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07-17-2011, 10:22 PM
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Really.
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07-17-2011, 10:43 PM
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To me, at least, it's way more than judging a book by its cover.
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I think it absolutely is if one is saying that just because a school has the name of a religion/denomination in its own name, the school must automatically be ruled out. That's what I was referring to and that makes no sense at all to me.
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I also know that, unless the world changes in the next 25 years or so, my kids will be judged as people of color and may not be given a fair shake for going to a less well-regarded school, even if it provides a "good experience." It sucks, but it's our reality.
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That does indeed suck, but thanks for the reminder/reality check/perspective.
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Alrighty then. 
(I guess Wesleyan is out, too.)
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07-17-2011, 10:51 PM
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Any school with a religion, denomination, or religious leader in the name is ruled out. I am talking about my dislike for particular names. I don't care about anything more in depth than that.
Just like I'm sure you said Duke for a particular reason regardless of anything positive I can say about Duke. 
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07-17-2011, 11:13 PM
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Any school with a religion, denomination, or religious leader in the name is ruled out. I am talking about my dislike for particular names. I don't care about anything more in depth than that.
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Fair enough, especially for this Very Serious Thread.
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Just like I'm sure you said Duke for a particular reason regardless of anything positive I can say about Duke.
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LOL . . . like anything positive can possibly be said about Duke.
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Last edited by MysticCat; 07-17-2011 at 11:20 PM.
Reason: Dr. Lola Phil knows why.
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07-17-2011, 11:24 PM
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Fair enough, especially for this Very Serious Thread.
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And in case people don't know, there are plenty of people (including employers) who judge schools based on what others consider trivial and/or incorrect. There are employers who will hire someone who went to the school of their favorite team; and wouldn't hire someone who went to the rival school. Thus is the world of preferences, networking, and blahzey blah.
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LOL . . . like anything positive can possibly be said about Duke.
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http://today.duke.edu/2011/06/humanities
I already know you're irresistible and I shall give in! Give in!  What's this thread about again?
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07-18-2011, 06:52 PM
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LOL . . . like anything positive can possibly be said about Duke. |
That's for sure. If it was MY choice, my very hypothetical daughter wouldn't even step foot to visit dUKe, UNC, Louisville, LSU or Florida. Same goes for a "Bob Jones' type place. But, as a mom who watched a son choose Ohio State (and is blissfully happy there) and another son choose a school 9+ hours away from home, I would want her to choose the place that *she* calls home and is excited and content to attend.
Unless it would be a "Bob Jones" type place, where she'd have to fund every last cent of her education. Seriously.
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07-18-2011, 06:58 PM
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That's for sure. If it was MY choice, my very hypothetical daughter wouldn't even step foot to visit dUKe, UNC, Louisville, LSU or Florida. Same goes for a "Bob Jones' type place. But, as a mom who watched a son choose Ohio State (and is blissfully happy there) and another son choose a school 9+ hours away from home, I would want her to choose the place that *she* calls home and is excited and content to attend.
Unless it would be a "Bob Jones" type place, where she'd have to fund every last cent of her education. Seriously.
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LOL at LSU...we haven't bothered you in basketball in a century! Geaux Tigers! Since I don't have a daughter, I couldn't care less.  I just want my nieces to be AO-cutie-IIs!
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07-19-2011, 10:05 AM
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LOL at LSU...we haven't bothered you in basketball in a century! Geaux Tigers! Since I don't have a daughter, I couldn't care less. I just want my nieces to be AO-cutie-IIs! |
Yeah, but your team broke my heart a few years back in Commonwealth and well, we aren't at LSU either. Therefore, no LSU!
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07-18-2011, 06:53 AM
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LOL @ the bolded
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Haha! Hilarious typo on my part. Will teach me that typing and the second glass of wine do not mix.
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I think it absolutely is if one is saying that just because a school has the name of a religion/denomination in its own name, the school must automatically be ruled out. That's what I was referring to and that makes no sense at all to me.
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This is where I am too, and have been interested to read others opinions.
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