<p>..Do people on CC look down on State Universities?</p>
<p>I mean obviously they're good schools or they wouldn't be so large, so what's wrong with setting your sights solely on State Universities?</p>
<p>"I mean obviously they're good schools or they wouldn't be so large, so what's wrong with setting your sights solely on State Universities?"</p>
<p>And obviously McDonald's is a good restaurant, or there wouldn't be so many of them.</p>
<p>There's absolutely nothing wrong with state universities, whatever CCers may say. Go to a school that makes you happy and fits the best with your wants and needs.</p>
<p>I should note I'm not saying there's anything wrong with State U's, just that HisGraceFillsMe's logic is horrendous.</p>
<p>Some state schools are good, but you've got to admit that there are plenty of Podunk U's out there.</p>
<p>Someone who gets into UNC - Chapel Hill from out of state...probably had a decent shot at the ivies, or at least selective private schools, yet they chose this state school. Obviously, state schools are NOT bad, and many of them are in the top 25 schools in the country. There is no reason to look down on them, and I have never actually noticed anyone on CC doing so.</p>
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<p>What an awful thing to say. Obviously I was just trying to make an example. If you think that's the only reason I think state universities are good then YOUR logic is just as horrendous as mine.</p>
<p>If you're not going to:
UVA
CAL
UMICH
or even UNC
then yes.</p>
<p>They're so large bc there are far more average people that make those getting accepted to a top 10 school extraordinary. Most of it just comes down to cost though....If someone can't get into a top need-blind school, they settle for a state U</p>
<p>I suppose it depends on who you're talking to . . . If you go into the Parent's forum you'll see discussions which encourage investigating a diverse portfolio of college and university options based on the prospective student's interests, abilities and financial situation. Or you can just listen to the mudslingers . . .</p>
<p>1MX, there are plenty of schools just below the "elite 4 publics" level that are outstanding public universities: UCLA, Wisconsin, Illinois, William & Mary, Texas, and Penn State, just to name a few.</p>
<p>1 MX---What about UCLA? Are you saying that it's not a highly regarded school to graduate from?</p>
<p>W&M had the highest public college SAT scores (avg 1340)this freshman class according to US News. Much higher than a lot of private schools.</p>
<p>Everything is relative...</p>
<p>I was very happy with my state school (SUNY-Binghamton) and I was ready to go should my other options not have worked out. I was also hesitant to admit it, but I felt more at home at my state school than I did at many elite schools that I visited and considered applying to.</p>
<p>Rather than think that state schools are good (or desirable) because they are large, they are desirable because they are CHEAP. If I were to attend Bing, I would find a lot of students who got into top-tier schools (Cornell, NYU, etc). but chose Bing for its value.</p>
<p>Sometimes, state schools provide BETTER opportunities than elite schools, especially if a student gets into a special program, knows profs at the school already, etc. I have friends whose parents either teach at state schools, and they were keen on sending their children to the schools they teach at. (In these cases, the schools were PSU, OSU and Maryland).</p>
<p>it matters a lot more about the drive of the individual student than the brandname...i know its sounds cliche but its true. The most succesful people in the world are succesful because they are driven not because they went to an ivy. There happen to be alot of driven and smart people at ivies who do well, but at the end of the day they could be succesful whether they went to a state school or an ivy.</p>
<p>Yes, yes, UCLA should be added.
I apologize.
Illinois, wisconsin, texas, penn state: if you consider those to be 'good schools' I'm not arguing, if you want to be the pinnacle of mediocrity than knock yourself out.</p>
<p>The honor programs at many of those state schools are pretty comparable to other top schools I think?</p>
<p>Yeah-- I think PSU honors and UMD honors have something like an average student SAT of 1400. Pretty incredible.</p>
<p>And 1MX, I really don't understand what you're trying to say. Certainly there will be a wider range of students and intellectual abilities at XYZ State than there will be at an elite, but top students will remain top students regardless and will find ways of challenging themselves should they want to.</p>
<p>Of the concerns I had with Bing, not one of them was of the "Will I be challenged?" "Will I find intelligent people?" variety.</p>
<p>1MX: you're insulting a ton of people with that statement, but you're insulting yourself more than anyone else.</p>
<p>most kids in those schools scored in the 90th percentile or higher on standardized tests, and you call that the 'pinnacle of mediocrity'? what an idiotic thing to say.</p>