RE: Why?

Oct 21, 2019
9:49:44am

jdub FORMER USER

RE: Why?

https://www.cougarboard.com/board/message.html?id=22522842

The arrogance inherent in the poll is pretty lame. Why should you have a lower opinion of someone because of the school they attended?

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POLL: In general, you have a lower opinion of people that have a degree from this school:

Vincent's Picks

10/21/19 9:14am

None of the above?

Eddie

10/21/19 9:16am

I view all 3 of those as basically the same. Decent education at a fine school.

BYUtka

10/21/19 9:38am

Academically- BSU... Lower opinion based on type of individual that graduates

cougfanz

10/21/19 9:16am

This is really a pretty lame poll.

jdub

10/21/19 9:28am

Why?

Vincent's Picks

10/21/19 9:29am

RE: Why?

jdub

10/21/19 9:49am

I'm not saying their stupid - it wasn't meant as a knock. In general people that

Vincent's Picks

10/21/19 9:53am

I think putting it on the people is maybe where you go wrong.

Eddie

10/21/19 10:07am

That's fair.

Vincent's Picks

10/21/19 10:11am

Did you just insinuate that BYU is on par with Stanford & Harvard?

TailgateU

10/22/19 1:46pm

Of course not. Forbes did.

Eddie

10/22/19 1:53pm

As a bang for your buck degree yes.. compared to everything else.. no

cougfanz

10/22/19 2:08pm

See. So they ARE on par. 🙂

Eddie

10/22/19 2:12pm

Tithing has provided a direct financial blessing to almost everyone on cb

TailgateU

10/22/19 5:31pm

Definitely. No doubt about it.

Vincent's Picks

10/22/19 4:26pm

If by lame, you mean tame, I agree. People get worked up over dumb things.

DKN

10/21/19 9:30am

Someone with a STEM degree from any of those schools > someone with a worthless

Dynasty1

10/21/19 9:38am

BYU has liberal arts degrees? I thought the worthless degree was family studies

DKN

10/21/19 9:38am

This poll sucks, why would you have a low opinion of such a person by default?

Mitty

10/21/19 9:46pm

This is why people who go to UVU/USU/UofU hate BYU

Alpi Gusto

10/21/19 10:18pm

Because everyone basically told him the poll was trash and people who get degree

BYUtka

10/21/19 10:24pm

It saddens me to see the elitism in our fan base

Mattattack159

10/22/19 9:28am

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