neighborhood with streets named after colleges including Pomona and Colgate, but Duke was never heard of.

WVU can get the job done. Props for that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think WVU checks a lot of boxes! Congratulations to your kid! He/She will have an awesome time!

What boxes?

I’m guessing: affordable, big sports, not too far away, harassing Jews isn’t an intramural sport, meet people different from kid’s high school, people won’t say “where’s that?”

State flagships FTW.

My parents went to Cornell University. Many people are unaware of it once you get outside the northern half of the Eastern Time Zone. That made a big impression on me. And I am very positive about Cornell. But for myself, I chose 3 state flagships. International people I work with never ask me: "Where's that?"

I'm old enough to remember when Stanford was much less of a big deal outside the West.

This is really a terrible example. Anybody worth knowing has heard of Cornell...anywhere across the US. They have heard of West Virginia...because it is a state. I doubt they know anything about the actual university, and I also doubt they know the city in which it is located...but yes, they assume it is located in the state of West Virginia. Much for any state school that has the state in the name.

I guess Penn was smart in naming itself the University of Pennsylvania...because, yes, people know it is located in the state of Pennsylvania (even if they don't know...the state in the name gives it away). They also know Penn State is located in the state of PA, but I doubt many people could name or find State College on the map.

Nobody’s saying having a state in the school’s name is the be-all of school choice. It’s just one of many things that a school like WVU has going for it. Cornell’s great, Stanford’s great, etc. But like anything else in life, you can still succeed even if you aren’t in the top 10%. Places like WVU serve a purpose, & are a main reason we still have amazing opportunity.

I don’t disagree…but you sound like a f**king idiot when you claim people haven’t heard of Cornell or Stanford but they have heard of WVU.

They may not know anything about it, but sure they know the state exists and every state has a university.

That was my only point.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think WVU checks a lot of boxes! Congratulations to your kid! He/She will have an awesome time!

What boxes?

I’m guessing: affordable, big sports, not too far away, harassing Jews isn’t an intramural sport, meet people different from kid’s high school, people won’t say “where’s that?”

State flagships FTW.

My parents went to Cornell University. Many people are unaware of it once you get outside the northern half of the Eastern Time Zone. That made a big impression on me. And I am very positive about Cornell. But for myself, I chose 3 state flagships. International people I work with never ask me: "Where's that?"

I'm old enough to remember when Stanford was much less of a big deal outside the West.

This is really a terrible example. Anybody worth knowing has heard of Cornell...anywhere across the US. They have heard of West Virginia...because it is a state. I doubt they know anything about the actual university, and I also doubt they know the city in which it is located...but yes, they assume it is located in the state of West Virginia. Much for any state school that has the state in the name.

I guess Penn was smart in naming itself the University of Pennsylvania...because, yes, people know it is located in the state of Pennsylvania (even if they don't know...the state in the name gives it away). They also know Penn State is located in the state of PA, but I doubt many people could name or find State College on the map.

Nobody’s saying having a state in the school’s name is the be-all of school choice. It’s just one of many things that a school like WVU has going for it. Cornell’s great, Stanford’s great, etc. But like anything else in life, you can still succeed even if you aren’t in the top 10%. Places like WVU serve a purpose, & are a main reason we still have amazing opportunity.

I am the PP with family from Cornell (from before Ivy was such a big deal) and I disagree that you have to know the names of top universities to be worth knowing. What a snobby thing to say. I hear so much about Duke on this board because it's important to DCUM-land. But I grew up in CA and it was never mentioned out there. We had a whole neighborhood with streets named after colleges including Pomona and Colgate, but Duke was never heard of.

WVU can get the job done. Props for that.

Duke was and has been a basketball powerhouse. I am sure you knew of Duke and are clumsily trying to prove a point.

We all know every state has a school named after the state. Beyond that, few could say much about 30 of the 50 state schools…and it’s probably generous they know much of anything about 20.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My husband went here for undergrad and graduate school; he made six figures in his first job (in the mid-aughts). FWIW.

what field?

Electrical engineering.

my husband did his degree in EE part time as he took the military route first (barely passed HS). Started classes while still in - did it all as a part-time student. We were so proud of him when he finished! He got his degree at Mason, but EE is a well paid field.

yea, I think that's the thing. EE is a well paid field, even if you graduate from a much lower tiered university. I think EE is one of the more harder engineering degrees.

It was difficult. LOTS of higher level math and science. That said, my husband got As in most of his classes as a non-traditional student. He worked hard and I believe he graduated with honors. Again, a big accomplishment for someone who was only able to finish HS because there was an alternative path school in his district (he did not grow up in this area)