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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I met a bunch of female grads recently. They had real jobs and were all polished like beauty pageant contestants.  I get the impression though that it’s a great school for kids who aren’t very academically inclined because there are a lot of supports and focus on other skills that can make people successful.  I don’t think it’s a bad thing but it’s definitely not for everyone.  It’s also expensive so yes, it would be a great fit for someone who has money but isn’t a great student. [/quote]

I wonder how much of their employment numbers are based on nepotism? From the Forbes Article:

With an 80% admissions rate and early acceptance rate of 87%, High Point is effectively an open-enrollment institution – an open-enrollment institution that’s opened a lucrative niche: no other open-enrollment school looks as good as High Point. So in stark contrast to less beautiful open-enrollment schools, High Point almost exclusively enrolls wealthy students from out-of-state. High Point ranks 1,629 out of 1,658 institutions in terms of low-income students. For the few it attracts, High Point provides loans, not grants; students from families making $30K or less pay an annual net price of $33,814. Like the Ritz-Carlton, High Point doesn’t discount (bad for the brand). According to students, “people here are really bougie” and “there is no diversity.”[/quote]

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