Judy Pendergast transfers to Oregon

Enough of this "highest rated" crap regarding colleges. U.S. News & World Report was close to the dumpster of history, like the old Soviet Union they made book on, until they happened upon the college ratings game to scam the rich niche market of paranoid boomer parents

Many of the ratings are based upon dubious factors which can easily be gamed, such as 'selectivity". The more selective, which means the number of applicants accepted divided by the number of applicants total, moves a college higher in the rankings. University of Chicago has been famous for moving up the list on that alone. Mass, direct marketing to high school students who would not have a prayer getting in. Brochures with their names stenciled into it! They start with No Application Fee and target particular high schools where there is an image-is-everything aroma in the air. The target may even have an ACT as low as 26, GPA of 3.0 / 4.0, no particular athletic or extracurricular endeavors, and last but not least, a white male. Sorry, Charlie, but you just didn't make it, meanwhile you helped us become more selective! Oh, and this scam really isn't against Charlie, except for wasting his time, but directed to the top tier paranoid applicants who absolutely must get into the highest ranked colleges. This is what one finds out when you talk to parents outside of the college application / admission sessions at the high schools. Many guidance counselors are in on it too, pushing kids to apply to 8-12 colleges. The term "dream school" is often woven into the dialogue.

As far as Harvard and Yale go, are there any institutions now or in the history of the country where more sociopaths passed through that those?

Let's try not to be wack ^.

Harvard rejected a 2:09 800 girl with high honors academics and runner up at NB outdoor I know. It wasn't a surprise. Also a year doesn't go by where they don't reject a nerd(s) with perfect SAT scores.

Poor Charlie. 😢

LoneStarXC wrote:

color me suuuurprised wrote:

Not surprising after the whole PWD episode.

Portuguese Water Dog? 🐶

Can someone elaborate on what the "PWD episode" means?

No, not about him at all. Most Charlies or their parents would sh-tcan anything of the like from U of C as soon after it showed up in the mailbox.

This is about an institution's admissions marketing strategy with tactics intended to deceive = unethical and immoral, all to be "most selective" and "highest ranked" .

The Overexplainer wrote:

LoneStarXC wrote:

Portuguese Water Dog? 🐶

Can someone elaborate on what the "PWD episode" means?

I think it's either something to do with the coaching change (she supposedly liked the old coach at Harvard, Patrick Wales Dinan) or she became traumatized when a Portuguese Water Dog chased her around campus.

My opinion is that students and parents are in the best position to make decisions for themselves. So strange that somebody here is so sure that he/she knows what is best for somebody else.

Btw, my spouse and I and my two college aged kids made good decisions without you.

We are all so proud of you and your spouse that you ended up so well without us. Please do keep us updated on your pursuits but just not too often.

Re: 2 Em why ob wrote:

We are all so proud of you and your spouse that you ended up so well without us. Please do keep us updated on your pursuits but just not too often.

Just to be clear, are you on the side of the know-it-alls who tell strangers what is the best way to live their lives, or are you admitting that you like to spend your time criticizing the life choices successful people on message boards when you don't have sufficient information?

Oregon haters are funny watch Oregon will win the Triple crown again on the Women's side just like last year. :) GO DUCKS

@they call me flopro

I doubt people here 'hate' Oregon. I think that most think Oregon is too strong on the SALES side and weak on the DELIVERY. They get a lot of talent. To compensate for that, OKSt, NM and NAU go overseas. I think most people like that even less.

When I was growing up, everyone dreamed about playing football at SC or ND. Lou left and things changed.

Right now, most people think Salazar is a blowhard. He gets a lot of talent and people broadly associate him with Oregon. He gets the bad publicity that is, nonetheless, publicity. He is still a draw.

All this is just banter that is entertaining for those who engage in it. When the entertainment value ceases, then people disconnect for a while.

The poster immediately above you does not appear to understand the concept of chatting or debating public info. I am certain there is value in reading the news and not discussing any of it. Most people choose to discuss news, especially that which is in their field of interest - running, in this case.

I, for one, do not hate Oregon. I also believe Pendergast should go to whatever college she wants. I couldn't care less about her or Oregon T&F. I just posted in this thread so that some other athlete in an Ivy or other top notch educational institution might think twice about leaving for a low probability shot at professional running by way of a "track" powerhouse school.

LoneStarXC wrote:

The Overexplainer wrote:

Can someone elaborate on what the "PWD episode" means?

I think it's either something to do with the coaching change (she supposedly liked the old coach at Harvard, Patrick Wales Dinan) or she became traumatized when a Portuguese Water Dog chased her around campus.

The latter. Harvard is working on the on campus dog problem by setting up a new dog catching work-study program because the millennials are complaining too much about the dogs eating their homework.

(eye roll)

RE "top notch educational institutions"

...are the biggest liars...

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/commentary/ct-perspec-college-rankings-0828-story.html

Dude, did you even read the article? Perhaps you are unable to read. No where in this article is there any mention that these data tricks are being played by the Ivies. It is more likely Oregon plays these tricks to move to 103 from 153 than Princeton plays these tricks to move from 2 to 1. Oregon is so far off the "top notch educational institutions" list that this is truly immaterial.