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<blockquote data-quote="sacraig" data-source="post: 1326593" data-attributes="member: 586845"><p>This shouldn't be worrisome. If anything, it should be somewhat comforting to know that the administration doesn't just do things on a whim. At any rate, it probably took a year because they probably had like a one hour meeting on it once every month or two, not because it was an all-encompassing part of their daily job.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>First, the College of Engineering is still that program you describe. It is still internationally respected. It is still in the top 10 of the rankings you seem to hold in such high esteem. I don't see what you are worrying about here.</p><p></p><p>Second, those rankings are not exactly the end-all metric for program quality. They're a PR tool, and the difference between being ranked 3 and ranked 6 is essentially nil. Michigan and Purdue have both always been awesome engineering schools and have always been ranked right up there with us. This is not some new development. Just because we don't like their football and basketball teams doesn't mean their academic programs aren't good.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sacraig, post: 1326593, member: 586845"] This shouldn't be worrisome. If anything, it should be somewhat comforting to know that the administration doesn't just do things on a whim. At any rate, it probably took a year because they probably had like a one hour meeting on it once every month or two, not because it was an all-encompassing part of their daily job. First, the College of Engineering is still that program you describe. It is still internationally respected. It is still in the top 10 of the rankings you seem to hold in such high esteem. I don't see what you are worrying about here. Second, those rankings are not exactly the end-all metric for program quality. They're a PR tool, and the difference between being ranked 3 and ranked 6 is essentially nil. Michigan and Purdue have both always been awesome engineering schools and have always been ranked right up there with us. This is not some new development. Just because we don't like their football and basketball teams doesn't mean their academic programs aren't good. [/QUOTE]
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