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Jan 30, 2019
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stoils
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Well yeah
Your logic that "BYU is not elite because you chose to go to a really easy school even though you got accepted to BYU" is not a sound argument at all. So I'm thinking you will need some help with your midterms.
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People wonder why some of us don't like BYU the school, but like BYU sports.
ReggaeCoug
1/29/19 9:35am
Does Kalani have no pull or relationship at BYU?
MajorZeus
1/29/19 9:36am
Apparently not. It's pretty bad when a kid gets a Bachelor's
ReggaeCoug
1/29/19 9:37am
Do we know what school he got the bachelor's degree from? Or his grades at said
cougaman
1/29/19 9:40am
Bingo. I know BYU generally requires all grad students to have a 3.0 undergrad
colton
1/29/19 12:03pm
Undergrad at U. Weighted gpa of 0.73
RealityCheck
1/29/19 4:40pm
we don't know what graduate program to which he was trying to be admitted
Littlerich
1/29/19 9:42am
A lot of people go to college for seven years
letthewookiewin
1/29/19 9:44am
A lot of graduate programs reject people with bachelor's degrees...
WhiteKnight
1/29/19 10:05am
Sounds like someone in charge at admissions hates jocks.
BradioHead
1/29/19 10:09am
Admissions to graduate programs have more to do with funding and relationship
hydrocoug
1/29/19 10:39am
True, unless he is trying to get into a professional program like law or MBA.
Costanza
1/29/19 12:09pm
Kalani has a huge influence when it comes to undergrad acceptance. For
mudpupper
1/29/19 10:06am
I think it's a mistake to determine whether on not you like BYU the school based off of unsubstantiated tweets
jdub
1/29/19 9:38am
The problem is, we have no idea about the BYU side of the story. Getting a
cougaman
1/29/19 9:39am
If BYU is willing to let students in based on athletic ability
donnerstag
1/29/19 9:50am
Except he takes the spot of a qualified student if acceptance is limited in the
cougaman
1/29/19 9:55am
Easy fix: add a spot
donnerstag
1/29/19 9:58am
incorrect
cougarbob137
1/29/19 9:58am
Why don't you enlighten us on the extra costs of one extra student sitting
donnerstag
1/29/19 10:06am
There are simply per student costs associated with admittance and classes
cougarbob137
1/29/19 10:09am
That doesn't answer the question
donnerstag
1/29/19 10:12am
That's fine. You just don't understand basic enrollment and COB
cougarbob137
1/29/19 10:32am
You know the answer to the question, but won't concede
donnerstag
1/29/19 10:36am
ok
cougarbob137
1/29/19 10:38am
I'm faculty and yes, I get paid even if I teach a small class. However, there
SWP
1/29/19 12:10pm
As noted earlier, there are exceptions
donnerstag
1/29/19 12:43pm
Actually, your case is the exception. What I described is pretty normal.
SWP
1/29/19 1:00pm
Maybe that's true of the sciences
donnerstag
1/29/19 2:05pm
You mean the accounting program which is among the most competive in the nation?
Emmett Fitz-Hume
1/29/19 2:10pm
Isn't that what most schools are required to do by law?
donnerstag
1/29/19 2:24pm
Aside from moving the goal posts on the argument just a wee bit,
Emmett Fitz-Hume
1/29/19 2:44pm
I get the mission of grad programs
donnerstag
1/29/19 2:54pm
At the graduate level research funding is important. Graduate programs have x
hydrocoug
1/29/19 10:47am
Many graduate programs don't have research
donnerstag
1/29/19 10:49am
It really just depends on the program. If it is a research graduate program,
Costanza
1/29/19 12:15pm
You seem to still be under the assumption that he could just join any program
WhiteKnight
1/29/19 10:16am
No. I didn't say that
donnerstag
1/29/19 10:20am
But still, that list is only useful if the student doesn't care.
WhiteKnight
1/29/19 10:23am
For many graduate transfers, they don't care what program it is
donnerstag
1/29/19 10:33am
BYU is a school at the end of the day, right?
SWP
1/29/19 12:12pm
Of course there is! Grad programs are different.
SWP
1/29/19 12:07pm
From that tweet we have no idea about either side of the story.
ochobeeguy
1/29/19 10:16am
Facts would be good.
PortlandBlue
1/29/19 9:40am
This
Hoax
1/29/19 9:45am
Dumb post.
itsuptoyou
1/29/19 9:46am
You have no idea who the player is, where he went to school or
itsuptoyou
1/29/19 9:51am
I'm pretty confident I know who it is.
ReggaeCoug
1/29/19 10:47am
Say it then.
itsuptoyou
1/29/19 11:54am
Do you also know their grades and qualifications for the graduate program they
SWP
1/29/19 12:13pm
The dude graduated from Rice and all reports are
ReggaeCoug
1/29/19 1:00pm
Oh please. I don't think you know how competitive many of the programs are.
SWP
1/29/19 1:04pm
You seem to be getting very offended that I don't care for BYU
ReggaeCoug
1/29/19 1:12pm
It’s weird how offended people get about the school..
SL12
1/29/19 1:26pm
Really? No one dreams of getting their MACC or MBA or JD from BYU?
itsuptoyou
1/29/19 2:13pm
Macc is the exception
SL12
1/29/19 4:44pm
Yeah. No way people shoot for a top 30 MBA that costs less than $10,000.
itsuptoyou
1/29/19 4:47pm
Lol considering im in my undergrad and I got in to BYU and chose Weber instead..
