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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Elon has improved its reputational standing in recent years and is trying to bolster their academic chops.  But its limited endowment is hampering efforts.  Right now, Elon is more sizzle and little steak (vs. no steak 10-20 yrs ago).  My S toured the school and talked to a current student who told him that much that the college does is to bolster its PR but on the ground it is not the most academically interesting or challenging school. There are lots of kids on campus whose first priority is deciding which parties to attend on Fri and Sat nights.  Elon has a LONG way to go before it can be mentioned in the same breath as schools like Duke, Davidson, and UNC-CH. [/quote][b]

Agree with this assessment and I have a student there. [/b]Comparing it to High Point is not accurate. [/quote]

But see 8:21"s point:  This is so DCUM. Ignorant pompous people who bash anything SN. These are the same bullies who branded non-traditional learners “retards” when they were in HS. Elon was designed with a mission to serve non traditional learners, so the hate from ignorant DCUM’ers will never die. Elon continues to serve the population of extremely bright kids with learning differences (2e, something the haters don’t like to acknowledge) but over the last 20 years or so the university has become a magnate also for all kids who want small classes, professors who know their name, and a warm, nurturing social and academic environment. That’s why Elon now has such high admission standards (average GPA 3.9 average ACT 27). My kid is 2e and the schools around here that serve these non traditional learners have pipelines to colleges like Elon, so my DC will get in with much lower stats. Elon continues to be an excellent choice for bright kids with challenges like dyslexia, ADHD, etc. So please stop throwing around SN like it’s a slur. You sound like an idiot.
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I serve on the Board of an SN schools.  We send kids to both Elon and High Point (High Point is much more expensive however). And no, no slur to SN kids - their needs are just better addressed at smaller, schools with a dedicated department and mission like Elon and High Point have.[/quote]

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