I’d think that was an academically ho-hum CV if she’d been hired as MTSU’s Spirit Week Coordinator. It’s gross.
I don't have any strong feelings. If she is here for more than 4 years, I will wonder why she ever came here, but as is it seems like a short term caretaker.
I did think "growing student enrollments" at a state flagship is like bragging about knowing how to tie shoes. Demand outweighs supply.
These are not serious times and this is not a serious institution right now. Just another example of "higher education" jumping the shark. Burn it all down
Don’t worry. Schools like Alabama are glad to offer them scholarship money and further erode loyalty to this state’s flagship university.
Ole Miss is ridiculous out of state freshman cost. Gotta be close to 40k. UT does the same and doubles their money on out of state kids while other Tennesseans are turned away.
Is Tennessee actually turning away in state kids for out of state kids with lower scores? I was unaware that is a thing.
i'm not 100% sure. I do know some smart kids with good scores who have gone to bama, auburn or ole miss due to not being accepted to UT, and end up paying 10k+ more per year, building another state's economy more. The qualifications to go to UT now are avg ACT of 27? An 18 got you a spot in '87.
One guy sent his kid to MBA at 20k+ a year, and his daughter to st Cecelia. Neither qualified to UT. I cant imagine spending 200k on HS educations, to then spend another 80k a year on out of state tuition to send my kids to ole miss, unable to get in the state school.
They are absolutely and indisputably immeasurably better if only based on the fact that they chose not to willingly live in the state of Alabama, and the city of [uck fay]ing podunk, cow-[uck fay]ing Auburn on top of that. No other metrics are necessary.
spending 200k on HS educations has no bearing on merit for admissions. paying out of state for old miss is clear evidence that 1) the student is not competitive enough to warrant a scholarship virtually to any flagship state school and 2) a "big school" is valued by the parents and student more than the actual education, as community colleges, MTSU, ETSU, and Chattanooga collectively offer everything under the sun and would facilitate possible transfer to UT in 2 years. Life is full of disappointment for many. Being able to spend over a quarter of a million on school without reevaluating its worth while doing so is the sign of both great blessing and good fortune. it is not a sign of shrewdness or financial acumen. imagine what a 20 year old with an associate's degree, transfer papers to UT, and 40 grand in cash might do versus an 18 year old going to ole miss for 4 years.
