Never said it didn't big shot.Just saying being arrogant about being a Valpo grad makes you look ridiculous
The bottom line is ask yourself" how many and who recruits students from Valpo for top tier business or other top jobs?"
You could make that same argument for the majority of universities/colleges across the nation, outside of the Ivy League schools and a few others. Trashing our university reputation does no one any good, especially when we all represent the school in our daily lives.
Not trashing it-I enjoyed my time there as did my sister.But the idea that Valpo is "better" than other schools is laughable.
Perhaps when the law school was functioning it was considered -but without that we are just another University.And if you go around boasting you are from VU -please stop -you like like a fool ...
The bottom line is ask yourself" how many and who recruits students from Valpo for top tier business or other top jobs?"
There are plenty of Valpo grads in “top jobs” throughout the country. If you didn’t take advantage of the opportunities presented at Valpo, that’s on you, not the university.
Your buddies in Indiana and Illinois (where the majority of our students come from) and they are discussing where to go to school. So our kid says Valpo and his buddies say, oh, they are in the same conference as schools I’m thinking about, Illinois State, Southern Illinois and Bradley. Would they have the same reaction if they were looking at Cleveland State, Robert Morris and IUPUI?
And remember, our academic reputation is certainly part of it. Do you want to be associated with schools Drake, Evansville, Bradley, UIC or Belmont or Youngstown State, Cleveland State or Purdue Fort Wayne?
I am struggling to figure out who that high school senior is that is seriously considering Valpo for its academic rigor, but then hesitates......"Hmmmm, I should go look at the academic quality of the schools the basketball team plays before I decide".
