MisterD
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Post by MisterD on Nov 23, 2015 13:36:38 GMT -5
It pains me to say it but my son will probably end up at Temple. They offered him the Presedential scholarship which is full academic tuition. He just spent the weekend at Penn St and had a blast. I said Penn St offered you a 5k scholarship. If you go to Temple you will come out with zero debt. If you go to PSU you will have some debt. I think it's a no brainer. He has not heard back from LaSalle yet. That's awesome and shouldn't pain you at all. Loyalty is great, $50-$150K is a lot greater.
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Post by a10champion15 on Nov 23, 2015 13:37:49 GMT -5
It definitely makes more sense for him to attend Temple.
The question you and him need to ask yourselves is going to Penn State worth the extra cash. I am not sure what major your son is pursuing. That could be a determining factor.
Mister D, that is one way obviously not everyone is married. For instance, I have a buddy of mine who decided to go a become a teacher. You're thinking hmmm probably isn't going to make much which is true for most teachers. However, between teaching, Uber during the summer and some rental income he is very well off for his late 20's.
I myself have a full time job in accounting. Hopefully my time at a Big 4 firm is coming to an end. On the side I do consulting for a small business that is starting up and have just began some investment projects in Philadelphia's housing market. Still have a long way to go.
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Post by coqui900 on Nov 23, 2015 14:15:50 GMT -5
I'm starting MBA classes in January. I'm really excited to see the new building. I have one online class and one on-campus class.
I'm largely going because my job reimburses quite a bit of tuition. I have no specific plans on what I'll use the degree for (or even what my focus will be), but it's a benefit my job offers so I plan on taking just as I do my 401(K) match and gym membership discount. It's a waste not to.
La Salle was the only program I actually applied to. The main reason is because I knew I'd get in (I have a BA and MA already). I also have nine credits knocked off already because of my MA. And I live in Roxborough so it's super close, plus I know where to park.
I know Villanova, Temple and Drexel are more prestigious but they're also way more money and I could care less about rankings.
Those schools are also way more money than La Salle per credit, by a ridiculous amount. Philadelphia University was more expensive by about $15 per credit. I looked there because I could walk to the campus if need be. That's not much of a difference but over the course of XXX classes it adds up. I think St. Joe's was also a bit more money per credit. I thought about SJU just for the change of scenery but the added costs plus getting to Overbrook for a 6 p.m. class would be nightmarish.
I think the new building will have a great ROI. Business majors donate more to schools than us liberal arts majors do. I thought most of you business major types were boneheads when I was 19 and it was more important to know how to break down Pulp Fiction scene-by-scene. Then I graduated and worked at a crappy job in my field and made $25,000 per year. That really makes you reevaluate every life decision, and understanding the symbolism of certain camera angles in Billy Wilder films makes for terrible conversation.
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Post by JoeFedorowicz on Nov 23, 2015 18:15:43 GMT -5
It pains me to say it but my son will probably end up at Temple. They offered him the Presedential scholarship which is full academic tuition. He just spent the weekend at Penn St and had a blast. I said Penn St offered you a 5k scholarship. If you go to Temple you will come out with zero debt. If you go to PSU you will have some debt. I think it's a no brainer. He has not heard back from LaSalle yet. I also agree that 2 years at a community college or Juco is very smart. Yes parents need to save but the tuitions are out of control. If he's getting Full at TU my guess is La Salle will be close. La Salle's packages are great except when you're the 23rd ranked student of 27 from LSCHS.
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Post by gymrat67 on Dec 17, 2015 12:29:15 GMT -5
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lasalleed
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Post by lasalleed on Dec 17, 2015 12:45:00 GMT -5
Unless LaSalle finds a way to reduce tuition, LaSalle will not be here in 15-20 years. If my son was of college age and wanted to be an accountant he would chose Temple 20-25K cheaper same if not better degree value.
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Post by SICguy84 on Dec 17, 2015 12:50:06 GMT -5
Unless LaSalle finds a way to reduce tuition, LaSalle will not be here in 15-20 years. If my son was of college age and wanted to be an accountant he would chose Temple 20-25K cheaper same if not better degree value. I though the accounting program was the gem of the business school. Head and shoulders above local competitors.
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Post by durenduren on Dec 17, 2015 12:56:16 GMT -5
It's an interesting debacle. Philly U's endowment went from a meager $28mil to near $800mil just like that but they'll lose their name in three years...
Same issue they have with a top 20 fashion design program now being absorbed by a medical school.
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Post by SICguy84 on Dec 17, 2015 13:20:37 GMT -5
With the first pick in the 2020 private college chapter 11 draft, La Salle University selects Gwynned Mercy...followed by second and third round picks of Chestnut Hill and Holy Family respectively. City Avenue picks up the Delco schools. Seriously the three major Catholic will survive, some with more hardships than others, but these little guys? I cannot foresee them all surviving in present form decades from now.
