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re: If you were 17 choosing which college:
Posted on 2/21/25 at 11:33 pm to TigerBaitOohHaHa
Posted on 2/21/25 at 11:33 pm to TigerBaitOohHaHa
quote:ranking your list:
LSU Mississippi State Ole Miss OU OSU Arkansas
LSU
State
Arkansas
OSU
OU
Outside of the list in no particular order would be UCLA, Dartmouth, UGA, Stanford, Princeton
Would be hard to pass up an opportunity to live on any of those campuses for an education
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Posted on 2/21/25 at 11:34 pm to Bushmaster
quote:
Good stuff. Just bought a house down at the coast on a great golf course. Closed the deal today.
Posted on 2/21/25 at 11:42 pm to TigerBaitOohHaHa
When I was 17 I applied to:
LSU
Ole Miss
Fordham
Hampden Sydney
Got into all but Hampden. Went to LSU based on scholarships.
LSU
Ole Miss
Fordham
Hampden Sydney
Got into all but Hampden. Went to LSU based on scholarships.
Posted on 2/22/25 at 12:21 am to SouthPlains
quote:
but people in Norman are fricking weird in a way I can’t explain.
Cross Canadian Ragweed wrote a song about that exact thing.
Posted on 2/22/25 at 12:38 am to SouthPlains
quote:
I’ve lived in both Stillwater and Norman. Stillwater is a very underrated college town (for certain types of kids), but people in Norman are fricking weird
You lived in both and you think Norman people are the weird ones?
Posted on 2/22/25 at 12:40 am to TigerBaitOohHaHa
At 17, I knew I wanted to attend LSU. I just did a year at SFA first
Posted on 2/22/25 at 12:59 am to TigerBaitOohHaHa
I guess I was rather naive at that age and didn't really appreciate the difference between the experience at different colleges. I know there were notorious party schools but I figured that I could find "my people" at any school. I admit even at that age my primary focus was academics of the schools because undergrad was a stepping stone for me.
With that in mind Oklahoma is the best academic school (without being specific about the major) and is enough better than the rest to make a difference if that is important.
The rest are in a fairly similar tier from top to bottom:
Ole Miss
LSU
Arky
Miss St
OK St
A particular major could completely upend that along with any plans for grad school and where they want to live later. It is a complex decision that is rarely decided on a single metric.
With that in mind Oklahoma is the best academic school (without being specific about the major) and is enough better than the rest to make a difference if that is important.
The rest are in a fairly similar tier from top to bottom:
Ole Miss
LSU
Arky
Miss St
OK St
A particular major could completely upend that along with any plans for grad school and where they want to live later. It is a complex decision that is rarely decided on a single metric.
Posted on 2/22/25 at 3:10 am to TigerBaitOohHaHa
La Tech
They've risen insanely fast. Great small town
They've risen insanely fast. Great small town
Posted on 2/22/25 at 3:41 am to TigerBaitOohHaHa
quote:
OU
Posted on 2/22/25 at 3:44 am to TigerBaitOohHaHa
If by OSU you mean Ohio State, the that. If it means OkState, if would be OU or Univ of Oklahoma. Ok is a little better academically. Ole Miss, MSU, Arkansas, are a little rural, too blue collar, sounds poor academically
OU is a little but not a whole lot better than LSU. Norman is a better town.
OU is a little but not a whole lot better than LSU. Norman is a better town.
This post was edited on 2/22/25 at 3:47 am
Posted on 2/22/25 at 3:48 am to mattz1122
quote:
Learn to weld
Right, welding is the future not AI. Forgot, we are in 1925.
Posted on 2/22/25 at 5:10 am to mike4lsu
Although I only skimmed the thread, the most important question is this:
What is he going to study?
What is he going to study?
Posted on 2/22/25 at 5:11 am to TigerBaitOohHaHa
All the same except one is more dangerous than the others
Posted on 2/22/25 at 6:07 am to TigerBaitOohHaHa
OSU
Oklahoma State or Ohio State?
Oklahoma State or Ohio State?
Posted on 2/22/25 at 6:44 am to TigerBaitOohHaHa
We are in this exact situation w/our daughter. Choosing b/w LSU/Arky/OU. Arky will most likely win out. 90% of out-of-state tuition waived, 3 Fortune 500 companies nearby, beautiful/clean/safe city. LSU no longer offers Alumni tuition discounts, for out-of-state students, and OOS tuition is ridiculous, like most schools. I’d feel safer with her being 8.5 hrs away, in Arky, compared to only 4 hrs away in BR. I’m die hard LSU, but BR is turning into a cluster frick/crap hole.
Posted on 2/22/25 at 7:12 am to TigerBaitOohHaHa
I firmly believe the college depends on the kid. Not all people are the same. Find the one where the kid will thrive.
Posted on 2/22/25 at 7:12 am to Ostrich
quote:
If money is a consideration I’d go to the in state school
Not sure if it's the same as TX, but Arky offers some kind of reciprocal tuition with LA so you pay the same as in-state there. That's a pretty substantial plus.
Posted on 2/22/25 at 7:17 am to TigerBaitOohHaHa
Arkansas probably if I’m majoring in finance again. State if I wanted to be an engineer. None of these will “wow” anyone on a resume if you’re not getting a technical degree.
Posted on 2/22/25 at 7:24 am to TigerBaitOohHaHa
OSU is highly underrated in one category: hot chicks per capita. On par with LSU and Ole Miss.
There are some weird people in Norman. I’ve lived here for 24 years and I think I’ve figured it out: if you live in OK for a while and you still maintain that “academia elite” type of leftist mentality, you’ve got to be one weird mofo.
Arkansas would be high on my list, along with Ole Miss.
There are some weird people in Norman. I’ve lived here for 24 years and I think I’ve figured it out: if you live in OK for a while and you still maintain that “academia elite” type of leftist mentality, you’ve got to be one weird mofo.
Arkansas would be high on my list, along with Ole Miss.
Posted on 2/22/25 at 7:38 am to TigerBaitOohHaHa
Trade school...college is waste of money and time
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