tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post8799438899879646305..comments2023-10-30T11:47:53.134-04:00Comments on why.i.hate.dc: DC's Ivy LeagueDave Strouphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12284013068083846700noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-33525175549545277242009-10-13T21:58:19.956-04:002009-10-13T21:58:19.956-04:00Howard University is the best college EVEN BETTER ...Howard University is the best college EVEN BETTER THAN HARVARDAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-71346373063380711682008-01-30T16:39:00.000-05:002008-01-30T16:39:00.000-05:00@Liz:Can't say about GW. But did you ever see the ...@Liz:<BR/><BR/>Can't say about GW. But did you ever see the basement classrooms at SIS? Pretty freakin' grim, in my opinion.ucdgradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01609463936406246419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-25043111513929172972008-01-29T21:36:00.000-05:002008-01-29T21:36:00.000-05:00I did my undergrad at AU and my grad work at GW, a...I did my undergrad at AU and my grad work at GW, and I have to say that GW definitely has AU beat in the petty, nickle and diming department. Everything costs something at GW--transcripts, graduation was 5xs as much, even alumni library access is $10! And their class rooms were WAY worse. Of course at AU I was in SPA and at GW I wasn't in the Eliot School...Lizardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03573267930038994009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-68002323912605530832008-01-29T09:50:00.000-05:002008-01-29T09:50:00.000-05:00I wonder if they got kickbacks for the "profession...I wonder if they got kickbacks for the "professional development" trips the Ladner's personal chef took to Rome, Paris and London.Eriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05416333783199418885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-46339097851946256192008-01-29T04:07:00.000-05:002008-01-29T04:07:00.000-05:00For a university that ran almost everything on the...For a university that ran almost everything on the cheap when I was there (grad studies, 2004-06), it's amazing to hear that AU is <I>somehow</I> mentioned in the same breath as the Ivies.<BR/><BR/>Especially considering the times I spent in some of the worst classrooms I have ever seen, and some of the most godawful food ever served up anywhere (anybody wonder what was in the "pizza" they served up?). And Ben Ladner had a French chef at $88K, paid by the school (ie the students' fees)...what joy!!!ucdgradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01609463936406246419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-19312478276067368172008-01-28T18:20:00.000-05:002008-01-28T18:20:00.000-05:00$300 a semester for books? WHAT?! Who got by so ...$300 a semester for books? WHAT?! Who got by so cheaply? 2002-2006/7 there for graduate studies and I spent easily $1,000+ per semester. Never any less.<BR/><BR/>As a poor kid from eastern Kentucky it literally took a letter from a democratic senator's office to get me in. They wouldn't allow a dumb hick in on scholarship straight out of high school. On scholarship. Far surpassing all requirements. Etc.<BR/><BR/>My time there was quite possibly the most embarrassing and difficult experience in life so far. Would never go back for grad (or undergrad) if given the opportunity to do it over.Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14440429492363708226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-52538419162631388722008-01-28T13:57:00.000-05:002008-01-28T13:57:00.000-05:00As an alumna, I agree. I was miserable every momen...As an alumna, I agree. I was miserable every moment that I spent there being ignored by SIS graduate professors who had no time to see any point of view but their very own narrow one.Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03275315807177207735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-27010387940222446092008-01-26T23:21:00.000-05:002008-01-26T23:21:00.000-05:00Here we go again!However, I am thinking that the k...Here we go again!<BR/><BR/>However, I am thinking that the kickbacks from this latest ordeal won't even be as scandalous as the ones a certain Mr. Ben Ladner received during my time at AU. <BR/><BR/>So yeah, paying $9 a meal for <BR/>Chick-fil-A or at TDR....BAD<BR/><BR/>Shelling out $300 dollars for books a semester, only to be told that just one is being bought back at the end of the semester...TERRIBLE<BR/><BR/>But getting stiffed with a $500,000expense bill from Pres. Ladner and his "First Lady"... wait, make that over 3.5 million when you include the serverance pay we patted him on the back with as we held the door for him to exit graciously, well that's just PRICELESS!<BR/><BR/>I think we've not only matched the Ivy League schools in corruption and ability to rip off students, we might just have to be called the best at it!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636743895316601181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-54482052991090037532008-01-26T15:08:00.000-05:002008-01-26T15:08:00.000-05:00I went one semester, then ran out of money. The f...I went one semester, then ran out of money. The food service was operated by Marriott back then. (My roommate used to say "I've gotta go take a marriott." <BR/><BR/>The college had a reputation as an expensive school for dumb rich kids from New Jersey, Westchester and Long Island. It was the first place I heard the term "JAP." <BR/><BR/>The esteemed president was a nice guy, very intelligent, would show up on Nightline once in awhile, and then...was caught soliciting teenage girls with obscene phone calls. <BR/><BR/>Oh well. And yes, very expensive and culturally dominated by obscenely ambitious College Republicans ready to serve in the Reagan Revolution Army of khaki pants and blue blazers marching toward Capitol Hill. (Now I'm dating myself, aren't I?)Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08827846262483271138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-42120392029247161812008-01-25T18:10:00.000-05:002008-01-25T18:10:00.000-05:00When I was there, AU wanted to be Harvard on the P...When I was there, AU wanted to be Harvard on the Potomac. At least they've matched the Ivy League schools in terms of corruption. It's a start!Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09990717921050652812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-44037312919671385682008-01-25T15:27:00.000-05:002008-01-25T15:27:00.000-05:00Not buying back incredibly expensive textbooks at ...Not buying back incredibly expensive textbooks at the end of the semester was a specialty of AU when I was there. Inevitably, the $10 book got bought back, but the $150 books - no dice. I only did the meal plan for 1 semester. Most unhealthy food I have ever seen.<BR/><BR/>But - they have a Chik-Fil-A now????? All we had was Armand's and the generic/no-name fast food joint in Mary Graydon (did I just date myself?)Kristen S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13797005752143223899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5216647.post-17940299455511034942008-01-25T14:48:00.000-05:002008-01-25T14:48:00.000-05:00Well if they're onto American, GW can't be far beh...Well if they're onto American, GW can't be far behind. I daresay we're better than AU at everything, but especially corruption and ripping off students.<BR/><BR/>(I kid, all in the spirit of friendly rivalry.)Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15863500899023111035noreply@blogger.com