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Post by sdsustoner on Aug 8, 2012 15:39:59 GMT -8
I had a friend who went to another university. He was a TA for a professor. the professor received a packed of materials from one of the publications to rank different schools. the professor asked the TA to fill out the paperwork because he didn't have time. I recall another incident where a university had a program ranked in the top 10 for some program and the school didn't even offer that program to the students. about 15 years ago or so, Duke boosters were upset that their school wasn't ranked more highly. so they invested in a marketing campaign to improve their image. nothing else really changed at the university. staff was more or less the same. the curriculum was more or less the same. yet they jumped from a top 20 school to a top 10 in one year. why? marketing. no other reason. the rankings are somewhat meaningless. hahahha Just like coaches rankings and the head coach giving the duties to their SID. Although in hindsight this is a better method for football rankings mainly because odds are the SID watched the other teams play. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2012 16:08:37 GMT -8
The Constitutional Law courses are not easy. Tell me about it. I got a "C." The same can be said of General Logic, a pre-law Philosophy course I also struggled just to get a "C" in. Methinks USNWR favors schools with people like an attorney I once worked with. (I was a paralegal.) Her undergrad degree was from Stanford, she was literally a Mensa member and she put herself through law school by being a full-time untenured philosophy professor at Cal State Fullerton. The woman was very nice but you could tell she wasn't long for that place. She was often flustered and overanalyzed everything and left after a couple years for a firm in beautiful downtown Bakersfield. Liberal arts and business courses at lowly CSUN and SDSU have made me a lot more successful than she ended up becoming despite her IQ and stellar education. |
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Post by AztecWilliam on Aug 8, 2012 16:50:01 GMT -8
I, too, noticed that our acceptance rate (30%) was the lowest among the supposedly easiest schools. Ours was a lot lower than some of the schools on the 25 most rigorous list, as well. Something tells me this survey is largely bogus. AzWm But how would you really know? You graduated from an easy school. Well, I went to UCLA for two years after graduating from SDSU. Does that count?  AzWm |
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Post by sdsustoner on Aug 8, 2012 16:50:13 GMT -8
Damn! Some of you took some hard-sounding courses. Not me. lol
But, my MAED at Pepperdine wasn't much more challenging. Just much, much more busy work. So it took longer to get stuff done. Thank goodness for the automatic citation generator in Word.
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Post by romanaztec on Aug 8, 2012 16:57:39 GMT -8
After the release of this article, state will have no trouble receiving 70K+ applications for fall 2014...
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Post by bitteraztec on Aug 8, 2012 17:13:10 GMT -8
But how would you really know? You graduated from an easy school. Well, I went to UCLA for two years after graduating from SDSU. Does that count? AzWm So how did State compare to UCLA? |
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Post by sdsuaztecs on Aug 8, 2012 18:59:04 GMT -8
What I find interesting is that the same books, same methodologies, same information, same classroom environments (save for the number of students which is largely irrelevant anyway) are applicable to all of the larger universities in the USA. So how is it that anyone can really make an intelligent decision about what schools are the toughest or easiest when essentially they all offer the same stuff? In other words, what distinguishes say basic engineering at UCLA v. SDSU v. USD v. University of Mumbai?
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Post by TheSanDiegan on Aug 8, 2012 20:21:17 GMT -8
In other words, what distinguishes say basic engineering at UCLA v. SDSU v. USD v. University of Mumbai? Instructors, research grant money, facilities (e.g., labs), prestige... |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2012 20:57:41 GMT -8
Never went to a UC but I've heard complaints that the lower division classes were largely taught by teaching assistants while the professors were off conducting research. Being a non-PhD granting institution ain't all bad since our professors can actually focus on teaching instead of continuously searching for and applying for grants.
