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When I hire, the first thing I look at is the high school ACT score and GPA
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Not trying to be a jerk here but is playing time at UVU worth giving up a BYU
Ojiisan
4/13/21 12:06pm
With the way the world is going that degree from BYU may actually hurt you in the future
IceBlueCoug
4/13/21 12:08pm
If someone won't hire me because I went to BYU, that's fine.
CosmoK
4/13/21 4:15pm
That’s why I went on to get a masters at Indiana University. Don’t even put BYU
Cosmo4life
4/13/21 5:27pm
He may already have his BYU degree (meant for OP)
BYUfan92
4/13/21 6:40pm
RE: That’s why I went on to get a masters at Indiana University.
dYrtbYkerYder
4/13/21 8:25pm
Meh... most places want to see your highest education. BYU got cut cause I
Cosmo4life
4/13/21 9:03pm
Really?!?!? Ratings across the nation for grad schools came in recently.....
IAmACougarManSir....
4/13/21 9:38pm
MBA Kelly School of Business.
Cosmo4life
4/14/21 7:17am
Good call. It only makes sense to put your best school on the resume.
IUCougar
4/14/21 10:25am
Go Hoosiers
Cosmo4life
4/14/21 12:32pm
You got to fix that spelling. It is making us look like Purdue grads. 🙂
IUCougar
4/14/21 12:50pm
Haha stinking auto correct.
Cosmo4life
4/14/21 1:15pm
The dean of my east coast law school: "We like BYU grads. A first-rate univer-
Forzaitalia
4/13/21 9:44pm
Agree for now.
Cougstreak
4/14/21 7:59am
Re: diversity
stoils
4/14/21 12:50pm
Re: diversity
Cougstreak
4/14/21 1:20pm
This. It doesn't matter if you're a well rounded person if they think hiring
Tricky
4/14/21 4:38pm
Very sad.
Cougstreak
4/14/21 7:56am
No doubt Academia looks askance at religion generally, which will taint bigots'
Forzaitalia
4/14/21 9:00am
Don't disagree.
Cougstreak
4/14/21 9:09am
Depends on your degree and future plans.
allaboutthegainz
4/13/21 12:09pm
Yeah the Masters Program for Gender Studies at Berkeley is not going to be happy
BYU Grounds
4/13/21 10:38pm
Not in my opinion. I also wouldn’t trade 20 mins per game at BYU for ~30 at UVU
rivercitycoug
4/13/21 12:11pm
Having a degree from some place other than BYU has not hurt me in any way.
Jimo Dashen
4/13/21 12:11pm
Where you get your college degree doesn’t matter as much as a lot of people
cougman02
4/13/21 12:11pm
Depends on where you want to work.
dtownCoug
4/13/21 12:31pm
Respectfully disagree when comping BYU to UVU.
Cougstreak
4/13/21 5:27pm
Agree, but with a caveat, schools like University of Phoenix dont impress people
SportsRoad
4/14/21 10:37am
Might not have been his choice to leave
DieHarder
4/13/21 12:12pm
Unless you just retire from bball.
runnincoug
4/13/21 12:14pm
Maybe he could have chosen to walk on.
roseyscenario
4/13/21 9:52pm
I'd rather sit the bench at BYU than be a star at UVU anyday
boorad
4/13/21 12:12pm
Competitors want to play
BYUCPA
4/13/21 1:26pm
Harding might already have a degree, or close to it.
BYUCPA
4/13/21 1:27pm
If has his degree then he should just go play at UVU
Cougstreak
4/13/21 5:31pm
I would take playing time at UVU over BYU degree and sitting bench
cougfanz
4/13/21 12:12pm
Heck ya. All of those ladies at UVU
TNT
4/13/21 12:40pm
So, TNT is one of those guys who sit in the SC at UVU and hit on all the ladies
85fan
4/13/21 1:41pm
Well since CH is married to a pretty awesome lady already, let’s hope he’s not interested.
Soupie
4/14/21 12:34am
Me too. I like watching basketball, but playing is better.
j20
4/13/21 2:10pm
To him it might be. Who’s to judge?
Refugee
4/13/21 12:33pm
Me
HoustonCougar
4/13/21 12:46pm
Good to know…
Refugee
4/13/21 12:58pm
Me too
ochobeeguy
4/13/21 8:15pm
Unless you graduate from an ivy league
Boring
4/13/21 12:48pm
Disagree. Some people have to go to the University of Utah. This shows a
CougarTailDevourer
4/13/21 6:55pm
Ha. Unfortunately not totally true.
Cougstreak
4/13/21 8:22pm
Disagree.
