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<p>Previous posters have reported that when they visited, parking spots were reserved for them. This video appears to confirm it.<br>
[High</a> Point University’s Personal Parking Signs - YouTube](<a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOI96jmpzmw]High”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOI96jmpzmw)</p>
<p>Lots of colleges have amenities. It seems to p*** people off less when those colleges are elite ones catering to the smartest kids.</p>
<p>I’m probably being overly suspicious, but three things about HPU bother me: 1) they do not cooperate with the UCAN consortium; 2) they do not post a link to their Common Data Set report on their web-site; 3) they ask a lot of personal information from the user/student before they can access HPU’s Net Price Calculator.</p>
<p>I might feel a lot more sanguine about this college despite the charismatic nature of their President if HPU would just be more transparent about the things they should be transparent about.</p>
<p>I agree, Pizzagirl. HPU has become very popular in our area in the past few years. My son’s senior prom date goes there, as did the son and daughter of a family in our church. They call it “Nido’s Country Club” but overall, they have been pleased with it. Their D graduated in 2007, on time, with a double major in interior design and business. She got a job right away in Raleigh and has done very well. Their younger S turned down a good scholarship at the University of Dayton to go there. He just graduated and will be attending grad school at Wake Forest. So HPU much be doing something right. It’s all a matter of personal choice.</p>
<p>I don’t see the problem as long as the academics are also being taught. I know kids who live in the lap of luxury at college due to parents making sure they do. THe college is just doing the same.</p>
<p>I wonder if the personalized parking spaces mentioned were for the visiting students? When we visited they did indeed have a spot labeled with my son’s name. He got a big kick out of it. The next day we visited Guilford and they had it there too! You never what is going to appeal to each student, and one thing they have down pat at High Point is marketing.</p>
<p>Marketing is right, kathiep. Thanks for posting about this school. I’d never heard of it.</p>
<p>How are the graduates from this school doing in terms of finding jobs, gainful employment and getting into professional schools, and getting fellowships and stipends in graduate school programs? THat is a concern of mine. Not that they have golf carts to get to class and ice cream trucks on the corner.</p>
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<p>agree but that could be said about any university. When THAT data becomes available in any believable manner I suspect the “hot college” list would change completely around.</p>
<p>cptofthehouse, that is a good question and I do not know the answer. My guess would be that it would be similar to the way students do after graduating from a lots of other smaller schools like: Susquehanna, Eckerd, Wittenberg, Ohio Wes, Drew U, Hartwick, Rider, etc. I would think that the major would matter too. </p>
<p>Frankly, I think that personality of the individual is not often factored in enough when it comes to jobs. I have 2 relatives that are graduates of what was at the time 2nd or 3rd tier schools that most people never heard of and both did very well (better than many who are grads from top 25 schools). It took one 6 months to get his foot in the door at a job that was not a min. wage job, and he grew from there. The other had good jobs right away as an independant contractor. His career kept growing too.</p>
<p>As I have made consistently clear, I think this school would be a great match for some kids. If it can improve on stats in terms of graduation, prof/grad school, job placement over peer schools that have kids of the same profiles, it will be a winner.</p>
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<p>Yes, they ask . . . but there’s no requirement that you answer. Many schools do this - just skip the questions and move on.</p>
<p>^^Well, that takes care of ONE of my objections. Although I would say from my experience with NPCs – which is reasonably extensive – not all that many schools ask students to identify themselves (optional or otherwise).</p>
<p>I had two kids attend HPU. To respond to some of the comments here:</p>
<p>-yes, parking spots are reserved for visiting students with their name on it. It was appreciated! But, enrolled students do not have their own parking spots. </p>
<p>-The remarks about students being pampered are taken so out of context. Yes, there are benefits like the ice cream truck that always makes me smile when I see it. But, the academics here are stellar. My daughter was in interior design and she is now working with a national fabric designer thanks to an internship she had from HPU. Her friends have all found excellent jobs with big names like Bank of America. Some of her other friends have gone to grad school and their HPU background was of great help to them.</p>
<p>-No one has mentioned the steakhouse that is included in the tuition once a week and teaches students about etiquette and interviewing skills. This alone impressed us so much. No other college takes such a sincere interest in showing students the important life skills needed to succeed.</p>
<p>-Most of the comments I read on this board are so petty in the grand scheme of things, but I recognize it is hard to understand the uniqueness of HPU without visiting. Yes, it is beautiful, but there is a lot of substance in the academic department that backs it up. And I say that from experience with two HPU alum children. They are constantly hearing positive things about HPU from people. It makes us very proud!</p>
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I remain uncomfortable with the use of federal student loans to fund weekly steak dinners, whether for etiquette training or any other purpose.</p>
<p>I am glad your kids had such a good experience with the school.</p>
<p>Fascinating article in Business Week - here is the link:</p>
<p>[Bubble</a> U.: High Point University - Businessweek](<a href=“Bloomberg - Are you a robot?”>Bloomberg - Are you a robot?)</p>
<p>Read the comments as well.</p>
<p>Not my cup of tea - but to each his own.</p>
<p>We toured High Point Resort and Spa in March. My DD loved it. I have reservations.</p>
<p>We have heard from a parent (a trusted friend) whose child spent 2 years before transferring that the new “values education” is thinly veiled for religious based education. The greek system is being pushed on students to free up dorm rooms. There continues to be a shortage of dorms while they continue to accept more and more students. Drugs are everywhere. </p>
<p>While I appreciate that the above is one opinion, they are very concerning for a parent whose child will be very far away from home. It is comforting to read from the parents whose child(ren) had a great experience. Thank you for your imput. </p>
<p>High Point will remain on our list as of now, but we will tread carefully.</p>
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<p>With the possible exceptions of Liberty University and BYU, yes, they are - one way HPU is no different from every other school ;-)</p>
<p>The remarks are a must read for prospective parents.</p>
<p>We did have once-a-week steak dinner at Cajun State U. in the early 1980’s… And since Louisiana had the last drinking age = 18 in the country the university did offer free beer (no kidding) during the annual Lagniappe Day in the spring…</p>