Thought on Wake Forest?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's fine if you want to live in the south. But outside of the south, it's not well-known.

So what? Most people don't know about small New England LACs outside of the Boston-DC corredor.

Not the PP, but the point is that Wake Forest might not be a good choice for students who don't want to stay in the south after graduation. So, a kid from this area who isn't familiar with the south, but who's thinking, "well, I'll try living in the south for college and if I don't like it, I'll move elsewhere after graduation" might find it tough going to look for a job in other parts of the country. A fair point, but maybe not determinative. Keep in mind, school reputations rise and fall. Not a lot of folks in this area had heard of Wash U 30 years ago, but it's a hot school now.

As far as your point about NE SLACs, I'd say it depends on the school -- Williams and Amherst definitely have national reputations; Middlebury, Bowdoin and Wesleyan somewhat less so, but they're certainly not unknown. I'm a native Californian who went to one of these schools, so I speak with some experience on this point.

In general, though, when you consider a school's reputation or prestige, you need to define your terms -- do you mean bumper sticker cred? recognition by grad school admissions committees (if so, in which field)? value in searching for a first job (again, if so, in which field)? alum network? For example: UMD computer science has a national reputation that far exceeds some other programs/departments. So, CS grads have plenty of job offers and an advantage in grad school applications. Additionally, they're building a strong alum network. But the bumper sticker might not mean a lot to most folks in Mountain View or Austin . . . yet. (For the record, I have no connection whatsoever to UMD, but my cousin recruits CS grads for Google.)

[Anonymous]

Well a Umd guy invented google... So it makes sense they like Umd talent. ^^^^

[Anonymous]

Umd folks also have the most nobels, pulitzers,academy awards of any school in the ACC . Plus the alums invented google, Underarmour , broke watergate , Sirius satellite ,Nautica , linear programming, pulse Dopplar radar, the universal price code , Seinfeld , the wire, the muppets ,boondocks , liberty meadows, diary of a wimpy kid, Apollo 13, the hybrid engine, the first large screen stadium television, syndicated baywatch , the octane system, the automatic parachute , coronary stents , the miniaturized insulin pump, automatic landing gear among others.

So Umd alum are heavily recruited in areas that desire results.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Umd folks also have the most nobels, pulitzers,academy awards of any school in the ACC . Plus the alums invented google, Underarmour , broke watergate , Sirius satellite ,Nautica , linear programming, pulse Dopplar radar, the universal price code , Seinfeld , the wire, the muppets ,boondocks , liberty meadows, diary of a wimpy kid, Apollo 13, the hybrid engine, the first large screen stadium television, syndicated baywatch , the octane system, the automatic parachute , coronary stents , the miniaturized insulin pump, automatic landing gear among others.

So Umd alum are heavily recruited in areas that desire results.

Allrighty then. Just a powerhouse in its own mind.

[Anonymous]

^^^ lol...take away Umd inventions and the United States would be unrecognizable. Take away wake forest or UVA and...nobody would notice!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Umd folks also have the most nobels, pulitzers,academy awards of any school in the ACC . Plus the alums invented google, Underarmour , broke watergate , Sirius satellite ,Nautica , linear programming, pulse Dopplar radar, the universal price code , Seinfeld , the wire, the muppets ,boondocks , liberty meadows, diary of a wimpy kid, Apollo 13, the hybrid engine, the first large screen stadium television, syndicated baywatch , the octane system, the automatic parachute , coronary stents , the miniaturized insulin pump, automatic landing gear among others.

So Umd alum are heavily recruited in areas that desire results.

Allrighty then. Just a powerhouse in its own mind.

Love your comment!! http://www.sherv.net/cm/emo/laughing/rofl.gif

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Umd folks also have the most nobels, pulitzers,academy awards of any school in the ACC . Plus the alums invented google, Underarmour , broke watergate , Sirius satellite ,Nautica , linear programming, pulse Dopplar radar, the universal price code , Seinfeld , the wire, the muppets ,boondocks , liberty meadows, diary of a wimpy kid, Apollo 13, the hybrid engine, the first large screen stadium television, syndicated baywatch , the octane system, the automatic parachute , coronary stents , the miniaturized insulin pump, automatic landing gear among others.

So Umd alum are heavily recruited in areas that desire results.

Allrighty then. Just a powerhouse in its own mind.

Love your comment!! http://www.sherv.net/cm/emo/laughing/rofl.gif

[Anonymous]

Lol... It's the other way around. Wake , UVA and Unc are the imaginary powerhouses that produce no results.

[Anonymous]

I heard Unc graduated athletes that didn't even take classes the last 20 years. Is that true? What a fraud if it is. No wonder the most accomplished Unc graduates are Michael Jordan and Andy Griffith lol.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I heard Unc graduated athletes that didn't even take classes the last 20 years. Is that true? What a fraud if it is. No wonder the most accomplished Unc graduates are Michael Jordan and Andy Griffith lol.

Don't forget about John Edwards.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Umd folks also have the most nobels, pulitzers,academy awards of any school in the ACC . Plus the alums invented google, Underarmour , broke watergate , Sirius satellite ,Nautica , linear programming, pulse Dopplar radar, the universal price code , Seinfeld , the wire, the muppets ,boondocks , liberty meadows, diary of a wimpy kid, Apollo 13, the hybrid engine, the first large screen stadium television, syndicated baywatch , the octane system, the automatic parachute , coronary stents , the miniaturized insulin pump, automatic landing gear among others.

So Umd alum are heavily recruited in areas that desire results.

I'm wondering in what category this young scholar has made notable contributions . . .
http://gawker.com/5994974/the-most-deranged-sorority-girl-email-you-will-ever-read

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:^^^ lol...take away Umd inventions and the United States would be unrecognizable. Take away wake forest or UVA and...nobody would notice!

but where did those people you named get their undergradutae education? Not at UMD.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Umd folks also have the most nobels, pulitzers,academy awards of any school in the ACC . Plus the alums invented google, Underarmour , broke watergate , Sirius satellite ,Nautica , linear programming, pulse Dopplar radar, the universal price code , Seinfeld , the wire, the muppets ,boondocks , liberty meadows, diary of a wimpy kid, Apollo 13, the hybrid engine, the first large screen stadium television, syndicated baywatch , the octane system, the automatic parachute , coronary stents , the miniaturized insulin pump, automatic landing gear among others.

So Umd alum are heavily recruited in areas that desire results.

I'm wondering in what category this young scholar has made notable contributions . . .
http://gawker.com/5994974/the-most-deranged-sorority-girl-email-you-will-ever-read

Lol... She transferred in from Virginia tech ( I guess she didn't want to be shot or beheaded on campus). She's funny and talented already been offered numerous jobs in Internet publishing and TV entertainment shows ( sports related).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^^^ lol...take away Umd inventions and the United States would be unrecognizable. Take away wake forest or UVA and...nobody would notice!

but where did those people you named get their undergradutae education? Not at UMD.

Every one was Umd undergrad except the alum who invented the hybrid engine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^^^ lol...take away Umd inventions and the United States would be unrecognizable. Take away wake forest or UVA and...nobody would notice!

but where did those people you named get their undergradutae education? Not at UMD.

Every one was Umd undergrad except the alum who invented the hybrid engine.

syndicated Baywatch, eh? O.k., impressive.