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re: Another College Admissions Scam: UCLA
Posted on 3/20/19 at 1:49 pm to Blaeke
Posted on 3/20/19 at 1:49 pm to Blaeke
Granted, US News and World Report probably takes bribes, but UCLA is listed as their number one public above such schools as UC Berkeley, UVA, Michigan, and UNC Chapel Hill.
This isn’t Chico State here.
This isn’t Chico State here.
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Posted on 3/20/19 at 1:49 pm to Blaeke
They’re no SUNO
Posted on 3/20/19 at 1:50 pm to 14&Counting
Sounds like John Wooden had the shite backwards.
Posted on 3/20/19 at 1:50 pm to barry
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No one cares if you went to either of those outside of that state.
1) California is a big state with as much opportunity as any in America.
2) People in other states have a lot of respect for both.
Posted on 3/20/19 at 1:51 pm to slackster
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They're both top 25 in USNews rankings. While not Ivies, they're not "meh" by any stretch of the imagination.
They aren't meh, but they definitely aren't "elite"
Would you consider the #23 ranked football school in the country "elite"
Posted on 3/20/19 at 1:53 pm to barry
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For people in california. No one cares if you went to either of those outside of that state.
Well nobody really "cares" if you went to Emory or the University of Chicago either but that doesn't change the fact that they are among the better schools in the country.
Posted on 3/20/19 at 1:53 pm to barry
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Would you consider the #23 ranked football school in the country "elite"
That's #23 out of the teams that play FCS football.
We're talking #23 out of the 5,300 colleges and universities in the US. So yes, that's pretty damn elite.
Posted on 3/20/19 at 1:54 pm to Walking the Earth
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Well nobody really "cares" if you went to Emory or the University of Chicago either but that doesn't change the fact that they are among the better schools in the country.
He said elite, there are only a handful of schools in america that will make people sit up and go oh shite. It's fine, I went to Texas, its in the same tier of top public universities, but I know no one is going "Oh shite, we got a Texas grad on our hands"
Posted on 3/20/19 at 1:54 pm to barry
23 out of how many schools?
FBS is only about 118 teams so that means you are in the top 20%
There are 400 or more 4 year universities in the US so we’re talking the top 5-6% or so.
FBS is only about 118 teams so that means you are in the top 20%
There are 400 or more 4 year universities in the US so we’re talking the top 5-6% or so.
Posted on 3/20/19 at 1:55 pm to Crowknowsbest
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That's #23 out of the teams that play FCS football.
Which is by default the same as #23 of any school with a football program
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We're talking #23 out of the 5,300 colleges and universities in the US. So yes, that's pretty damn elite.
yea in that case so would #100, but no one is calling them elite.
Posted on 3/20/19 at 1:58 pm to barry
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yea in that case so would #100, but no one is calling them elite.
We're not talking about #100 though. We're talking about #23.
What we call it is irrelevant in any case. It's a good school, and a lot of people want to be a part of it.
Posted on 3/20/19 at 2:00 pm to 14&Counting
I would be so pissed if I found out my parents bribed my way into college for 600k. Just give me the money instead
Posted on 3/20/19 at 2:14 pm to Ed Osteen
They aren’t paying for or concerned with the kid’s education. They are paying for their ego and bragging rights. And hoping the girls marry well!
Posted on 3/20/19 at 2:16 pm to barry
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For people in california. No one cares if you went to either of those outside of that state.
Well that's because people are stupid. Anyone that matters knows those schools are about as good as it gets (pre admissions scams).
Posted on 3/20/19 at 2:17 pm to Ed Osteen
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I would be so pissed if I found out my parents bribed my way into college for 600k. Just give me the money instead
No shite
Posted on 3/20/19 at 2:18 pm to APT
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They aren’t paying for or concerned with the kid’s education. They are paying for their ego and bragging rights. And hoping the girls marry well!
even more so to my point
Posted on 3/20/19 at 2:19 pm to Tigerbait357
I don't know if she knew the price but when Muffy was told that she was joining the national champion college soccer team, she had to have known something was up.
This post was edited on 3/20/19 at 2:20 pm
Posted on 3/20/19 at 2:19 pm to barry
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He said elite, there are only a handful of schools in america that will make people sit up and go oh shite. It's fine, I went to Texas, its in the same tier of top public universities, but I know no one is going "Oh shite, we got a Texas grad on our hands"
Arguing over the definition of elite is fine. They're relatively elite to the vast majority of schools. Only a handful of schools are objectively better. If that's not elite to you, I'll buy it, but like I said earlier, USC and UCLA are great schools to anyone that matters. Texas and Michigan are in a similar vein.
Posted on 3/20/19 at 2:20 pm to 14&Counting
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A student who had reportedly never played competitive soccer was named on UCLA's elite team
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A spokesman for UCLA told The Los Angeles Times all teams at the school 'include student-athletes with varying levels of athletic achievements'.
Indeed.
I fricking love that this was the spokesperson's response.
Posted on 3/20/19 at 2:23 pm to elposter
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Indeed.
I fricking love that this was the spokesperson's response.
The schools don't want this completely burned to the ground because they stash rich kids like this, too, when the parents are smart enough to do their business directly through the school.
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