Same here. Those data make zero sense.

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Forzaitalia

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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

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

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