what's the next Davidson.
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Anonymous
Yes. Can you seriously not provide specific examples? |
Anonymous
Two links were posted. They are on year two of an accreditation warning not that anyone is choosing High Point for academics |
Anonymous
The article says only one graduate program in education is currently being investigated. Have you done any actual research or do you just post news articles? |
Anonymous
| Whitman, Wabash, Wheaton, DePauw |
Anonymous
Personally, I wouldn’t feel comfortable shelling out money for a degree from an institution that can’t get their accreditation in order and are essentially on warning/probation. This points to much larger issues within HPU. Also, in terms of comparison with Davidson, HPU has a 61% 4 year graduation rate (65% 6 year rate), whereas Davidson is 88%/92%. These are entirely different student outcomes based on data, regardless of people’s anecdotal information. A fairly large percentage of HPU students, more than one-third, do not complete college and obtain a degree within 6 years. |
Anonymous
Whitman feels like it could be a West Coast, easier to get into version of Davidson. Similar kids, similar vibe, not a similar location though (middle of nowhere versus suburban). The other three schools on your list: no. Wabash has underrated academics but is all dudes. Wheaton is extremely religious. And DePauw, with its 75-plus percent Greek participation rate, is more like Sewanee or W&L. |
Anonymous
What does a lower graduation rate tell us about academics at High Point? |
Anonymous
Sorry you don’t understand the value of graduation rates as a factor in analyzing colleges. I see accreditation issues combined with low graduation rates as major red flags and warning signs! |
Anonymous
Why do they matter? Maybe classes at Davidson are easier? |
Anonymous
:lol: |
Anonymous
The graduation rate poster can’t articulate why that metric means Davidson is supposedly better |
Anonymous
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I will help the PP asking good questions that axiomatic poster can’t answer.
One reason graduation rates might be lower is the socio economic situation of students. Those with less financial resources or assistance may leave school altogether when money runs out. |
Anonymous
um, high point is a rich kid school. They don't discount, they are highly need aware, and they have almost no pell students. |
Anonymous
What does that tell us about academics at a college? |
Anonymous
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The idea of learning life skills at such a place is laughable. What kind of life skills are you going to get on a campus populated solely by rich kids from families who value amenities? It’s not remotely representative of the society in which graduates are going to have to succeed. High Point doesn't sound like any workplace in America, with the possible exception of the Republican National Committee. The resulting “life skills” are likely to be as useful and durable as a motivational speech.
… If High Point truly cares about life skills, why doesn’t it do more? The ultimate problem connecting High Point graduates to good jobs is that, as Ohio University’s Richard Vedder wrote in Forbes, “employers hiring high paid workers feel they need someone with more than a degree from the College of Last Resort.” And the reason High Point graduates won’t have the necessary skills – including life skills – isn’t that it’s a college of last resort. It’s because this particular college of last resort is a resort. https://www.forbes.com/sites/ryancraig/2023/02/03/when-the-college-of-last-resort-is-a-resort/ |