S/o I have a lot of respect for ASU

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Anonymous wrote:UC Boulder is a fantastic school in an incredible setting. They've really stepped up their STEM programs and probably have some of the best for a public university west of the Mississippi. Google and other tech companies have recently donated a ton of money to the school.

They have been climbing the ranks. The only thing I don’t like about UC - Boulder is they give little to no merit aid and are very stingy with financial aid. Over 40% of the students family make $120 or more. My guess is 100% of the OOS kids are in that category. They are generous with admissions to their in-state kids, as they should be.

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Anonymous wrote:Oh the irony.....


Loughlin's first husband, Michael R. Burns, graduated from ASU. Burns is now the vice chairman of film company Lionsgate. Giannulli went to USC, but does not appear to have graduated.

That makes Giannulli a bigger a-hole than I thought yesterday.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm sure ASU is looked down upon by DC snobs, but it's actually a decent school and has a good business school. I don't know anyone from the midwest or NE who didn't like going to school there, especially those who are into the outdoors or chasing senoritas.

ASU grad PP. I grew up in AZ, went to a more selective school elsewhere, decided it wasn't for me, then returned to live at home and commute to ASU. Lots of other kids commuted. I graduated with ZERO debt. They have a fine library, and I did tons of outside reading not assigned in class. So, a self-motivated self-education. Went on to get two graduate degrees from Georgetown, and got a great job in this area. I would not encourage my kids to do the same thing but it all worked out OK.

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Anonymous wrote:Oh the irony.....


Loughlin's first husband, Michael R. Burns, graduated from ASU. Burns is now the vice chairman of film company Lionsgate. Giannulli went to USC, but does not appear to have graduated.

It just shows you don’t need a degree to make money and you can get a degree from ASU and make a fortune as well.

All the more reason they look like idiots for what they did.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh the irony.....


Loughlin's first husband, Michael R. Burns, graduated from ASU. Burns is now the vice chairman of film company Lionsgate. Giannulli went to USC, but does not appear to have graduated.

It just shows you don’t need a degree to make money and you can get a degree from ASU and make a fortune as well.

All the more reason they look like idiots for what they did.

It is because people, just like around here, think the name will get you places.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm sure ASU is looked down upon by DC snobs, but it's actually a decent school and has a good business school. I don't know anyone from the midwest or NE who didn't like going to school there, especially those who are into the outdoors or chasing senoritas.

ASU grad PP. I grew up in AZ, went to a more selective school elsewhere, decided it wasn't for me, then returned to live at home and commute to ASU. Lots of other kids commuted. I graduated with ZERO debt. They have a fine library, and I did tons of outside reading not assigned in class. So, a self-motivated self-education. Went on to get two graduate degrees from Georgetown, and got a great job in this area. I would not encourage my kids to do the same thing but it all worked out OK.

Why wouldn’t you support your kids doing that?

Are the stakes higher now than for you so you wouldn’t be comfortable taking that risk?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm sure ASU is looked down upon by DC snobs, but it's actually a decent school and has a good business school. I don't know anyone from the midwest or NE who didn't like going to school there, especially those who are into the outdoors or chasing senoritas.

ASU grad PP. I grew up in AZ, went to a more selective school elsewhere, decided it wasn't for me, then returned to live at home and commute to ASU. Lots of other kids commuted. I graduated with ZERO debt. They have a fine library, and I did tons of outside reading not assigned in class. So, a self-motivated self-education. Went on to get two graduate degrees from Georgetown, and got a great job in this area. I would not encourage my kids to do the same thing but it all worked out OK.

Why wouldn’t you support your kids doing that?

Are the stakes higher now than for you so you wouldn’t be comfortable taking that risk?

If I had to do it all over again, I would do it differently, because there was a more optimum path to get where I am than the one I took. The first school I attended was wrong for me, and if I hadn't gone there, I wouldn't have rebounded home to attend a mediocre university like ASU just because my parents lived in Phoenix.

Hopefully my kids will be better advised and have a better idea of what they want to do than I did, but no guarantees, of course. Probably they won't screw up the way I did, they'll screw up in a different way.

