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<blockquote data-quote="atlanta_eer" data-source="post: 131787395" data-attributes="member: 1594386">Not having a feeder school system like UNC hits our admission and drop rates so hard it's got to be responsible for 50-100 points easy.&nbsp; You can &quot;yeah but&quot; the rankings all you want, but they are what they are and people use them.As far as the quality of WVU, I don't think the state being 50th in everything measurable is that big a deal, because of the sizable out of state student population.&nbsp; WVU like many state schools can offset their in-state boneheads by admitting more qualified out-of-state students.&nbsp; Down here in the Atlanta area it is almost impossible to get a north Atlanta kid into UGA anymore - too much competition for too few spots.&nbsp; The overflow of really smart Atlanta kids has caused Alabama and U South Carolina to improve greatly.&nbsp; WVU ought to be able to rely on the DC / Baltimore / PA area.&nbsp; This year a couple of Atlanta kids I know are at WVU and they and their parents just love it.&nbsp; One of the kids got his picture with Gordon Gee the first day and everyone thought that was pretty cool.&nbsp; Try getting that with UGA's president.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="atlanta_eer, post: 131787395, member: 1594386"] Not having a feeder school system like UNC hits our admission and drop rates so hard it's got to be responsible for 50-100 points easy. You can "yeah but" the rankings all you want, but they are what they are and people use them. As far as the quality of WVU, I don't think the state being 50th in everything measurable is that big a deal, because of the sizable out of state student population. WVU like many state schools can offset their in-state boneheads by admitting more qualified out-of-state students. Down here in the Atlanta area it is almost impossible to get a north Atlanta kid into UGA anymore - too much competition for too few spots. The overflow of really smart Atlanta kids has caused Alabama and U South Carolina to improve greatly. WVU ought to be able to rely on the DC / Baltimore / PA area. This year a couple of Atlanta kids I know are at WVU and they and their parents just love it. One of the kids got his picture with Gordon Gee the first day and everyone thought that was pretty cool. Try getting that with UGA's president. [/QUOTE]

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