initially, what is your most judgemental opinion? do you think that they're maybe, uncultured and maybe a country kid? oil rich party kids from texas? new age hippies? techie nerds? or kids who aren't smart enough to go to a more prestigious school, or rich enough to go to a more expensive school?
2007-01-02 13:06:51 · 6 answers · asked by Nenagh 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
my parents went there (i was born there) and i'm applying to a prestigious boarding school and they ask where your parents went to schools (in order to figure out what the family is like and if they could benefit the school, eg, if a kid went to yale the school is more likely to admit them because they're a legacy and will boost the school's college matriculation scores..)
2007-01-02 13:44:12 · update #1
I think, "Good for them. They went to university."
2007-01-02 13:09:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It honestly shouldn't matter what other people think of it. The most important is whether they have the program you're looking to study and if it's fits for you. Sure, reputation does mean something in some cases, like whether it's a party school or a super easy joke-school (notoriously easy, etc).
I'm from Ohio so if I saw you went there it probably wouldn't mean much to me because I had never heard of the school before (more or less was just never a topic discussed). Now if you went to Ohio University, which is like the top 5 party school in the US for the past, oh I don't know, decade!, then I might think twice especially if I saw you studied under-water basket weaving and were in a frat/sorority (nothing against them, I am greek and I know what greeks do). Your degree and grades are most important, not necessarily the social reputation of the school. Academic reputation means the most if anything.
Not to mention, there are a only like how many thousands of colleges etc. out there, not everyone has heard of everyone of them.
2007-01-04 11:56:10 · answer #2 · answered by Dani 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Where does this weird attitude about The University of New Mexico come from?
You really need to grow up and stop having such absurd fantasies about New Mexico in general. Is it any wonder New Mexico was a territory until 1912, even though it was taken from Mexico in a war in 1846. Racism against New Mexico is at the heart of this nonsense.
It just shows how ignorant the rest of the nation is, concerning my state. Read a book once in a while, you will learn a lot.
2007-01-02 21:16:26 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I graduated from UNM and thought it was a fine university to attend. I am wondering what your question stems from? Are you choosing a school?
I would consider it a highly cultured school. You have the indian and hispanic population and also a high number of older students.
Not a country school. COUNTRY? NEW MEXICO? Nah...
All the other descriptions could fit any university if you think it. Which school doesn't have its cliques?
2007-01-02 21:28:13 · answer #4 · answered by Mindy 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
As it happens, I am a graduate of the University of Wyoming, which is a smaller and more remote school than UNM. Albuquerque is a major metropolis compared to Laramie.
I would probably razz them about their basketball team, since UNM is in the same athletic conference as Wyoming (Mountain West)
2007-01-02 21:16:49 · answer #5 · answered by F. Frederick Skitty 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That depends... if you need the degree for a job... it depends on the job you want. If you care about what people in general think about it...SCREW them because getting through college IS NOT a piece of cake, it takes hard work and dedication. So good for the person with the college degree:)
2007-01-02 21:16:49 · answer #6 · answered by Waiting to Scream* 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