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I don’t understand any college bashing. America has it all wrong. Anyone can get a quality education, even doing 2 years in community. This blinded need for a name is so lame. If you are smart, you go where it is cheap, esp for a BA/BS. Some of “easy” schools have incredible merit packages and you will be top of your class. Easier to be an undergrad resesrcher, easier to be a TA. Spending 70K to possibly be the middle of the pack and then spend x amount of dollars for you masters too? Insane.

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Anonymous wrote:The problem with ASU is its out of control Greek and party scene. I grew up in California and it was known at THE wreckless party school. Pretty much everyone I know who went there ended up dropping out due to drugs and partying. It was as bad as UC Santa Barbara, but without the solid academics.

Maybe they’ve tried to fix these issues, I have no idea. But it has a bad reputation for many years. The school was also a major hub of drug activity and trafficking

ASU has a separate honors college that is outstanding. It's a huge place. If you want to party, you can party. If you want to be a serious, legit student, the honors college and its support system is excellent. Oh, and it's sunny and warm about 320 days a year.

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Anonymous wrote:The problem with ASU is its out of control Greek and party scene. I grew up in California and it was known at THE wreckless party school. Pretty much everyone I know who went there ended up dropping out due to drugs and partying. It was as bad as UC Santa Barbara, but without the solid academics.

Maybe they’ve tried to fix these issues, I have no idea. But it has a bad reputation for many years. The school was also a major hub of drug activity and trafficking

Wait, you are bashing a school that you know nothing about right now?
You are like the fake news political posters on FB. Two minutes of google what the school is like now would make you sound much less ignorant.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm sure ASU is looked down upon by DC snobs, but it's actually a decent school and has a good business school. I don't know anyone from the midwest or NE who didn't like going to school there, especially those who are into the outdoors or chasing senoritas.

ASU grad PP. I grew up in AZ, went to a more selective school elsewhere, decided it wasn't for me, then returned to live at home and commute to ASU. Lots of other kids commuted. I graduated with ZERO debt. They have a fine library, and I did tons of outside reading not assigned in class. So, a self-motivated self-education. Went on to get two graduate degrees from Georgetown, and got a great job in this area. I would not encourage my kids to do the same thing but it all worked out OK.

Why wouldn’t you support your kids doing that?

Are the stakes higher now than for you so you wouldn’t be comfortable taking that risk?

If I had to do it all over again, I would do it differently, because there was a more optimum path to get where I am than the one I took. The first school I attended was wrong for me, and if I hadn't gone there, I wouldn't have rebounded home to attend a mediocre university like ASU just because my parents lived in Phoenix.

Hopefully my kids will be better advised and have a better idea of what they want to do than I did, but no guarantees, of course. Probably they won't screw up the way I did, they'll screw up in a different way.

I have similar feelings, I didn't have complain back then but as an adult, I question my judgement, and it's not what I want for my kid. I also kept detached from students and made my own way, and I was proud of all that I learned and take full credit for that. The party culture is easy to avoid, but the ability/motivation of the general populations, permeates everything on campus, and it's just not healthy to spend formative years saying I'm better than this. It's motivating, but being motivated by positive examples is better than being fluffed up by negative ones. I still have family in the area and know younger grads, they also don't complain, but I recognize the old patterns in stories they tell.

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^^ Well put.

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Anonymous wrote:I regret not applying to places like ASU, USC, and Other pac-12 schools.

I wasted so much college time around horse-faces in our ivy instead of dimes out west.

My job has put me on college campuses all over the country. In my travels there is no hotter collection of women than at the University of Tennessee.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Oh the irony.....


Loughlin's first husband, Michael R. Burns, graduated from ASU. Burns is now the vice chairman of film company Lionsgate. Giannulli went to USC, but does not appear to have graduated.

That makes Giannulli a bigger a-hole than I thought yesterday.

Not really. They were obsessed with conferring status and polish. And of course — it appears she really wanted her kid to continue mixing with elite friends that were heading to USC. But it just makes no sense why they didn’t just ask their family friend who is a USC TRUSTEE!

Lots of connected bimbos get into USC, UCLA, Michigan, and Ivies. So when your rich kid can’t, maybe they feared it would look EXTRAORDINARYLY awful?

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Anonymous wrote:No you are thinking of the University of Arizona UofA
ASU is a good school nothing like you describe
Your post is laughable, where did you learn your critical thinking skills? Some cesspool California Junior "college"?

You’re a disgusting person and I’m an Ivy grad.