To me, this is really the only relevant discussion

Sep 30, 2014
11:35:27am

Linescratcher

Realizing that not everyone pays "sticker price", there is no way you can convince me that an Ivy education is 20x better than BYU, at least for undergrads.

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BYU is nowhere close to the quality of an Ivy League School

Snorky

9/30/14 11:07am

all we need is a few more ivy covered buildings...

zonacougar

9/30/14 11:08am

And cover up the tan brick?

Sea Chicken

9/30/14 11:14am

Plus, BYU is too conservative, which also means uneducated.

Texas Hammer

9/30/14 11:09am

universities have become little more than screening services...

ds7

9/30/14 11:09am

Obvious troll is obvious.

kccougar

9/30/14 11:10am

for what you're paying it's incredible, 58k vs 2.5k

franklyvulgar

9/30/14 11:11am

+1,000,000. I went to an Ivy for grad school and badly regret the debt load.

jkccoug

9/30/14 11:25am

To me, this is really the only relevant discussion

Linescratcher

9/30/14 11:35am

Well put. An Accord is "nowhere close" to the quality of a Ferrari

jkccoug

9/30/14 11:40am

Completely agree. But in the meantime, lets not make ourselves look foolish

Linescratcher

9/30/14 11:43am

This is the most important point.

jakespoon

9/30/14 11:53am

Not sure you should use cost as a primary factor because...

AggieWeekendCougar

9/30/14 1:42pm

people are self-interested

run26

9/30/14 1:52pm

It probably makes a difference when you went to BYU and what you studied

Schultz is back

9/30/14 11:13am

Did you attend an Ivy league school as an undergrad? My wife did.

frontrowcougar

9/30/14 11:14am

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jakespoon

9/30/14 11:21am

Same with my wife: 2@Y, 2@Columbia, Y was...

jakespoon

9/30/14 11:26am

At least Yale and Harvard have explicit rules against classes being taught...

AggieWeekendCougar

9/30/14 11:26am

You realize that's not always a great thing right?

docrick

9/30/14 11:29am

BYU doesn't have many grad students and post-docs in the first place

jkccoug

9/30/14 11:32am

Agreed. They need an injection of arrogant, entitled, progressive

maxpowers

9/30/14 11:14am

Are you kidding? Did you miss FMCoug?

TNT

9/30/14 11:17am

And a trash filled campus.

Lance71

9/30/14 11:21am

Plenty of those at BYU...

Choke

9/30/14 11:23am

Most everyone I have talked to that has attended BYU and an Ivy says BYU stacks

vegas cougar

9/30/14 11:20am

I havent attended an IVY league but have attended byu and another university

cougarfann888

9/30/14 11:26am

I would mostly agree. BYU is consistently ranked in the 60's and 70's in...

BearsandBulls

9/30/14 11:22am

Considering the number of RMs at BYU

PolarisPrime

9/30/14 11:25am

Dude you haven't spent much time with rich east cost "aristocracy"

jrob30

9/30/14 11:33am

The elites yes

PolarisPrime

9/30/14 11:41am

I agree. I work with a bunch of millenials that went to big time academic...

Hotty-Toddy-Reb

9/30/14 1:26pm

Just a question....did you ever attend an Ivy league school?

docrick

9/30/14 11:28am

don't assume high GPA / ACT requirements = elite university

run26

9/30/14 11:32am

Obviously it's not

AxelDC

9/30/14 11:36am

How much does an Ivy League education cost? How much does BYU cost?

Singcat

9/30/14 11:43am

I've talked to profs who have taught at both

cougarmeister

9/30/14 11:47am

We had a Harvard undergrad attend BYU Law School when I was there

vegas cougar

9/30/14 11:50am

Ivy League schools are mostly about status and a rip off

Yugo

9/30/14 11:53am

signed, a guy who drives a Yugo

run26

9/30/14 12:00pm

I see nothing wrong with making smart decisions with money

Yugo

9/30/14 12:05pm

I couldnt disagree more strongly. My first employers (the EPA, DOE, etc.)...

BearsandBulls

9/30/14 12:03pm

LOLOLOLOLOL

Freddie Cougar

9/30/14 12:05pm

Competition for Federal jobs is tough

AxelDC

9/30/14 12:11pm

They are perfect for people with too much money or no money at all

frontrowcougar

9/30/14 12:05pm

Sadly, there is a lot of truth to that

AxelDC

9/30/14 12:12pm

But many of them do

AxelDC

9/30/14 12:09pm

A very small number perhaps

Yugo

9/30/14 12:29pm

Tell yourself whatever you want, but, as an employer I can tell you that...

BearsandBulls

9/30/14 12:42pm

That's an interesting anecdote

Yugo

9/30/14 12:54pm

Your link doesn't prove your point as strong as you perhaps think it does

Linescratcher

9/30/14 1:16pm

Here's my opinion: Harvard degree will get you an interview, almost every time

frontrowcougar

10/1/14 3:19pm

Thank goodness

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