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Mar 4, 2015
5:31:36pm

snowbird

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snowbird

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snowbird

3/4/15 5:25pm

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snowbird

3/4/15 5:31pm

bad news for the value of your degree?

ds7

3/4/15 5:35pm

Scarcity drives value. The more elitist your degree becomes, the more perceived

snowbird

3/4/15 5:37pm

and i think it's more about the experience organizations have w/ BYU grads...

ds7

3/4/15 6:03pm

curious, then - what should it be?

yahtzee

3/4/15 5:42pm

among other things...i think i'd make "legacy" a factor

ds7

3/4/15 5:55pm

You're golden ticket idea is begging for corruption and lawsuits; however,

snowbird

3/4/15 5:59pm

that's just sad...you can't do something for someone w/o being sued...

ds7

3/4/15 6:04pm

You really think that's a good idea? Can you even imagine? Rich parents going

snowbird

3/4/15 6:07pm

how would they know what ability the stake president had?

ds7

3/4/15 6:11pm

Why should legacy be a factor?

yahtzee

3/4/15 6:04pm

it's a factor at many schools...

ds7

3/4/15 6:05pm

but why do you value it as a factor? particularly where tithing dollars are in

yahtzee

3/4/15 6:23pm

shows a generational commitment to the university...

ds7

3/4/15 6:29pm

i don't think that makes sense when you're so heavily subsidized with tithes

yahtzee

3/4/15 6:33pm

i'm taking money completely out of this part of the equation...

ds7

3/4/15 6:39pm

a better fit? based on what? likelihood to attend sporting events?

yahtzee

3/4/15 6:48pm

you really like to play that "sacred tithing card"...

ds7

3/4/15 7:05pm

huh?

yahtzee

3/4/15 7:47pm

it's an interesting dilemma...in america, we "ration" limited resources via

ds7

3/4/15 7:54pm

BYU has never been about just economic metrics. It's a tool for building the

yahtzee

3/4/15 7:57pm

this is really, really sad...

ds7

3/4/15 5:33pm

It's not just BYU General Admission. The Marriott School has it even worse,

snowbird

3/4/15 5:44pm

I know of one top firm that threatened to take away BYU's tier 1 recruiting

k-ace

3/4/15 5:47pm

this is nothing more than racism under a PC acceptable term/format

ds7

3/4/15 5:58pm

This is common knowledge in the Marriott School, as much of the feedback from

snowbird

3/4/15 6:02pm

reminds of when the feds wanted to take away BYU's teacher's college

ds7

3/4/15 6:20pm

Discussions with you are like discussions with women. I try to stay in facts

snowbird

3/4/15 6:34pm

this isn't a "factual" discussion in any sense of the word...

ds7

3/4/15 6:40pm

I agree. There are LDS minorities that aren't getting into the program. So glad

Malathion

3/4/15 6:05pm

No better use of tithing funds than to support a racist policy like afirmative..

3/4/15 6:22pm

Interesting insight about leadership....

Bonoman

3/4/15 5:56pm

I should have mentioned this. Be a transfer student. WAY more relaxed. Incoming

snowbird

3/4/15 6:03pm

Sounds like he made the right choice going to Snow then....

Bonoman

3/4/15 6:06pm

I thought this, too, and then

TheDash

3/4/15 6:08pm

she must have been homeschool class president

3/4/15 6:39pm

I thought that this was TIC, then

newey-west

3/4/15 7:23pm

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