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Post by rp01 on Dec 17, 2015 13:36:31 GMT -5
Unless LaSalle finds a way to reduce tuition, LaSalle will not be here in 15-20 years. If my son was of college age and wanted to be an accountant he would chose Temple 20-25K cheaper same if not better degree value. Temple also doesn't have a small college atmosphere or a religious affiliation...
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Post by rp01 on Dec 17, 2015 13:38:07 GMT -5
It's an interesting debacle. Philly U's endowment went from a meager $28mil to near $800mil just like that but they'll lose their name in three years... Same issue they have with a top 20 fashion design program now being absorbed by a medical school. Nobody said anything about what is happening with their athletics program, the article barely gave any detail... Maybe Herb can come coach La Salle.
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Post by rp01 on Dec 17, 2015 13:38:59 GMT -5
With the first pick in the 2020 private college chapter 11 draft, La Salle University selects Gwynned Mercy...followed by second and third round picks of Chestnut Hill and Holy Family respectively. City Avenue picks up the Delco schools. Seriously the three major Catholic will survive, some with more hardships than others, but these little guys? I cannot foresee them all surviving in present form decades from now. Chestnut Hill is close enough to La Salle that a shuttle would easily be able to go between the two campuses - similar to George Washington's two campuses in DC.
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Post by a10champion15 on Dec 17, 2015 18:33:55 GMT -5
1. La Salle throws more money at candidates than SJU or Drexel reducing the cost significantly especially if you went to a private high school.
2. No one in this city or state can touch La Salle's BS/MBA program. One of the most growing programs not only at La Salle but in the city.
3. Temple business school has both a lower graduation rate and lower employment rate than La Salle's. La Salle's is nearly a 100% between the business scholars, BS/MBA and Co-op program.
but no carry on with your misinformed nonsense.
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Post by a10champion15 on Dec 17, 2015 18:36:00 GMT -5
Unless LaSalle finds a way to reduce tuition, LaSalle will not be here in 15-20 years. If my son was of college age and wanted to be an accountant he would chose Temple 20-25K cheaper same if not better degree value. I though the accounting program was the gem of the business school. Head and shoulders above local competitors. It is and will continue to be.
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Post by thelasallelunatic on Dec 17, 2015 18:41:19 GMT -5
With the first pick in the 2020 private college chapter 11 draft, La Salle University selects Gwynned Mercy...followed by second and third round picks of Chestnut Hill and Holy Family respectively. City Avenue picks up the Delco schools. Seriously the three major Catholic will survive, some with more hardships than others, but these little guys? I cannot foresee them all surviving in present form decades from now. Gwynned would be the best pick up of the bunch, but I don't think they are going anywhere. They are affordable, have alot of room to grow with their campus, and spend a ton of money advertising. If La Salle could acquire Gwynned, it would be a PHENOMINAL pick up.
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Post by thelasallelunatic on Dec 17, 2015 19:05:02 GMT -5
Unless LaSalle finds a way to reduce tuition, LaSalle will not be here in 15-20 years. If my son was of college age and wanted to be an accountant he would chose Temple 20-25K cheaper same if not better degree value. If somebody wants to go to a big school, in a lecture hall, taught by GA's and TA's, where attendance to class isn't important, and all the bells and whistles that go with attending a huge school, than Temple is the choice. If somebody wants to go to a college with similar a class size to a high school class, where you can get a C and graduate just by attending all your classes, where you know your professors and your professors know you by name, and you get the home town feel inside a big city, than LaSalle is your choice. Comparing their college experiences based on price only is apples to oranges.
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Post by a10champion15 on Dec 17, 2015 19:13:43 GMT -5
Unless LaSalle finds a way to reduce tuition, LaSalle will not be here in 15-20 years. If my son was of college age and wanted to be an accountant he would chose Temple 20-25K cheaper same if not better degree value. If somebody wants to go to a big school, in a lecture hall, taught by GA's and TA's, where attendance to class isn't important, and all the bells and whistles that go with attending a huge school, than Temple is the choice. If somebody wants to go to a college with similar a class size to a high school class, where you can get a C and graduate just by attending all your classes, where you know your professors and your professors know you by name, and you get the home town feel inside a big city, than LaSalle is your choice. Comparing their college experiences based on price only is apples to oranges. You must be joking. It's f'in La Salle by the way.
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Post by thelasallelunatic on Dec 17, 2015 22:48:16 GMT -5
I don't know why you take offense to my post 15, and frankly I don't give a shit. Take it down the street dude.
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Post by stlexplorer on Dec 18, 2015 0:09:38 GMT -5
I would assume he's talking about just showing up and graduating. Yea there's some classes that aren't bad but there's no intro to golf or pop culture studies classes like at bigger universities. You would be shocked to hear the bs classes bigger ones offer
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Post by rp01 on Dec 18, 2015 1:01:45 GMT -5
I would assume he's talking about just showing up and graduating. Yea there's some classes that aren't bad but there's no intro to golf or pop culture studies classes like at bigger universities. You would be shocked to hear the bs classes bigger ones offer I had a teacher who was a student manager for West Virginia football when she went to college. She said a popular class among their football players was a class teaching how to use office supplies correctly..
