Villanova is ridiculous

[interestingguy]

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@andy_college09

I don’t mean to hate on this place [Villanova], though I do hate their guts for beating us [Duke] in the NCAAs last year, but this is NOT that great of a school.

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<p>True, but the admissions standards for Villanova vs. Duke basketball recruits are no different and “NOT that great” either.</p>

[Novasectomy]

<p>andy_college09, where do you go to school again?</p>

[MNTwins]

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@ghostbuster

Employers do not like people who spend their day reminding everyone where they went to college, except perhaps in the office NCAA basketball pool or the coming NCAA football bowl games. Performance is the key and getting along with others is often one of the most prized qualities in any employee, not whether they went to Duke or Stanford or Harvard or Yale. I believe I read once that there are more CEO’s from Ohio State than any college in the country.

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<p>CORRECTION: It’s Wisconsin, not Ohio State</p>

<p>GO BADGERS!</p>

[ghostbuster]

<p>Actually, MNTwins, it was Ohio State…whose President was the most recent former President at Vanderbilt, Dr. Gee. Nothing against Wisconsin, except perhaps its notoriety as a wacky liberal incubator. </p>

<p>The point I was making was all this obsession with USNWR rankings and elite schools is absurd. And I can assure you (or anyone) that employers won’t and don’t put up with it. Only law firms spend half their time congratulating themselves on their partners and associates credentials.</p>

[eatsalot]

<p>Andy, as a fellow Dukie, please ignore interestingguy and stop feeding the ■■■■■. There is no need to </p>

<p>A) bash on other schools (which you didn’t MEAN to do, but inadvertedly did)
b) defend Duke to IG anymore.</p>

<p>Meh, just my opinions.</p>

[interestingguy]

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@eatsalot

There is no need to </p>

<p>A) bash on other schools (which you didn’t MEAN to do, but inadvertedly [sic] did)
b) defend Duke to IG anymore.

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<p>This is a situation in which: practice /= preach. You did both a) and b) in this post (#79):</p>

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@eatsalot

Quote:
Originally Posted by interestingguy
(This completely contradicts <a href=“http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/20...RDT_CHART.html[/url]”>http://www.nytimes.com/imagepages/20...RDT_CHART.html&lt;/a&gt; Who are you going to believe? An independent, objective source or an alumni magazine article with inherent Duke bias???) </p>

<p>that chart is extremely old and needs to be redone. Considering how I chose Duke over both Columbia and Cornell, how the majorty of Dukies now chose Duke over Cornell (this is not to bash on Cornell…)

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<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/805221-ed-application-percentage-changes-top-universities-6.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/805221-ed-application-percentage-changes-top-universities-6.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Admittedly, Cornell is the least selective ivy but that’s no reason to duke* it…</p>

<p>*To duke something means to drag it down to make Duke look better by comparison. Referring to duke as a “southern ivy” is an example of duking.</p>

[eatsalot]

<p>^Yeah, uh… no.</p>

<p>Notice how I said that it was not an attempt to bash on Cornell. And besides, it was in response to your comment:</p>

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@interestingguy

Until Duke:</p>

<p>1) has single-digit acceptance rates like HYPS (or at least 50%+ yield)
2) gets rid of Early Decision (or at least does not have ~30% overall ED acceptance rates and ~60%+ ED legacy acceptance rates)
3) stops paying their top admits a salary (read: “merit scholarships”)
4) stops recruiting sub-900 SAT “student athletes” and developmental admits
5) surpasses at least one ivy (Cornell) in selectivity
6) ceases to be dominated by the ivies in cross-admit battles (or being an ivy backup in general)
7) starts respecting their real peers such as Georgetown and Northwestern (instead of putting them down in cheesy publicity puff pieces*)

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<p>…a comment that is inaccurate and attacking. Thus, there was the need to correct you. Simple. </p>

<p>Btw, just remember: hubris is a bi***.</p>

[interestingguy]

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@eatsalot

^Yeah, uh… no.</p>

<p>Notice how I said that it was not an attempt to bash on Cornell.

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<p>But you “inadvertedly” [sic] did…</p>

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@eatsalot

And besides, it was in response to your comment:

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<p>Doesn’t this violate eatsalot’s principle b: “There is no need to…defend Duke to IG anymore”?</p>