GMAC to IOWA

[Newsbreaker]

Willie, he said MOST, not all.

By and large, UNI grads will stay in Iowa at a higher rate, and earn at a lower rate, then grads of Iowa.

[williebat]

Willie, he said MOST, not all.

By and large, UNI grads will stay in Iowa at a higher rate, and earn at a lower rate, then grads of Iowa.

sorry but you are just off on this one.

[lightnin49]

GMAC to IOWA? Does anyone really care? Time to move on folks.

[Newsbreaker]

sorry but you are just off on this one.

No freaking way, and it's probably not even close.

What is the largest, most well known, and most important college at UNI?

Education. What do the majority of those students do after graduation? Go home and teach.

I bet UNI grads beat Iowa grads 2:1 in terms of staying in state. Less of UNI's business (accounting) grads stay, but a good chunk of the CHFA grads do.

Considering that Iowa has a MUCH larger proportion of out-of-state undergrads (and once you add in grad students, this stuff isn't even going to be close) it's more then reasonable to expect that a larger percentage of students leave the state from Iowa then UNI.

As far as earning potential, well teachers don't make jack, so that's a big piece of evidence in my favor. Accountants do well, but all those kids (undergrad and grad) being churned out of Tippie are making good money post-graduation. Add in the doctors and lawyers and Engineers...Well, it should be obvious that the average UNI grad stays home, and earns less, then the average Iowa grad (just in terms of cost of living in Iowa as much as anything else.)

That doesn't mean UNI is a bad/poor/below average school. UNI is a GREAT school.

[TH1974]

Obviously, McD won't be leaving ISU, but imagine the billboards Barta could put up outside of Ames if he did.

[GonzoCat]

Lets don't get crazy here. This statement is not true. UNI grads like myself and many of my college friends make plenty of money. By the way I just returned to Iowa from Texas and most of my college friends live outside of iowa.

Those are well documented statistical facts. Congratulations to you and your friends, but the fact that you can site individual case differences from the general norm doesn't mean anything.

[GonzoCat]

In fact, his KSU interview was post-ISU interview.

I think you've got that turned around. Everything else you are right on the money as always I'm sure.

The story at the time I think was he was driving back from his KSU interview when he got a call about the ISU job. His ISU interview lasted until very late at night and it broke the next morning he was their new coach.

Not that any of this matters.

[Panthers to the Bone]

No. He interviewed with K-State in Chicago after driving to Iowa City area to interview with ISU. This took place on Sunday, I believe.

[Matt Trump]

You guys do realize this whole "Mac is a finalist" line was just Trump having a little fun and trying to get a rise out of the hawkeye fans on the board.

Actually, it was more to get a rise out of EVERYONE on the board. Looks like it worked.

[Blue42]

Willie, he said MOST, not all.

By and large, UNI grads will stay in Iowa at a higher rate, and earn at a lower rate, then grads of Iowa.

Wow, I don't even know what to say about this. That fact that this stuff is offered up on this board is hard to believe.

In my workplace, which is Fortune 50, UNI grads have distinguished themselves at the highest levels.

Take this crap someplace else.

[TH1974]

In my workplace, which is Fortune 50, UNI grads have distinguished themselves at the highest levels.

How about the Iowa grads? Or the Iowa grads that have left the state and are working for fortune 500 companies elsewhere? That's what newsbreaker was talking about.

[SteinPizza]

How about the Iowa grads? Or the Iowa grads that have left the state and are working for fortune 500 companies elsewhere? That's what newsbreaker was talking about.

So what, what about them? I'm sure Iowa and UNI grads compare very favorably in SIMILAR scenarios. Comparing a teacher's salary to the VP of Sales at Company "X" is totally apples and oranges. Working for a Fortune 500 company doesn't necesssarily mean more money either.

Where you got your degree from doesn't mean jack a couple of years after graduation anyway. Two notable exceptions I can think of...law firms and investment banking. Other than that, your alma mater has little to do with what you W2 every year.

[joecooll6]

Wow, I don't even know what to say about this. That fact that this stuff is offered up on this board is hard to believe.

In my workplace, which is Fortune 50, UNI grads have distinguished themselves at the highest levels.

Take this crap someplace else.

I think that News is probably right. Teachers make less money on average for college grads, and we make a lot of teachers.

[Matt Trump]

UNI kicks out a lot of other grads too. Last I checked there is a very good business school there. The problem is that a lot of UNI fans stop caring about their school and go back to being the Hawk/Clone fans they were before they started in Cedar Falls.

[Newsbreaker]

Wow, I don't even know what to say about this. That fact that this stuff is offered up on this board is hard to believe.

In my workplace, which is Fortune 50, UNI grads have distinguished themselves at the highest levels.

Take this crap someplace else.

So you know a few, and therefore they must represent the average UNI student?

We're not making our UNI education look very good here.

Empirical evidence, even when it's yours, isn't usually worth the paper it's printed on. I know UNI grads who have done very, very, very well. I know UNI grads who haven't done a darned thing. The fact is, none of us know what could be considered anywhere NEAR a representative sample.

Yes, UNI has a very good Business school...mostly thanks to a very highly ranked Accounting department. The Tippie school at Iowa, however, isn't anything to sniff at.

UNI grads more likely to stay in Iowa, and earn less (the first half of the statement has a lot to do with the second half, by the way,) it doesn't matter who you personally know.