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Sep 30, 2014
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jkccoug
+1,000,000. I went to an Ivy for grad school and badly regret the debt load.
As tuition keeps going up elsewhere, BYU gets better and better as a place to get a great education you can actually AFFORD.
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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
Freddie Cougar
9/30/14 12:04pm
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