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Mostly Bs 9-10would not get in[/quote]

Yeah, but that 35 looks good. As well as the upward trajectory in grades over the years.

I think Elon and Richmond are doable for someone looking for an easier admit to a Davidson-type school. I'd also look at High Point. Will definitely get in there.  [/quote]

Yikes! No to HPU. They’ve had accreditation issues. No comparison to the quality of education at a well-established school like Davidson. There are other much better and comparable suggestions in the thread.[/quote]

Can you give examples of your concerns about High Point’s quality of education? [/quote]

https://www.hpenews.com/news/accrediting-group-has-hpu-on-warning/article_b3128d57-c857-54e8-bff6-3024efdec96d.html
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You said Davidson has better academics. What is inferior about High Point’s academic offerings? [/quote]

Are you fuggin serious?[/quote]

Yes. Can you seriously not provide specific examples? [/quote]

Two links were posted. They are on year two of an accreditation warning not that anyone is choosing High Point for academics [/quote]

The article says only one graduate program in education is currently being investigated. Have you done any actual research or do you just post news articles? [/quote]

Personally, I wouldn’t feel comfortable shelling out money for a degree from an institution that can’t get their accreditation in order and are essentially on warning/probation. This points to much larger issues within HPU.

Also, in terms of comparison with Davidson, HPU has a 61% 4 year graduation rate (65% 6 year rate), whereas Davidson is 88%/92%. These are entirely different student outcomes based on data, regardless of people’s anecdotal information. A fairly large percentage of HPU students, more than one-third, do not complete college and obtain a degree within 6 years.[/quote]

What does a lower graduation rate tell us about academics at High Point? [/quote]

Sorry you don’t understand the value of graduation rates as a factor in analyzing colleges. I see accreditation issues combined with low graduation rates as major red flags and warning signs![/quote]

Why do they matter? Maybe classes at Davidson are easier?[/quote]

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The graduation rate poster can’t articulate why that metric means Davidson is supposedly better [/quote]

You surely must be feigning ignorance! Retention and graduation rates are well-established metrics for the quality of education and value of a degree. If families pay for a school like HPU yet one third of students aren’t managing to graduate with a diploma in six years, that’s not a great outcome given how much college costs these days.

Why are you acting so dense about this?  People come back with news articles and data points and you’re still pretending the real concerns aren’t legitimate (and somehow conclude that Davidson is simply too easy as the explanation for that school’s high graduation rates).

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