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Post by burrito on Aug 9, 2012 3:30:50 GMT -8
I went to SDSU on exchange from Australia, and I have to say SDSU is 10x easier than my undergrad classes in Australia. Although the drinking, sport and parties are 10x better
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Post by TheSanDiegan on Aug 9, 2012 8:03:33 GMT -8
FWIW I'd put my SDSU math degree up against my cousin's math degree from UCSD any day of the week. She went on to teach, but first needed my assistance to tutor her in geometry before taking her state exam - because she was never exposed to it while majoring in math at UCSD. I went to SDSU on exchange from Australia, and I have to say SDSU is 10x easier than my undergrad classes in Australia. Although the drinking, sport and parties are 10x better Did your class schedule resemble UNLV's OOC home schedule?  |
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Post by TheSanDiegan on Aug 9, 2012 11:41:24 GMT -8
It was (& presumably still is?) solid, man... while I was working on my degree, we came *this* close (pinching thumb & forefinger together) to having the first dedicated crypto department in the country.
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Post by uncledougy on Aug 9, 2012 12:03:52 GMT -8
Another way of looking at SDSU being the easiest at something is to look at that home football schedule! I am amazed at how weak it is. I imagine it could be hard to draw fringe fans with arguably air force being the toughest opponent. I could see an undefeated home record though.
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Post by sdsuaztecs on Aug 9, 2012 12:25:45 GMT -8
One national championship in football or basketball will change everything for SDSU.
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Post by AztecWilliam on Aug 9, 2012 13:44:47 GMT -8
Well, I went to UCLA for two years after graduating from SDSU. Does that count? AzWm So how did State compare to UCLA? SDSU did not suffer greatly by comparison. AzWm |
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Post by sdsustoner on Aug 9, 2012 14:36:34 GMT -8
So how did State compare to UCLA? SDSU did not suffer greatly by comparison. AzWm When we leave out all-time football records. I'd love to see a win vs...not just out-statting UCLA. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2012 14:42:54 GMT -8
One national championship in football or basketball will change everything for SDSU. Unless we find a Bobby Bowden or sell our soul to the devil like Miami did with Schnellenberger and Jimmy Johnson, I don't see that ever happening in football. We're simply too far down the food chain. However, assuming we don't get stuck in the Big Lots Conference for too long, I actually think we could win a NC in basketball. And you're correct that if that happened, there would be huge changes at SDSU. For example, UConn hasn't done diddly squat in football yet their team gets respect and the school gets big bucks donations just because it's so well regarded in hoops. |
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Post by dmilesai on Aug 9, 2012 14:45:55 GMT -8
Never went to a UC but I've heard complaints that the lower division classes were largely taught by teaching assistants while the professors were off conducting research. Being a non-PhD granting institution ain't all bad since our professors can actually focus on teaching instead of continuously searching for and applying for grants. I attended a UC. The only courses that were taught by teaching assistants were summer school courses. |
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Post by TheSanDiegan on Aug 9, 2012 15:00:04 GMT -8
Never went to a UC but I've heard complaints that the lower division classes were largely taught by teaching assistants while the professors were off conducting research. Being a non-PhD granting institution ain't all bad since our professors can actually focus on teaching instead of continuously searching for and applying for grants. I attended a UC. The only courses that were taught by teaching assistants were summer school courses. You can speak with certitude about every course? Damn man, just how many majors do you have? Given the pressure to "publish or perish," and provided you attended a UC school with at least one doctorate program, thereby implying there were, you know, doctoral students on campus, I find it somewhat * hard to believe that none of the classes were taught by a TA. *very |
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Post by dmilesai on Aug 9, 2012 15:11:25 GMT -8
I attended a UC. The only courses that were taught by teaching assistants were summer school courses. You can speak with certitude about every course? Damn man, just how may majors do you have? Given the pressure to "publish or perish," and provided you attended a UC school with at least one doctorate program, thereby implying there were, you know, doctoral students on campus, I find it somewhat * hard to believe that none of the classes were taught by a TA. *very Sorry, I just reread my post, and I wasn't clear at all. Out of courses that I[/b] took, teaching assistants taught only summer school courses. However, I do know that many of my professors took quarter-long breaks during the school year in order to research and publish journal articles. During their breaks, they would solely focus on their research and not teach any courses. I can't speak on anyone else's UC experiences, but that's what I encountered. |
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