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Post by thelasallelunatic on Dec 18, 2015 12:56:51 GMT -5
If somebody wants to go to a big school, in a lecture hall, taught by GA's and TA's, where attendance to class isn't important, and all the bells and whistles that go with attending a huge school, than Temple is the choice. If somebody wants to go to a college with similar a class size to a high school class, where you can get a C and graduate just by attending all your classes, where you know your professors and your professors know you by name, and you get the home town feel inside a big city, than LaSalle is your choice. Comparing their college experiences based on price only is apples to oranges. You must be joking. It's f'in La Salle by the way. I'll clarify my statement.... It wasn't a knock on the school, it was actually meant as complementary. All I was trying to convey was that if you showed up at class and did all the work, the professors weren't going to fail you. I guess it went over everybody's head. Lastly, I apologize to you 15. I'm sorry for telling you to take it up the street. My apologies...I was working at my 2nd job last night and had a rough night.
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Post by 1stflooredwards on Dec 18, 2015 13:32:59 GMT -5
I have a request for anyone who has the time and willingness to do me a favor.
Please keep track of who hijacks a thread and when it officially goes off the rails so I know when to stop reading.
The original topic of this post was La Salle Layoffs and it has zigged and zagged several different directions since then. And this isn't the only one. "Around the A10" is now discussing the NBA, etc. while "Update on Secret Building" is now discussing the cost of tuition, etc.
BTW, that title "Update on Secret Building" is not accurate because the building was never a secret. Just sayin.
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Post by durenduren on Dec 18, 2015 13:47:06 GMT -5
No talking in the middle of a nine-day break, guys. I'll see you all back here on Tuesday.
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Post by thelasallelunatic on Dec 18, 2015 14:27:31 GMT -5
I have a request for anyone who has the time and willingness to do me a favor. Please keep track of who hijacks a thread and when it officially goes off the rails so I know when to stop reading. The original topic of this post was La Salle Layoffs and it has zigged and zagged several different directions since then. And this isn't the only one. "Around the A10" is now discussing the NBA, etc. while "Update on Secret Building" is now discussing the cost of tuition, etc. BTW, that title "Update on Secret Building" is not accurate because the building was never a secret. Just sayin. I think it is the product of these horrible 8 and 9 day gaps in the schedule that is college basketball in December. Until the NCAA either pushes back the start of the season, or allows teams to play 3-5 additional games during the regular season, December will continue to be a mess in the schedule and we'll have to come up with filler to talk about, particularly when the team is having a down year and there isn't much to talk about on the court.
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Post by theneumann64 on Dec 18, 2015 15:27:16 GMT -5
I have a request for anyone who has the time and willingness to do me a favor. Please keep track of who hijacks a thread and when it officially goes off the rails so I know when to stop reading. The original topic of this post was La Salle Layoffs and it has zigged and zagged several different directions since then. And this isn't the only one. "Around the A10" is now discussing the NBA, etc. while "Update on Secret Building" is now discussing the cost of tuition, etc. BTW, that title "Update on Secret Building" is not accurate because the building was never a secret. Just sayin. Should I also notate every time you make a post that's a good 40 percent more abrasive than it needs to be? Sometimes, threads go a little nuts. The "secret building" thing was a joke from the get-go (read the original poster's tone the whole time), and a few of the other ones got a little carried away, yeah. Do I want that to happen all the time? No. But those threads had kind of run their course anyway. Long break in the middle of a "long" season, I'm not going to throw a conniption over it.
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Post by manayunk53 on Dec 18, 2015 15:43:03 GMT -5
I have a request for anyone who has the time and willingness to do me a favor. Please keep track of who hijacks a thread and when it officially goes off the rails so I know when to stop reading. The original topic of this post was La Salle Layoffs and it has zigged and zagged several different directions since then. And this isn't the only one. "Around the A10" is now discussing the NBA, etc. while "Update on Secret Building" is now discussing the cost of tuition, etc. BTW, that title "Update on Secret Building" is not accurate because the building was never a secret. Just sayin. I think you meant to post this on the "Discussion About Threads Being Hijacked" thread.
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Post by blueandgold on Dec 18, 2015 16:31:33 GMT -5
every time I see this thread get updated, I worry there have been more lay-offs of people some or all of us may know. can we please lock this thread and throw away the key? I otherwise don't care about threads zigging and zagging. the moderators on this board do a pretty good job of getting us back on track when the discussions go too far from basketball or La Salle.
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Post by JoeFedorowicz on Dec 18, 2015 17:56:43 GMT -5
every time I see this thread get updated, I worry there have been more lay-offs of people some or all of us may know. can we please lock this thread and throw away the key? I otherwise don't care about threads zigging and zagging. the moderators on this board do a pretty good job of getting us back on track when the discussions go too far from basketball or La Salle. I'm not going to lock it, but I'll keep an eye on it.
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