SL12
1/29/19 9:00pm
Hahahahahahahah. K buddy. Good luck with midterms.
itsuptoyou
1/29/19 9:15pm
Thanks I’m gunna need it
SL12
1/29/19 11:01pm
Well yeah
stoils
1/30/19 11:48am
RE: Well yeah
SL12
1/30/19 12:29pm
except literally me.
Dissenter
1/29/19 9:23pm
The defenders are fierce.
ReggaeCoug
1/29/19 2:47pm
You’re so enlightened. I wish I was more like you but alas. I’ll jusy continue
itsuptoyou
1/29/19 2:53pm
Actually, I'm more than happy to be critical of BYU when it's warranted.
SWP
1/29/19 5:24pm
I dunno about the situation, but I don’t know why some get so outraged either &
MatthiasG
1/29/19 5:34pm
As SWP stated above, "It is a school after all." The school isn't here to serve
Costanza
1/29/19 1:09pm
If I were you, I would find another school to cheer for.
Sea Chicken
1/29/19 9:46am
I've been a fan of BYU sports for 17 years and don't care too much
ReggaeCoug
1/29/19 10:48am
Having said that I think BYU is a good school and would be more than ok
ReggaeCoug
1/29/19 10:54am
sounds frustrating
Sea Chicken
1/29/19 10:59am
When, in the last 20 years, has BYU sports not been frustrating
ReggaeCoug
1/29/19 11:01am
12/21/18
Sea Chicken
1/29/19 12:09pm
You are very easily pleased.
ReggaeCoug
1/29/19 1:07pm
I am
Sea Chicken
1/29/19 7:42pm
might I recommend the patriots?
Dissenter
1/29/19 7:53pm
How many graduate programs anywhere take anyone with a degree?
dratax
1/29/19 9:51am
What's the worst case if they take someone under qualified?
donnerstag
1/29/19 9:54am
there are proposals of a transfer rule to be voted on in the spring that if
cwilke1
1/29/19 10:01am
You don't make decisions based on proposals
donnerstag
1/29/19 10:08am
Maybe not in athletics, but they do in politics
dratax
1/29/19 12:22pm
That depends on the graduate program he was applying to
WhiteKnight
1/29/19 10:07am
The default should be that the MPA program has plenty of spots
donnerstag
1/29/19 10:10am
Is that what he applied for? We don't know which program rejected him
WhiteKnight
1/29/19 10:13am
Programs want to take students that make their rankings go up.
ochobeeguy
1/29/19 10:20am
Programs use medians rather than averages
donnerstag
1/29/19 10:22am
unless they report the number of students who start a program and don't finish
WhiteKnight
1/29/19 10:24am
The attrition rates aren't really that interesting to the rankings
donnerstag
1/29/19 10:38am
Again, unless it is a program that accepts only a few students a year
WhiteKnight
1/29/19 10:13pm
Low scores pull medians down.
ochobeeguy
1/29/19 11:36am
Not really
donnerstag
1/29/19 12:47pm
Honor code enforcement philosophy is the only reason I dislike the "school"
fulano
1/29/19 9:51am
Wah wah
Preppy
1/29/19 10:12am
Many grad programs have requirements to enroll...
freeedomguy
1/29/19 10:13am
And most of BYU's grad programs are pretty small. Not a lot of wiggle room
mudpupper
1/29/19 10:15am
I think that's the hard part of BYU
ReggaeCoug
1/29/19 10:51am
Yeah, it can make sports more challenging. But, BYU is a university, not a
SWP
1/29/19 12:18pm
It can be both if some would let it.
ReggaeCoug
1/29/19 1:08pm
Objection: hearsay.
BlueTroop
1/29/19 10:35am
If this was the law or business school it doesn't bother me at all
CougaRR4L
1/29/19 11:08am
If you have a grad transfer that fills a football need
shakarocks
1/29/19 11:25am
No. First off the Deans over these types of programs
CougaRR4L
1/29/19 12:15pm
Do you want to have a good football program?
shakarocks
1/29/19 12:43pm
It's interesting you would bring up the MBA program as a good place for grad
Emmett Fitz-Hume
1/29/19 1:53pm
I don't care what her creds are
shakarocks
1/29/19 3:00pm
So if we automatically let a grad transfer or two every year
CougaRR4L
1/29/19 3:59pm
I understand the difference between undergrad and grad programs
StalwartBraveTrue
1/29/19 12:22pm
If the discussed recruit is anything less than a grade A, blue chip,
CougaRR4L
1/29/19 12:43pm
Do you honestly think the skids never get greased?
shakarocks
1/29/19 1:10pm
Well agree to disagree. I am all for opening up undergrad more
CougaRR4L
1/29/19 4:09pm
This story has said nothing about not qualifying.
ReggaeCoug
1/29/19 1:16pm
You must not be aware of the fact that outside
StalwartBraveTrue
1/29/19 10:16pm
A jock with a bachelors doesn't imply qualified for grad school anywhere.
CougarThug
1/29/19 1:10pm
Because you are overly sensitive
stoils
1/29/19 1:21pm
Really, that's all you have?
ReggaeCoug
1/29/19 2:48pm
You don't need to be clever when the truth will suffice
stoils
1/29/19 2:58pm
This is why I no longer give any money to BYU athletics. If the school doesn't
billypenn2380
1/29/19 3:24pm
Lots of ignorance on this thread and stupid
sfeuz
1/29/19 7:34pm
They are both
shakarocks
1/29/19 9:11pm
Education isn’t just for the academics and elite.
StalwartBraveTrue
1/29/19 10:19pm
BYU is a pretty good school. Not all BS degrees are impressive
Y4LYFE
1/29/19 5:00pm
You are assuming that the athlete will
Cougsanity
1/30/19 7:21am
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