Comments on: The Worst Colleges in America http://www.eduinreview.com/blog/2009/02/the-worst-colleges-in-america/ Success through Education Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:57:07 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Chris http://www.eduinreview.com/blog/2009/02/the-worst-colleges-in-america/comment-page-2/#comment-4591 Chris Thu, 18 Feb 2010 06:46:19 +0000 http://www.eduinreview.com/blog/?p=1461#comment-4591 Ha it's funny to see SIU mentioned in this posting.... GO DAWGS Ha it’s funny to see SIU mentioned in this posting….

GO DAWGS

]]> By: MBB http://www.eduinreview.com/blog/2009/02/the-worst-colleges-in-america/comment-page-1/#comment-4519 MBB Sun, 14 Feb 2010 11:52:01 +0000 http://www.eduinreview.com/blog/?p=1461#comment-4519 I personally went to Oxford. I personally went to Oxford.

]]> By: Jake http://www.eduinreview.com/blog/2009/02/the-worst-colleges-in-america/comment-page-1/#comment-3799 Jake Sun, 17 Jan 2010 10:15:48 +0000 http://www.eduinreview.com/blog/?p=1461#comment-3799 I went to UB the greatest freakin school on earth. Even though all the other schools rejected me for my low SATs (290 - Math, 410- Critical Reading, 430 Writing) I made it with a scholarship. I may not be smart but I was good enough to get into COLLEGE. I first learned how to do algebra problems like "x + 1 = 2" and then progressed to harder problems. I failed Algebra II one time and finally got that C-. I later got diagnosed as mentally retarded which helped to explain why I was such a slow reader and terrible at math. I'm now a proud UB graduate student in political science. I hope that one day I will be a great senator despite my reading deficiencies and lack of ability to do simple math problems. I encourage everyone of my ability to apply to UB. I made it with a degree in political science. I was at the bottom of my high school but ended up at the top 5% of the graduating UB class. I might be mentally retarded but that didn't stop me from achieving these dreams. I hope one day that I could enter into a phD program and then work my way up as a future senator. One step at a time. I went to UB the greatest freakin school on earth. Even though all the other schools rejected me for my low SATs (290 – Math, 410- Critical Reading, 430 Writing) I made it with a scholarship. I may not be smart but I was good enough to get into COLLEGE. I first learned how to do algebra problems like “x + 1 = 2″ and then progressed to harder problems. I failed Algebra II one time and finally got that C-. I later got diagnosed as mentally retarded which helped to explain why I was such a slow reader and terrible at math. I’m now a proud UB graduate student in political science. I hope that one day I will be a great senator despite my reading deficiencies and lack of ability to do simple math problems.

I encourage everyone of my ability to apply to UB. I made it with a degree in political science. I was at the bottom of my high school but ended up at the top 5% of the graduating UB class. I might be mentally retarded but that didn’t stop me from achieving these dreams. I hope one day that I could enter into a phD program and then work my way up as a future senator. One step at a time.