Cougstreak
4/13/21 8:19pm
Definitely do not agree with that
Tuiakismother
4/13/21 10:25pm
UVU pays better coming out of college than BYU does according to study.
tarzan15
4/13/21 12:50pm
in state employers don't care about BYU
palangi
4/13/21 1:17pm
FYI that study is nonsense - not apples to apples comparison
Milton
4/13/21 1:29pm
If you believe this you are in la la land
coot20
4/13/21 4:41pm
So is the study wrong or what, I think an article is stronger than ur opinion
Pappyjord
4/13/21 11:45pm
The methodology of the study is terrible. BYU is way ahead on salaries, but not
dYrtbYkerYder
4/14/21 3:48am
Where do they get that data!? On the grad level, law and business grads average
Forzaitalia
4/13/21 1:12pm
When I hire, the first thing I look at is the high school ACT score and GPA
UMWolverine
4/13/21 1:23pm
Same here. Those data make zero sense.
Forzaitalia
4/13/21 2:31pm
You can graduate from the school you earn most credits from. So he may finish at
AFitisemanu
4/13/21 1:38pm
Can you expound on this. Does it mean Connor can have a BYU diploma and say on his resume he is a BYU grad? That
HarlemCoug
4/13/21 2:04pm
Depends on what he goes into after school. If it's sales, no. If it's nursing,
Chefcurry
4/13/21 1:43pm
The worth of a degree?
Elvis
4/13/21 2:24pm
Average annual salary is $16K more for BYU grads.
runnincoug
4/13/21 2:37pm
RE: Average annual salary is $16K more for BYU grads.
Lip Gallagher
4/13/21 8:04pm
You dont see a difference between a BYU degree and a UVU degree?
HarlemCoug
4/13/21 2:46pm
Apparently not as much as you do
Tricky
4/13/21 5:23pm
The data are unambiguous. BYU grads get better jobs with higher pay.
HarlemCoug
4/13/21 6:29pm
My experience is that BYU will open more doors than UVU or the U nationally. It
Forzaitalia
4/14/21 9:04am
Having been on an admissions board as a dental student, it would be far better
BYUCLA
4/13/21 6:44pm
it would be far better to go to BYU and get good grades.
HarlemCoug
4/13/21 6:51pm
Law school is similar: LSAT first, then GPA, and the rest pales. Low boards and
Forzaitalia
4/14/21 12:21pm
Dang, was gonna say watch out here comes Harlem
Lip Gallagher
4/13/21 8:02pm
I think Harding is a big loss for BYU.
RedSox
4/13/21 2:48pm
Depends on degree. Most employers don't really care if it's BYU or Whatever Tech
saltlakecoug1
4/13/21 3:09pm
obviously not to Harding
1CougFan
4/13/21 3:13pm
I graduated from UVU
DrCougarHunter
4/13/21 4:57pm
straw man
HarlemCoug
4/13/21 5:11pm
RE: straw man
DrCougarHunter
4/13/21 5:33pm
There is a exception. To everything.
Cougstreak
4/13/21 8:31pm
Calling me an “exception” because I have been
DrCougarHunter
4/13/21 8:43pm
RE: Calling me an “exception” because I have been
Cougstreak
4/13/21 8:58pm
Don’t get me wrong
DrCougarHunter
4/13/21 9:56pm
Not saying that.
Cougstreak
4/14/21 7:48am
You're putting too much weight in to the school and not enough in the person.
j20
4/14/21 8:43am
Agree and disagree.
Cougstreak
4/14/21 9:07am
But you didn't take any stats classes, amirite?
cougargollum
4/14/21 12:08pm
UVU, I feel, put me so far ahead of my peers for professional school, including
Robert Baratheon
4/13/21 5:13pm
So you just disputed your own statement.
ochobeeguy
4/13/21 8:17pm
Lol. Yes I did. Personal dedication>name of school.
Robert Baratheon
4/14/21 2:16pm
Absolutely not.
Cougstreak
4/13/21 5:23pm
Just my opinion, but I think Harding will be a star at UVU...
lbmango
4/13/21 5:51pm
Umm...you don’t go to byu for the degree. You go to play ball. 😉
blueaussie
4/13/21 7:54pm
As a UVU grad I take offense!
Cougphysio
4/13/21 9:04pm
Exactly.
Cougstreak
4/13/21 9:13pm
Maybe it’s because most of the professors I had at UVU said if you miss class
blueaussie
4/13/21 9:24pm
RE: Maybe it’s because most of the professors I had at UVU said if you miss class
Cougstreak
4/14/21 7:53am
Ha! Fair enough. But we obviously have different views on schooling. Then again
blueaussie
4/14/21 9:57am
That's the truth. If a UVU grad graduates with a high GPA then the opportunities
Forzaitalia
4/13/21 9:56pm
Yes. If it was me I would
TunaNoCrust
4/14/21 7:23am
Why do you think a degree form the 80th best undergrad in the US is so valuable?
DoseOfReality
4/14/21 11:18am
Ha, what is UVU ranked?
Cougstreak
4/14/21 1:23pm
Don't know, don't care. 80 is not high enough to be so proud about. I don't brag
DoseOfReality
4/14/21 1:40pm
Kids want to play!
Beetdiggercoug
4/14/21 11:37am
I bet if a BYU degree is that important he could reapply and finish his degree
TunaNoCrust
4/14/21 3:52pm
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