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A 2.7 GPA from a pretty mediocre college is not going to impress anyone. A 2.7 from a hypersized university that is very selective in its admissions is more acceptable, it is a much more competitive environment.
Personally I would not be impressed with a degree from a school that gives scholarships to applicants with a 1500 (out of 2400) SAT score and/or were in the top 35% of their graduating class. I am particularly not impressed with someone who achieves only a 2.7 GPA from such a school; it does not sound like a very competitive environment.
Monroe College - Freshman Scholarships (http://www.monroecollege.edu/financialaid/scholarships/hs - broken link)
Exactly. My GPA was 3.8 at a much more competitive university, and that was while working full time and taking care of a child. If 2.7 is "average," especially at a non-competitive liberal arts school, that's pretty pathetic.
There's no game. The woman has an entitlement mentality. Nobody stole her money or forced her into an I/T degree. She made bad choices. She now needs to live with the consequences of her actions. End of story.
Yes, unfortunately it is a game. She doesn't have an entitlement attitude, she wants what she was promised, assistance. How do I know this? I know this because, I have someone very near and dear to me that is right now going through the very same thing.
No one forced her into an IT degree but they sure are promoting them, once again placing false hopes in someone with an industry that is almost non-existent in this country today. And corporate america is to thank for that, greedy bastards.
She didn't make a bad choice, she went to school furthered her education, there is NO bad choice in that.
This is about principle, nothing more and nothing less. It is high time that these colleges be held accountable for what they are NOT doing.
For that matter you DO NOT know what they have offered nor do you know for a fact what she has or hasn't done. You have no ground whatsoever, only your opinion which means little, especially seeing that I know full well this is happening today. So, no once again you are wrong, this is not the end of the story.
Oh please. Again, no one forced anyone to get a degree. Ten minutes of research looking at future job potential prior to settling on an educational track would have been prudent before spending $70K. Entitlement mentality at it's finest.
Yes, unfortunately it is a game. She doesn't have an entitlement attitude, she wants what she was promised, assistance. How do I know this? I know this because, I have someone very near and dear to me that is right now going through the very same thing.
No one forced her into an IT degree but they sure are promoting them, once again placing false hopes in someone with an industry that is almost non-existent in this country today. And corporate america is to thank for that, greedy bastards.
She didn't make a bad choice, she went to school furthered her education, there is NO bad choice in that.
This is about principle, nothing more and nothing less. It is high time that these colleges be held accountable for what they are NOT doing.
For that matter you DO NOT know what they have offered nor do you know for a fact what she has or hasn't done. You have no ground whatsoever, only your opinion which means little, especially seeing that I know full well this is happening today. So, no once again you are wrong, this is not the end of the story.
I agree, if they promised her assistance they should be legally obligated to provide her this assistance. College has become such a scam.
What can she do? She's realizing now that Monroe sold her a phoney degree with little technical skills to back it up, but that was obvious before she enrolled. It's not even a BS Computer Science (w/ advanced math) or BS Computer Engineering degree. Even if she wins, $70K won't get her far.
Last edited by Forest_Hills_Daddy; 08-04-2009 at 08:05 AM..
I agree, however the US government and US society continues to promote otherwise.
Well, in some cases, it does tend to help you get a job. And it is necessary for certain kinds of jobs. But college isn't an end to itself. It's a stepping stone to something else. This girl shouldn't blame others if she stepped off the stone with no good plan and fell in the creek.
Here’s the list of major subjects required for her Monroe BS IT degree, which she could have known by going to the website or reading the course catalog early on:
Most of the majors, she could have learned on her own through self-study (books, online, etc.). It’s not the same as a real computer science curriculum:
Looks like there should have been room for better judgment on her part.
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