Texas State University?

<p>I meant to write “rarified air” of CC. (he’ll figure it out)</p>

<p>Are you not familiar with the term “flagship state university”? Perhaps you should google it. It’s not something I made up to insult the school about which you are inquiring. For example, UT-Martin is a non-flagship state school here in TN. It has some excellent programs, but does not have the reputation or the selectivity of the state flagship (UT-Knoxville). In Texas, UT Austin and A&M are the flagships.</p>

<p>Oh, I didn’t realize were were that interested in “selectivity” and “reputation”…</p>

<p>I’m starting to get a feel for this forum, that’s for sure. And I’ve decided that a certain percentage of members are more concerned with things like selectivity and reputation than things that actually matter. Sad truth is that’s the way our society seems to be headed…</p>

<p>Out here in the real world, we measure by results. And no, graduating isn’t an accomplishment. It’s a step toward a goal, not the goal itself, lest we forget… It’s what you ACTUALLY DO with that education that really matters… ;)</p>

<p>I mean, isn’t that the point?</p>

<p>Last time I checked many of the most successful people in this world never set foot on an “Ivy” :wink: Some of them never even finished college at all. </p>

<p>Jym, you’re posts are approaching “stalker” qualities. I’ve been stalked on other boards a-plenty, and I have no desire to be stalked here. After reading your nonsense (and seeing how much “help” you were regarding the topic of this thread), I think you’ll be the first person on my “ignore” list, if CC has that feature…</p>

<p>Oh, and face it. Rice IS inner city. Unless you’re from the inner city, then it’s just homey :P</p>

<p>Missypie, thanks for being helpful. I agree. All I’m looking for here is information about TSU, not a ****ing contest with overzealous fans.</p>

<p>John.</p>

<p>I think that LW should have said that Rice was in an ‘urban’ area. I agree that ‘inner city’ (unfortunately) has some negative connotations. I definitely consider Rice as being a ‘city’ school, compared to Southwestern or Schreiner. Let’s play nice!</p>

<p>Are you kidding me? Why on earth does “inner city” conjure up bad connotations? I’m sorry but that sounds kinda racist to me…</p>

<p>What part of “inner city” is bad? I guess I don’t get it. But then, I’m not from “the city” so I don’t know the slang. </p>

<p>I don’t really care what someone thinks I “should” have said. Some of you folks are unbelieveable…</p>

<p>To me, Rice is an “inner city” school. It’s IN-THE-MIDDLE-OF-A-CITY. And a freakin’ big one at that… What more is there to say?</p>

<p>Get over it already. </p>

<p>Every arrogant poster that comes along to “correct” my impressions or tell me what I “should have said” about Rice just confirms my impressions all the more…</p>

<p>You guys aren’t helping your cause you know…</p>

<p>Oh, look. There’s the “ignore” button right there! ;)</p>

<p>John.</p>

<p>Yeah, John. I’m sure you will find yourself on the other end of many people’s “ignore” buttons. I don’t even consider Penn to be an “inner city” school. Temple-maybe. I’m not going to debate you about the meaning of “inner city”, since you clearly are not one who would even consider the opinions of others unless to validate the conclusions you have already formed. Yes, there is often a concern with reputation, but reputations are earned. Graduating IS an accomplishment. So is getting a job. Those of us with Rice grads who are posting can report to you on what these grads have done with their education. We won’t waste out time, however. When did we start talking about Ivy? Seems to me you have a terrible chip on your shoulder. I’m glad my foresters don’t have the same attitude!</p>

<p>Mom, considering your overprivleged attitude, I’d be honored if you put me on your ignore list. Take heart in knowing you’ll be #2 for me :wink: Sorry I’m not nearly as impressed by you as you’d like me to be.</p>

<p>Reputations are overrated. Results are what matters. </p>

<p>I can’t for the life of me understand why anyone would be offended by the fact that Rice is an “inner city” school. But nobody will answer that question… why is that?</p>

<p>“My foresters” ha, ha. Folks like you are really amazing… Do you own them?</p>

<p>Goodbye.</p>

<p>John.</p>

<p>What sort of results are you looking at as you consider colleges? Are you looking at graduate school placements? Med school admissions? Job placement? I’m serious- you say results are what matters. How do you define results?<br>
Is my attitude over-privileged (whatever that means) because I explained to you what a “flagship” school is? Is it because my opinion is that Rice is a gem of a school and since the students appeared to blow you off you don’t agree?<br>
I DO own the foresters! I keep them in a cage between Jasper and Houston! They make wonderful pets.</p>

<p>Since everybody is having fun hijacking: Missypie in response to your question about flagships I would propose that Michigan actually has 2: University of Michigan and Michigan State. Regarding the “inner city” vs. “urban” I have to agree that “inner city” has developed a negative connotation over time and “urban” would be a better choice for a location that is in a “good safe” area of a major city. One could say “city center” if it is indeed in the heart of the city and “city center” would not have a negative reaction. “Inner city” would be interpreted by the majority people as a location in a less desireable area since the media has over-used the term “inner city” relative to negative things. “Suburban” would be used to describe a location in the fringe areas of a major city. I know nothing about Texas other than my husband lived there for a couple years somewhere near Galveston and whatever city (Houston maybe) that is near Galveston LOL.</p>

