If you could found your own university...

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<p>What would you call it, and what would it be like? Admissions rates? SAT ranges? stuff like that...it can either be really serious or an out-there university...
i.e., one me and my friends made up....</p>

<p>University of the Wu-Tang
only school with a degree in Urban Studies with emphasis on Kung-Fu
We are Div III school...
School logo is the W, nickname for U-Wooers are the "Killa Bees"
SAT's important, SAT essay portion needs to be written as a poem or rap, only SAT II's needed are Literature
Apps PE needed to be a self-reflective essay on the ways of the Shaolin etc.,
Allowed to send in as many music samples as possible
Professors include the GZA, the RZA, Method Man, U-God, Inspectah Deck, Raekwon, Ghost Face Killah, Old Dirty Bastard and Masta Killa.
Students are housed in Dorms that have 36 rooms, or '36 Chambers'</p>

<p>anyways..let your imagination go free...</p>

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<p>what the ****?</p>

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<p>this is meant as a diversion for all of us worried kiddies on this forum. To just think of a university that they would like make, regardless of whether it's a serious uni or just a 'joke' (i know higher education is never a joke, bear with me) just like the one i proposed.</p>

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<p>Founding my own university is one of my many goals. Yeah, I'm ambitious. :D</p>

<p>The CC Parents actually started outlining awesome plans for their own college; it's a pity it didn't come through. :(</p>

<p><a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=40031%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=40031&lt;/a>
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=78956%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=78956&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>i would call it Hogwarts and make it exactly like Hogwarts! and i'd go there of course</p>

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<p>hmm lol...I'll bite...</p>

<p>Name: Southeastern University
SEC Athletic Division
Location: somewhere in Georgia, Tennessee, or Florida
Mascot: Jaguars
Largest campus in America
15,000 student population
Average SAT: 1300
Required Essay, teacher recs, etc.
ECs and community involvement are most important
Selectivity: 30%
Most Popular majors: Psychology, business, engineering, and music</p>

<h1>1 rated law and medical schools</h1>

<p>all students required to study abroad in order to graduate
largest endowment in the country</p>

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<p>I'd want the school to be the best in all academic areas. Also, the best Division I football, basketball, and hockey teams in the land.</p>

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<p>I used bluthunders template, becuase Im to damnedlazy to use my own, so thanks bluthunder for allowing me to save time and watch van wilder.</p>

<p>Name: PLayers University
part of the Pimp League
Location: undisclosed
Mascot: snoop dog
Largest campus in America
student population: tons
Average SAT: we use PIMPS: Proficiency Inquiry among Male Pimp Scholars; avg score: pickup lines: 700, outfitting and accesories: 690,
physical violence:650
Required Essay describing womanizing experience,picture, teacher recs, etc.
ECs and community involvement have no influence whatsoever
Selectivity: we damn selective
Most Popular majors: pimp hand,the origins and influences of man-whoring on modern day culture,pickup lines and their effects on the subconscious
most students required to study in order to graduate
largest "endowment" in the country.. if you know what I mean hehe</p>

<p>this is a joke, hope nobody takes it seriously or feels offended...</p>

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<p>LOL megaman thats so funny</p>

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<p>Name: Grandview Academy
SL: None
Location: Tanaga Island
Largest campus in terms of endowment
Average score: 70% on entrance exam testing math through differential equations, native-level fluency in at least two foreign languages, science through a basic AP-level sequence and six college-level electives, critical 15-page analysis of major literary work, and in-depth knowledge in history
10 required essays of different types/five recommendations
Must have world-level achievement in EC
Majors: all
Selectivity: less than 5%</p>

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<p>ha megaman nice...would Players Uni's sister school be called Golddigger - The Service Academy for Woman ? (lol it's inspired by Kanye West, no offense intended)</p>

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<p>haha indeed XChi_townX I think it would be called golddigger lol</p>

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<p>haha this is awesome. I've definitely thought about it, but it was more serious than a joke :)</p>

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<p>Something in Santa Monica, like Stanford, and free</p>

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<p>University of the College for Academic Studies School (UC-ASS)</p>

<p>Location: Cleveland, OH</p>

<p>Tuition: free to everyone named Joe, Cleveland White Males, and hot chicks with big cans. $30,000 a year for everyone else.</p>

<p>Programs Available: Nursing, College Studies, Geography, History of History, Spelunking, Fishing, and Football.</p>

<p>Mascot: Dog</p>

<p>School Colors: Orange, Brown, Wine, and Gold</p>

<p>Size of Undergraute Body: 22,347 (2008)</p>

<p>Average ACT (SAT not accepted): 21</p>

<p>Tier III school</p>

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<p>University of Melting Point</p>

