Anonymous
06/12/2026 09:57
Subject: WSJ Article: Students Are Using a ‘Backdoor’ to Attend Their Dream Schools
UF is on par with the best publics for undergraduate, including UVA, Michigan, Purdue, UIUC and has surpassed every UC except for maybe Berkeley and UCLA. Even those latter two with how fast and how far their undergraduate students have slipped, UF is a better choice.
Anonymous
06/12/2026 09:52
Subject: WSJ Article: Students Are Using a ‘Backdoor’ to Attend Their Dream Schools
Anonymous wrote:I could see the UF blurb. Not the whole article. Are there any schools mentioned for kids who get better than 1300 on the SAT?
Don’t kids have to have 1500+ SAT to get into UF oos from the DMV area anyway?
Anonymous
06/12/2026 09:42
Subject: Re: WSJ Article: Students Are Using a ‘Backdoor’ to Attend Their Dream Schools
This is so cringe 😬. But if the kids are happy, then let them be.
Anonymous
06/12/2026 00:10
Subject: WSJ Article: Students Are Using a ‘Backdoor’ to Attend Their Dream Schools
This has been happening at UT Austin for decades.
Anonymous
06/12/2026 00:05
Subject: WSJ Article: Students Are Using a ‘Backdoor’ to Attend Their Dream Schools
Yeah, no.
None of these colleges are worth going to, certainly not worth pretending to go to.
None of these colleges are worth going to, certainly not worth pretending to go to.
Anonymous
06/11/2026 22:02
Subject: WSJ Article: Students Are Using a ‘Backdoor’ to Attend Their Dream Schools
"I could see the UF blurb. Not the whole article. Are there any schools mentioned for kids who get better than 1300 on the SAT?"
What a snob.
What a snob.
Anonymous
06/11/2026 22:01
Subject: WSJ Article: Students Are Using a ‘Backdoor’ to Attend Their Dream Schools
No difference with regular UF ... most freshman classes are online anyway
Anonymous
06/11/2026 21:45
Subject: WSJ Article: Students Are Using a ‘Backdoor’ to Attend Their Dream Schools
TLDR; kids who don’t get accepted to big flagships are just enrolling in online program, moving near campus and doing everything else like regular undergrads. Schools make money, kids are happy.
It’s pretty smart, honestly.
It’s pretty smart, honestly.
Anonymous
06/11/2026 21:40
Subject: WSJ Article: Students Are Using a ‘Backdoor’ to Attend Their Dream Schools
Anonymous
06/11/2026 20:41
Subject: WSJ Article: Students Are Using a ‘Backdoor’ to Attend Their Dream Schools
Use archive.ph
Interesting article. Schools are using these programs as money grabs and kids seem to be happy with the opportunity. The Northeasternification of higher education, but if it's working to give access to kids who might not otherwise have these opportunities, it seems like a win-win.
Interesting article. Schools are using these programs as money grabs and kids seem to be happy with the opportunity. The Northeasternification of higher education, but if it's working to give access to kids who might not otherwise have these opportunities, it seems like a win-win.
Anonymous
06/11/2026 20:39
Subject: WSJ Article: Students Are Using a ‘Backdoor’ to Attend Their Dream Schools
I could see the UF blurb. Not the whole article. Are there any schools mentioned for kids who get better than 1300 on the SAT?
Anonymous
06/11/2026 20:14
Subject: WSJ Article: Students Are Using a ‘Backdoor’ to Attend Their Dream Schools
I could not read the article because it is behind a paywall. Can you gift a link?
Anonymous
06/11/2026 19:56
Subject: WSJ Article: Students Are Using a ‘Backdoor’ to Attend Their Dream Schools
Are these really "dream schools" though?
Anonymous
06/11/2026 19:50
Subject: WSJ Article: Students Are Using a ‘Backdoor’ to Attend Their Dream Schools
Smart move! Nothing to be ashamed about
Anonymous
06/11/2026 18:54
Subject: WSJ Article: Students Are Using a ‘Backdoor’ to Attend Their Dream Schools