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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well, I'm a californian and a college counselor and gave never heard of Minerva. So I looked it up. I hope you are aware the college in American is a money-making proposition. Minerva was started in 2012 by Benchmark for $$. That should make you worry right there. There is no campus. There are no classrooms. No endowment. No long term reputation to get your kid a job. No career center. So you are paying $50k for exactly what? Because some progressive loon wants to call it "most progressive"? Progressive at what? Progressive at signing up sucker parents at $5Ok a year and sending their kids out on "valuable" internships set up by .. Benchmark. It's a money-maker. Are you not aware that at least one college a week is shuttering? Read hechinger and NYTimes[/quote]
I [b]don’t think anyone is describing Minerva as progressive.[/b] Experimental and strange? Yeah. It’s really too young to be anything of note (like all experimental institutions). But, the model does give you access to campus resources when you’re not in the US. One of DS’s friends attends and really loves it. It’s more of the type of place for an entrepreneurial student who’s wanting a global network. A very rare blend of people will use it for what it’s worth.[/quote]

What is wrong with you? Google. The only thing that comes up about Minerva is absurd unorthodox rankings for being progressive and entreprenuerial by people who don't know higher ed but want to write an article to see their name in print. You must work for Minerva or are some young PR flack hired to generate noise about Minerva  as Northeastern does.[/quote]
I’m not saying your BSing, but nothing comes up with Minerva University “progressive.”[/quote]

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