<p>melting point for races
melting point for sports
melting point for everything
absolutely fun with concerts and parties every week in addition to studying..</p>

<p>and the best thing about it..</p>

<p>no matter which school you want, you WILL be accepted (b/c it is a cool school. :D)</p>

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<p>Mine would be State Tuition Free University.
It would be like any university.
"So where are you going"
"****"
Be funny if people walked around in shirts with the name too.</p>

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<p>State Tuition Free University....
S
T
F
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...
hahahaha I get it !</p>

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<p>The University of East Hampton
Location: East Hampton, NY (surprisingly)
available majors: all social sciences, all humanities, all business and related, journalism, Prelaw and PreBusiness (everything but math and science or related)
Degrees granted: BA, MA, JD, LLM, MBA/EMBA, DBA, PhD, BEd, MEd
Combined degrees: BA/MA 5 years, BA/JD 6 years, BA/MBA 4 years, JD/MBA 4 years, JD/MA 3 years, MBA/MA2 years, MBA/PhD 3 years
Tuition: $55k +room and board of about $17k= total expenses: $72k
Avg Financial Aid package: $47k
Avg debt out of college: a whopping 0
Biggest employers: MorganStanley, JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, CSFB, AmericanExpress
Average SAT/ACT: 2390/35
Average GPA: 4.2
Student/teacher ratio: 3:1
Three divisions: Business/Econ (School of Business and Economics) and Everything else (School of Humanities and Social Sciences) and Theater/Fine Arts (School of Fine Arts)
Admission criteria:<br>
-Must have/present investment portfolio of at least $50k (business and econ students only)
-Must achieve 80+% on entrance test involving 10 analytical essays, to be written in 6 hours. (36 min per essay) Subjects: various SAT-type essays. The Catch: NO BREAKS. 7 hours of nonstop writing (ouch): all divisions
-No application essay. Your writing skills have been demonstrated in your entrance test. (All divisions)
-4 hour interview with the Admissions office, Dean of Students, college president, and dept. head of intended major. (all divisions)
-No GPA or SAT/ACT cutoffs.
-Must have taken AP English, AP US History, and AP Econ. If your school doesn't offer these courses, this requirement may be circumvented with a proficiency test. (all divisions)
-Must score a 4 or above on the Oral Proficiency Interview in English and 2+ or above in another of your choice. (all divisions)
-Must have taken an AP language. If no APs are offered, OPI and a language proficiency test will be given. (business and foreign language majors only)
-Six recommendations(Humanities and Social Sciences and Business only, fine arts: 3)
-MC Early Action available. Apps due October 31st or the first business day after. Decisions by late november. Regular deadline Jan 1st or the first business day after. Decisions by February 10th. Appeals due by March 1st. Appeal Decisions by April 1st.
-Auditions and/or Portfolios for Fine Arts School Applicants.
Selectivity: 3%, thereby making UEH the most selective university in the world.
Student Body: 8000 UGrad (2000 freshmen), 15000 other
Faculty: 9,000 full-time, nonresearch UGrad professors. Another 18000 professors teaching other subjects.
Most popular majors: Corporate Finance, International business, Econ, International Relations.
Sports: Golf, Tennis. that's it.
Other info:
-Students with GPA's of 3.7+ have an opportunity to work at the UEH-run investment bank (we bought out MorganStanley-that's why we can give out money like no other).
-Students with GPA's of 3.5+ have an opportunity to work in the UEH-run membership-only country club.
-The Average UGrad GPA in UEH is 3.7.
-We send more (BA) students to investment banking than all the ivies' UGrad and Grad combined.
-Our students are so advanced in their knowledge that they start at most investment bankers as Vice Presidents (with BA)
-Guarenteed scholarship of $15k if accepted EA.
-Financial Aid available to all.
-We give national merit scholarships ($5k if accepted)
-Percentage with MULTIPLE job offers by graduation: 100%
-Percentage making more than $300k straight out of UGrad: 100%
-We top Harvard, Wharton in business, econ, and related majors.
-All students are allowed to bring (PASSENGER) cars. We even have discounted gas (for passenger car users only). Permit is free if car has a gas milage of 40 combined (according to our own tests) or above. If not, permit is $400/yr. SUV, truck, and minivan permits are $1000/yr. Trying to teach environmentalism.
-On campus Starbucks.
-Dorms: all singles (18' x 15') with own bathroom. Lounge, concierge service, gated, etc.</p>

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<p>Of course, all testing will take place in September for EA and November for RD.
Oh, and business, econ and related subjects are taught by current investment bankers working for MorganStanley. Donald Trump teaches real estate-related classes; Bill Gates teaches some InfoTech classes; and Anderson Cooper is the Journalism Dept. Chair and teaches broadcast journalism.</p>