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No one has responded, so I felt bad and then conjured up the guts to say something negative about my school *gasp*.
SCO will soon be losing a couple of *great* professors to the new schools. Personally, I think that with the recent switch to semesters we're still trying to feel our way through the revised program. Most of it is still the same, but some classes have been made harder and others a bit easier, so it's difficult to really say EXACTLY what your classes are going to be like because I didn't go through some of them myself.
I think the bottom line is that if you are torn between 3 schools you should go back to square 1 and figure out what initially drew you to them. Figure out your top 5 priorities for you and your potential school, then compare all 3 and find out which one fits your top 5 the most.
You should come to SCO, though, cause we're awesome! 🙂 Just throwin' that out there!
SCO will soon be losing a couple of *great* professors to the new schools. Personally, I think that with the recent switch to semesters we're still trying to feel our way through the revised program. Most of it is still the same, but some classes have been made harder and others a bit easier, so it's difficult to really say EXACTLY what your classes are going to be like because I didn't go through some of them myself.
I think the bottom line is that if you are torn between 3 schools you should go back to square 1 and figure out what initially drew you to them. Figure out your top 5 priorities for you and your potential school, then compare all 3 and find out which one fits your top 5 the most.
You should come to SCO, though, cause we're awesome! 🙂 Just throwin' that out there!
Hey, thanks, I appreciate someone being honest and speaking up. Why would the profs leave to go to a new school?
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It's THE new schools.
One of our professors is going to the UIW in Texas as the new dean... he's married to another professor, so she's going with him.
One of our VPs is going to be the VP/Dean/Whatever at the school in Cali.
I think a lot of schools are going to take a hit when the faculty recruitment process begins for the new schools. SCO isn't an exception; we are ALREADY taking hits.
One of our professors is going to the UIW in Texas as the new dean... he's married to another professor, so she's going with him.
One of our VPs is going to be the VP/Dean/Whatever at the school in Cali.
I think a lot of schools are going to take a hit when the faculty recruitment process begins for the new schools. SCO isn't an exception; we are ALREADY taking hits.
The new dean of UIW will not be missed at SCO. I have a feeling that school won't get off the ground very easily. 🙂
Any comments from those at UAB or ICO?
The main negative points to me at my school (UAB) were addressed...when I left 🙁
They renovated the optometric clinics we used for CEVS and patient care; they are using nice new clinic equipment now🙂.
The allied health school was renovating the Volker Hall classrooms that we shared with dental and med students when I left also. The rooms were musty and rumored to be insulated with asbestos, I never could breathe easy in there.
I understand the the curriculum is also changing to more case based learning; and I think that will be a great new approach to the learning process.
The tuition also seemed to go up every year (that may be true at all schools though). UAB also charged you so much for very poor parking each semester. That has not changed I would bet.
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