Originally Posted by
misterpretzel
Over 90% acceptance, incredibly conservative/Christian, zero prestige, huge student body. The school is not respected among the community (do a quick Google search and you'll see what I mean).
Over 90% acceptance, meaning they accept most who apply? You think this is a bad thing?
Prestige? Really???
Not respected among what community?
Originally Posted by
misterpretzel
Basically, going to liberty will elicit similar response/reactions as going to a place like university of Phoenix, even though they are very different schools. People don't see either as a truly legitimate higher education experience.
Your nose is so high in the air that it's snowing on your brain.
Elicit a response from whom?
The school is regionally accredited. It grants a degree. Done.
Liberty is Christian. Get over it. Grand Canyon University is too, and it's well recognized. Brigham Young University is, as well, and it's well recognized, too.
If you want to boast prestige, knock rings with the boys over scotch while comparing fraternities and other juvenile bull, then Liberty may not be your huckleberry. Again, big deal.
For the burgeoning airline pilot (et al), the degree is a place holder and little else, and ivy league vs. Liberty isn't going to boost you to the top of the class. You might be paying off your loans a lot longer, though.
I wouldn't go to Liberty, personally. For those who choose to do so, they're getting an accredited degree. The online school and university have open enrollment, like many schools, which is not a big deal at all. If it's important to you to be able to say you went to a school where only the elite got in, so be it. For many, it just doesn't matter, and frankly if you did attend a school with selective enrollment, it isn't that impressive.
We're in the adult world. Working. School is over. Time to put the big boy pants on and stop comparing the alma mater. A better question to ask, and one certainly on the mind of an employer, is what have you done lately?