<p>I would have to say that there are valid points to these postings but I wouldn’t consider FIU an unworthy college but quite the opposite.</p>
<p>It was said here that FIU is a tier 4 university by us news. Checked that and us news has it listed as a tier 2 school now. There are also a myriad of other praises regarding the school improving both its image, curriculum, rankings, etc. I don’t really need to get into it it’s well listed and looks like a school on the rise. If in such a short period of time they have been able to improve on many of their departments than they are likely an aggressive school that is going somewhere.</p>
<p>Side note- In 2013 I will be going to babson college. Am I a poor hispanic kid who cannot get into harvard and chose instead to pick a smaller less greek, less prestigious, less expensive college? No I picked them because it fits my future goals for my career and also its focus on a particular subject criteria. FIU has focused its goals on one or two specific criteria. And in business, everyone focuses on one or two things that they can make a ridiculous amount of money from and become well known for… so it is business savvy to succeed in one area and allow that to fund other departments later. I’m assuming this is what FIU is doing. </p>
<p>As for it being a commuter school. I know a slew of well ranked schools that are also commuter schools such as Fordham, University of Houston, et al. that because they are in a major urban area they automatically get a large sense of the local demographic for many reasons… I would say mainly due to income requirements. Not all of us can afford to send our precious little babies to private schools with living expenses and other unforseen costs. Plus there are a lot of working adults going back to school to up their academic cred due to the recession and employers pick of the litter approach to better jobs.</p>
<p>Regarding its location, the community demographic and that for whatever reason (i don’t live there so I can’t say for or against) hispanic families are urging their children to stay close… could and IMO very well is the reason it has such a highly ranked International Business program. I’ve gone to well ranked schools where their “international” programs were a joke and had a couple of token students on visas that were barely given opinion or reasons to speak.</p>
<p>I would look at FIU in much the same way people look at Hyundai today. 10 years ago people would laugh at you if you bought a Hyundai. Today I look out my window and see a huge amount of co-workers buying them as they have really up’d their game. FIU is an up and coming university and looking at it from that perspective it is substaintially better than it was 10 years ago. 10 years from now it will be even more impressive. So for the nay sayers that want to rag on the new kid on the block, you might just be the same person who goes out to buy a Toyota or Mercedes because the name is great. You are also probably that person who pays several thousand more for something with poor quality ranking, ROI, MPG… you get my drift.</p>
<p>So leave the kids alone. You want to pay exhorbitantly more for your education and be equally unemployed… by all means do so. But don’t kill some kids dream who is aspiring to achieve a degree (and by many of your admissions here on these posts) are probably the first one in their family to acquire a degree as well.</p>
<p>BTW, I am a manager whom hires and fires in my division here in Austin, TX. I hired an employee who graduated from FIU. He is an excellent employee who has an incredible work ethic and if I have another FIU grad come across my desk in the future I will be more prone to interview and take seriously. Also, he is extremely knowledgable and a credit to helping us break into markets in central and south america. He credits this with his international focus in business at FIU. </p>
<p>I would say the real loser is someone who paid thousands more for a car that is equal to its competitor in all respects, an education which is like wise, with a poor attitude toward others is someone who will probably stay unemployed especially in this market.</p>
<p>But that is just me…</p>