]]> By: Ub Sux http://www.eduinreview.com/blog/2009/02/the-worst-colleges-in-america/comment-page-1/#comment-3750 Ub Sux Wed, 13 Jan 2010 03:12:09 +0000 http://www.eduinreview.com/blog/?p=1461#comment-3750 Ignorance is bliss, as people say, and I definitely think that ignoring Bridgeport will be "bliss." Let me give you a hint of what kind of people go there. I'm not saying that everyone there is stupid or ignorant, there are quite a few exceptions. Maybe people chose Brideport over a better college because they were offered a full scholarship. I remember back in Jr. High, I used to be friends with a kid named Sean. Looking back into the past, I don't even know why I even bothered to speak with him. He was your everyday class clown- also not very intelligent- and despised by most of the teachers. I was surprised when he told me that he made it into math honors, but my initial shock soon became disgust after he told me he dropped out because he had to learn harder subjects. Needless to say, he got into a VERY bad college (I won't say the name because I don't want to make that college seem worse than it already is). Nowadays, I see him wondering around NYC, dressed in dirty cloths, digging out of trash cans. But the sad part is, when people feels pity towards him and gives him a couple of dollars, he spends it on alcohol and cigarettes. Here's a warning to the young people out there, if you plan on ruining your life, then go ahead and act like Sean, but if you want to actually succeed in something, put a little effort in your work and you might enter the college of your dreams. I went to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and let me tell you, getting in is NOT easy. They only have a 12% acceptance rate, and 97% of people enrolling have been in the top 10% of their Highschool class. Ignorance is bliss, as people say, and I definitely think that ignoring Bridgeport will be “bliss.” Let me give you a hint of what kind of people go there. I’m not saying that everyone there is stupid or ignorant, there are quite a few exceptions. Maybe people chose Brideport over a better college because they were offered a full scholarship. I remember back in Jr. High, I used to be friends with a kid named Sean. Looking back into the past, I don’t even know why I even bothered to speak with him. He was your everyday class clown- also not very intelligent- and despised by most of the teachers. I was surprised when he told me that he made it into math honors, but my initial shock soon became disgust after he told me he dropped out because he had to learn harder subjects. Needless to say, he got into a VERY bad college (I won’t say the name because I don’t want to make that college seem worse than it already is). Nowadays, I see him wondering around NYC, dressed in dirty cloths, digging out of trash cans. But the sad part is, when people feels pity towards him and gives him a couple of dollars, he spends it on alcohol and cigarettes. Here’s a warning to the young people out there, if you plan on ruining your life, then go ahead and act like Sean, but if you want to actually succeed in something, put a little effort in your work and you might enter the college of your dreams. I went to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and let me tell you, getting in is NOT easy. They only have a 12% acceptance rate, and 97% of people enrolling have been in the top 10% of their Highschool class.

]]> By: Patricia http://www.eduinreview.com/blog/2009/02/the-worst-colleges-in-america/comment-page-1/#comment-3527 Patricia Mon, 21 Dec 2009 06:17:01 +0000 http://www.eduinreview.com/blog/?p=1461#comment-3527 Any magazine can say whatever they want, but unfortunately the bigger the school, the more the student will be ignored. The smaller the school, the more opportunities and favoritism there will be. I have a few questions that popped up into mind when I saw this crappy blog: What is this research based off of? Also: Princeton is not GOD of college studies either. Not one single college can dominate any type of study, but they could be well-known but not number one with anything for no one will ever be number one at anything but being themselves. UB's students are not surveyed on a regular basis as well for those who think that they are. I can't seem to find the exact article of Radar Magazine where they claim the following things this blogger has said about colleges. I also question if this blogger has ever been to the University of Bridgeport either. Yes, I am a proud student at the University of Bridgeport with a double major and a double minor because UB has those kinds of rare opportunities which is indeed a legitimate university with accreditation. I also bet that this blogger does not know what several colleges (include state universities) are going through with MANY budget cuts across the nation due to the large decrease in enrollment. I say that this blog can be recognized by the extremely talented and diverse perspectives the University of Bridgeport has and this blogger should get his facts straight before posting up anything this controversial ever again in his life. I am pretty upset with how this blog was lacking so much research. By the way...I made my point. This is a blog, not a friggin' article (.com anyone?). Any magazine can say whatever they want, but unfortunately the bigger the school, the more the student will be ignored. The smaller the school, the more opportunities and favoritism there will be.

I have a few questions that popped up into mind when I saw this crappy blog:

What is this research based off of? Also: Princeton is not GOD of college studies either. Not one single college can dominate any type of study, but they could be well-known but not number one with anything for no one will ever be number one at anything but being themselves. UB’s students are not surveyed on a regular basis as well for those who think that they are. I can’t seem to find the exact article of Radar Magazine where they claim the following things this blogger has said about colleges.

I also question if this blogger has ever been to the University of Bridgeport either. Yes, I am a proud student at the University of Bridgeport with a double major and a double minor because UB has those kinds of rare opportunities which is indeed a legitimate university with accreditation. I also bet that this blogger does not know what several colleges (include state universities) are going through with MANY budget cuts across the nation due to the large decrease in enrollment.

I say that this blog can be recognized by the extremely talented and diverse perspectives the University of Bridgeport has and this blogger should get his facts straight before posting up anything this controversial ever again in his life. I am pretty upset with how this blog was lacking so much research.

By the way…I made my point. This is a blog, not a friggin’ article (.com anyone?).

