Just got accepted to DeVry University

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Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: arcenite
I am so excited, I'm not even sure I believe it yet... Probably going to go to the Ft. Washington, PA campus. :beer: for everyone on me!

Congratulations.

No matter what people say a degree is a degree and it doesn't matter where you got it.

Bullshit. If your school is not accredited by ABET it doesn't mean sh!t.

Go to a state school, seriously. There is a reason why DeVry is *not* a real university.

 

[ctbaars]

An education is an education no matter where you got it.

 

[chin311]

Wow talk about time warp

 

[Nograts]

Does it have a degree now? What's income to student debt ratio?

 

[Hugo Drax]

Why Devry..wouldn't it be cheaper and better regarded to go to basically any state school?

Maybe he could not get accepted to a state school.

 

[jae]

Post is from 2005 (or before).. lol

 

[Murloc]

unless this was all a ruse, it would be really interesting to know how he's doing, 10 years on, I've read too many debates about DeVry so it would be interesting.

 

[Fanatical Meat]

He recently created a thank you thread about not going to DeVry. I'm sure that's how this was resurrected.

 

[spacejamz]

posting in a 10 year old necro thread

 

[halik]

fvck these haters, anything is better than doing nothing.

For profit colleges are a scam for the most part; you're way better off going to a community college. Having university of phoenix or devry on your resume really does you no favors; plus there's no real "placement test" - they have a huge monetary incentive to let anyone in.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0TJzfo9QPo

 

[halik]

sorry, wrong. where you got the degree matters little.

Completely wrong, but continue...

In the real world (F500 companies, not fixing computers at best buy), most recruiter would be highly suspect of devry/phoenix/similar for profit degree mill on your resume - it indicates you weren't capable of getting accepted to even bottom tier state school.

You're far better off doing a year or two in community college and then transferring to the state school. Your degree will end up being from the state school. For profit "universities" have horrible stats when it comes to job placement/loan defaults/post-degree income - not surprisingly since their only incentive to is to maximize your tuition payment.

 

[dr150]

Work towards getting a CCIE and you'll be making six figs in no time! :thumbsup:

 

[feralkid]

An education is an education no matter where you got it.

That's what poorly educated people say.

 

[feralkid]

He recently created a thank you thread about not going to DeVry. I'm sure that's how this was resurrected.

This.

 

[Nograts]

My assumption is that he isn't bragging about his income he is making mediocre salary, but I'd love to be proven wrong. I want to know that college is paying off.

 

[Rakehellion]

My uncle got his PhD online.

Yeah, but you don't have your PhD, do you, loser?

 

[Fanatical Meat]

My uncle got his PhD online.

Yeah, but you don't have your PhD, do you, loser?

Reminds me of an article I read last year about a woman using MIT(?) free online learning to get a couple of degree's. The article was titled something like I'll have an Ivey league education with no debt. Which is true however you won't have the degree. I'd love a follow up article in a few years about how it worked out. Honestly I'd like to hear a success story but I don't see it going that way.

 

[Rakehellion]

Reminds me of an article I read last year about a woman using MIT(?) free online learning to get a couple of degree's. The article was titled something like I'll have an Ivey league education with no debt. Which is true however you won't have the degree. I'd love a follow up article in a few years about how it worked out. Honestly I'd like to hear a success story but I don't see it going that way.

I dare you to try getting a job with a degree.

 

[Rudee]

An education is an education no matter where you got it.

Any other 10 year old threads you want to bump? Idiot.

 

[OverVolt]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T24DPU-hkJM

Honest University Commercial

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4M98x-FLp7E NSFW

A "Real" Grad School Ad

 

[OutHouse]

An education is an education no matter where you got it.

Lol stop posting.

 

[Safeway]

What a necro. I thought that this was a parody thread. For profit universities are such a shame. They cost a fortune and post-graduation job prospects are non-existent since such graduates are a dime a dozen, and all seen as inferior to graduates of traditional institutions.

You'd be 1,000x better off going to a community college or a local campus of a large state university.

 

[SKORPI0]

DeVry to close some out-of-state campuses April 24 2015 article.

DeVry Education Group will close 14 of its campuses outside the Chicago area as part of a turnaround plan.
The closings are part of a restructuring announced Thursday, as the for-profit education company reported declines in fiscal third quarter net income and revenue.
Devry's quarterly results included an after-tax charge of $3.9 million related to job cuts and real estate consolidations.
For its fiscal third quarter ended March 31, DeVry reported net income of $47.1 million, or 72 cents a share, down from $55.5 million, or 86 cents a share, in the year-ago period. Revenue decreased 1.3 percent, to $489.8 million.

 

[dank69]

What a necro. I thought that this was a parody thread. For profit universities are such a shame. They cost a fortune and post-graduation job prospects are non-existent since such graduates are a dime a dozen, and all seen as inferior to graduates of traditional institutions.

You'd be 1,000x better off going to a community college or a local campus of a large state university.

I thought it was a joke too. I was looking for the reply:

What did you have to do to get accepted? Successfully open the front door?

 

[edro]

You're far better off doing a year or two in community college and then transferring to the state school. Your degree will end up being from the state school. For profit "universities" have horrible stats when it comes to job placement/loan defaults/post-degree income - not surprisingly since their only incentive to is to maximize your tuition payment.

Totally agree.