<p>inner city does not typically mean in the middle of a city. it means something else to most people.</p>

<p>That’s a good description, momofthreeboys. I don’t think Rice even has an urban feel, though. I guess I compare it to Penn, which is definitely an urban campus. Rice has good access to all that the city offers, but it doesn’t FEEL urban. I’ve spent a lot of time there. :slight_smile: There are definitely reasons someone might not choose Rice just as there are reasons ANY college might not appeal to someone. I am not a fan of NYU (speaking of urban) because it lacks a true campus and I am not a big city person. I think I would come closer to calling UChicago’s campus “inner city”, even though Hyde Park is quite nice.</p>

<p>Mike, don’t leave me in suspense. What does it mean?</p>

<p>To me, inner city means in the middle of a city. And in the case of Rice, it is smack in the middle of one of the largest (and not necessarily the cleanest) cities in the U.S. </p>

<p>But maybe “inner city” is -code- for something else on CC. Must be sice it set off some of the folks here. All I had to do was refer to Rice as an inner city school and it was off to the woodshed for me… ha, ha.</p>

<p>Still would love to know more about TSU. Hopefully someone will be able to look over the fray and be of some help?</p>

<p>John.</p>

<p>John, let me help you out: [Inner-city</a> Definition | Definition of Inner-city at Dictionary.com](<a href=“http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/inner-city]Inner-city”>INNER CITY Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com)</p>

<p>Just did a quick search for the way “inner city” is defined…</p>

<p>“The usually older, central part of a city, especially when characterized by crowded neighborhoods in which low-income, often minority groups predominate…”</p>

<p>“the parts of a city in or near its centre, esp when they are associated with poverty, unemployment, substandard housing, etc…”</p>

<p>“the sections of a large city in or near its center, esp. when crowded or blighted”</p>

<p>Geez. I had no idea. Some of those definitions sound downright racist to me.</p>

<p>I wonder which part of the definition it was that some here were offended by, because certainly part of the above definitions fit perfectly… Older, central, crowded neighborhoods, near its centre. All of those fit. I guess nobody would want their school associated with minorities, low income, unemployment, substandard housing, crowded or blighted. I can see why. It would be hard to attract parent’s money at a place like that… Especially parents that aren’t “minorities” or “low income”…</p>

<p>Actually, I just asked my daughter, and what she objected to was being “closed in by buildings” and “so many people all around.” Those are her words. She never mentioned minorities (we didn’t see any minorities during our visit to campus, and she wouldn’t feel offended if she had anyway), low income, or unemployed (although the homeless folks on the way to the campus scared her a little, but we talked about that).</p>

<p>During our visits to TSU and UT, she liked the more open campus feel and smaller towns. She didn’t care for Austin traffic, but it was nothing compared to Houston and once she got on campus she liked the feel of things. She thought San Marcos was beautiful and small enough for her to navigate by herself. </p>

<p>John.</p>

<p>Thanks Youdon’tsay. I found a few myself. That’s pretty awful, I think. I’m just a small town guy, but I don’t associate all those negative things with that phrase. To me, it just means the central part of a city. </p>

<p>John.</p>

<p>That’s why we all love cc – you learn something new every day.</p>

<p>limbwalker- I’m embarrassed for you if you think the area around Rice is sub-par. The homes are beautiful and there are lots of trees. Before you edited your post, you mentioned homeless people. Yes, in the medical center vicinity there are some homeless people. My daughter’s church was right across from campus and had a strong youth ministry that ran a soup kitchen and helped the homeless in the area in many ways.</p>

<p>Don’t give us that “small town guy” stuff. You live right outside of Houston. UT- open campus? It’s a crowded campus with lots of tall buildings. </p>

<p>Also, Rice is known for being very generous with merit money (so much for your entitled rich kids theory) and always ranks high in “best value” surveys for its lower tuition (compared to peer schools).</p>

<p>Looks like I am late to this little party. Inner city means “ghetto.” Like saying Rice is in the middle of a neighborhood of crack houses and gangsters. Seen “The Wire”? That’s inner city. Putting Rice there will get people’s backs up.</p>

<p>TSU and SFA are comparable. Great for average students. Nice regional schools in small towns. Would be limiting for someone really smart and ambitious. Not in the same league as UT and Rice so no point in comparing them beyond that.</p>

<p>LW-
Funny, since you “burst” back on the scene a day ago, all but one of the threads you posted in were threads I had posted in first. Who exactly is stalking who??? And of all the posters here who talked about Rice or your comments about Rice, you choose to harangue me. No worries about putting me on your ignore list-- I have beat you to it. Sayonara.</p>

<p>can anyone tell me how good the accounting department is at TSU? i am trying to apply for my masters there…</p>

<p>Hey, Texas State researchers were just mentioned in Jay Leno’s monologue! Once again, cc is a trend-setter.</p>