The University of Arizona – Where Good Education Meets Fun

October 17th, 2011 by admin No comments »

Governed by the Arizona Board of Regents, the University of Arizona (often shortened to UA) is a public university located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The first university in Arizona, UA was founded in 1885 or 27 years before the status of Arizona Territory was changed into a State. According to the U.S. News and World Report, UA is ranked as the 59th best public university in the United States. Overall, UA has 334 majors and minors which are available for bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, and professional degrees. The center of activity of the UA is located in central Tucson. A complex of educational buildings spread on a land of 380 acres. In this main campus only, the university has 179 buildings, including the Arizona State Museum, Centennial Hall, Libraries, Campuses, and many other students’ activity centers.

UA is one of three medical schools in the State of Arizona which grants MD for the students; all medical school activities are centered at the University Of Arizona College Of Medicine. The university’s Eller College of Management (with its numerous majors such as Marketing, Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Management and Organization, and Management Information System) is at the top 25 of the U.S. News and World Report list. Meanwhile, the Eller MBA program had received fine ranks from numerous associations such as becoming the top 50 in 11 consecutive years from the U.S. News and World Report, 33th on Forbes Magazine list, and 24th from the Wall Street Journal. » Read more: The University of Arizona – Where Good Education Meets Fun

College Search And The Curse Of Shiny Objects

October 17th, 2011 by admin No comments »

Let’s look at this from a different perspective. Would you invest your hard earned savings in a house based on the verbal statements of a real estate agent? Highly unlikely!

What about college search?

Why are so many students and families drawn like moths to a flame to the so-called top 50 colleges and universities? Lists which are published in shiny magazines that carry strong brand name titles.

Since the total cost of tuition over four years will range from $100,000 to $300,000 (and rising), shouldn’t there be a big Buyer Beware sign at the top of these lists?

Perhaps the main reason that parents and students are dazzled by name brand schools is that they do not realize that colleges and universities are businesses, even if they are not for profit.
These are not charities!

And how do these schools operate their business?