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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]funny that some of you all think that the drop in ranking means that the quality of education is an issue. You cant tell me that all those public schools that have climbed up offer better education than these. It's a known fact that Diversity is an issue at some of the privates like Wake Forest and few are on Pell Grants.[/quote]

They might offer a better education.  You have nothing to back up which has a better quality of education.   Plus diversity is very important to a lot of people.    Who wants to go to a college that’s 99% White?[/quote]

First, I doubt the schools are 99% white, but apparently a number of people choose small class sizes and quality of undergraduate education over a 500+ lecture hall that is teeming with diversity.  [/quote]

This is what I don’t get.  I went to one of these small classes privates, so I get that diversity of opinion and background is very important in a discussion based class.  But in a huge lecture?  Not sure why it’s important to a good education.  Especially if your kid is going to live in a suite with friends, go Greek, move off campus with friends sophomore year, and generally not spend much out of class time with poors. What’s the point of a diverse college if your kid is shielded from really interactions with diverse people?

Now, I get there is a social reason for DEI, and I support it— especially for public schools that should serve the whole public. I’m just not sure what DEI adds unless you have small classes, discussions, 4 year residential requirements— something that forces you to interact with and learn from people who aren’t like you.

That’s why the ranking are so strange to me. They reward DEI— in the colleges that are least able to use it to make a vibrant learning community. [/quote]

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