]]> By: Robert http://www.eduinreview.com/blog/2009/02/the-worst-colleges-in-america/comment-page-1/#comment-3492 Robert Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:46:57 +0000 http://www.eduinreview.com/blog/?p=1461#comment-3492 As a current student of UB, I can honestly say that the school does have quite a shady reputation. This is not to say, however, that everything about the school is bad. I met lots of wonderful people (as well as some completely ingorant ones) and had a fantastic time learning about lots of different cultures and styles of thought. My degree is in Music Performance, and I must say that I am extremely happy with the music program at UB. However, other fields of study at the Unviersity are not always up to the same standard that my program has. I have some serious issues with the school, but I feel that the school is not beyond hope. As far as the "worst college in America" is concerned, that statement might be right right now. However, in the next few years, that will change. As a current student of UB, I can honestly say that the school does have quite a shady reputation. This is not to say, however, that everything about the school is bad. I met lots of wonderful people (as well as some completely ingorant ones) and had a fantastic time learning about lots of different cultures and styles of thought. My degree is in Music Performance, and I must say that I am extremely happy with the music program at UB. However, other fields of study at the Unviersity are not always up to the same standard that my program has. I have some serious issues with the school, but I feel that the school is not beyond hope. As far as the “worst college in America” is concerned, that statement might be right right now. However, in the next few years, that will change.

]]> By: BonQuiQui http://www.eduinreview.com/blog/2009/02/the-worst-colleges-in-america/comment-page-1/#comment-3475 BonQuiQui Wed, 16 Dec 2009 04:22:04 +0000 http://www.eduinreview.com/blog/?p=1461#comment-3475 dis skool teached me so much bout lyf nd how to bee smarts i dun no y u persons had to b drinkin dat h8rade pleez show sum respec dis skool teached me so much bout lyf nd how to bee smarts i dun no y u persons had to b drinkin dat h8rade pleez show sum respec

]]> By: Rofl Mao http://www.eduinreview.com/blog/2009/02/the-worst-colleges-in-america/comment-page-1/#comment-3457 Rofl Mao Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:28:06 +0000 http://www.eduinreview.com/blog/?p=1461#comment-3457 yo i lern 2 reed gud wen i went 2 bridgepurt yo i lern 2 reed gud wen i went 2 bridgepurt

]]> By: EricWilley http://www.eduinreview.com/blog/2009/02/the-worst-colleges-in-america/comment-page-1/#comment-3316 EricWilley Tue, 01 Dec 2009 06:57:36 +0000 http://www.eduinreview.com/blog/?p=1461#comment-3316 @Buddy Define a "diploma mill." And how is Penn Foster a diploma mill? If they are a nothing more than a mill why haven't they been closed down? Shouldn't Princeton Review be closed down also since they own Penn Foster? You know what they say about opinions... everybody has one. Doesn't mean it's right. @Buddy Define a “diploma mill.” And how is Penn Foster a diploma mill?
If they are a nothing more than a mill why haven’t they been closed down?
Shouldn’t Princeton Review be closed down also since they own Penn Foster?

You know what they say about opinions… everybody has one. Doesn’t mean it’s right.

]]> By: EricWill http://www.eduinreview.com/blog/2009/02/the-worst-colleges-in-america/comment-page-1/#comment-3308 EricWill Mon, 30 Nov 2009 15:46:21 +0000 http://www.eduinreview.com/blog/?p=1461#comment-3308 @Buddy Umm... could you define "diploma mill?" How does Penn Foster fit that definition? If they are a diploma mill why don't we close 'em down. Penn Foster operates in all 50 states and Canada. I think one or two states have very tough laws against diploma mills [Oregon]. We should also close down Princeton Review since they own the Penn Foster diploma mill. Opinions are like "belly buttons" everyone has one! Doesn't make it the truth. @Buddy Umm… could you define “diploma mill?” How does Penn Foster fit that definition? If they are a diploma mill why don’t we close ‘em down. Penn Foster operates in all 50 states and Canada. I think one or two states have very tough laws against diploma mills [Oregon]. We should also close down Princeton Review since they own the Penn Foster diploma mill.

Opinions are like “belly buttons” everyone has one! Doesn’t make it the truth.

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