Toggle navigation
Toggle navigation
Home
DCUM Forums
Nanny Forums
Events
About DCUM
Advertising
Search
Recent Topics
Hottest Topics
FAQs and Guidelines
Privacy Policy
Your current identity is: Anonymous
Login
Preview
Subject:
Forum Index
»
College and University Discussion
Reply to "Why does a school's graduation rate weigh so heavily in the rankings?"
Subject:
Emoticons
More smilies
Text Color:
Default
Dark Red
Red
Orange
Brown
Yellow
Green
Olive
Cyan
Blue
Dark Blue
Violet
White
Black
Font:
Very Small
Small
Normal
Big
Giant
Close Marks
[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't see how having a low graduation rate reflects poorly on a school. This seems like an odd measure to give weight to. Am I missing something here?[/quote] I don't know what the right weight is for this, but it is not odd to give it some weight. A poorly run school can affect graduation rates. For example, if they fail to offer enough classes to allow students to satisfy major or graduation requirements in a timely fashion, they don't hire enough professors, they don't have enough seats in classrooms, they don't provide enough financial or academic support or academic advising to keep students on track etc. There are explanations for students not graduating that don't reflect poorly on the school, such as job opportunities for students before graduation (e.g., athletes or entertainers), but it's certainly a red flag that merits further investigation.[/quote]
Options
Disable HTML in this message
Disable BB Code in this message
Disable smilies in this message
Review message
Search
Recent Topics
Hottest Topics
