WANTED: A REAL CONSUMER GUIDE TO COLLEGE
by Steven Hayward
Blog excerpts:
"It’s clearly good news that the DEI jackboots are getting the boot in a lot of places, and that Ivy League presidents are being shown the door for their moral turpitude. But as everyone knows, these improvements are marginal, as the inmates (faculty and administrators alike) are still fully in charge of the asylum."
"I’ve long had a beef with the college rankings from U.S. News and World Report, The Princeton Review, Forbes, etc. They are really just reflections of general reputation, and do you really need U.S. News to know that Harvard has a reputation as an elite school? These guides offer no guidance at all for students choosing classes, and selecting which professors to seek out, and which to avoid."
"It would be a great service to humanity if there was some kind of service that emulated the way FIRE ranks colleges for their protection of free expression. FIRE gives three levels of evaluation along with their overall rankings: Green, Yellow, and Red, with a Red rating meaning that a college is very poor in protection free speech. (And Harvard finished last in the nation in FIRE’s last rankings.)"
Vice President of Student Services at Laney College
3moYay! Most people do not realize Ivy League schools are often free for low income students! "According to its website, families whose gross income is less than $75,000 should expect to contribute $0 toward their child's education — and that's a big discount on Yale's 2023-2024 price tag of $83,880, including tuition, room and board. Yale even offers aid for students whose families earn up to $200,000 per year." Woohoo! Just make sure you have a good winter coat and water proof boots!