Can we keep up?

I have been paying close attention lately to the exposure WCSU has been getting for the increase in transfer students and the record breaking number of degrees West Conn has given out in 2010. In the stories I have read on the CSUS news room web site, the college is praised for providing a "great education and great value," and "excellent student support services," as proven by these recent increases. I am just wondering how any of these recent trends actually reflect the quality of the education that students are getting here? We require just a 2.0 GPA to get in with an acceptance rate of 62%, so I would be curious to find out how many people graduate with higher than a C-average.

The influx in transfers is most likely a direct result of the economic downturn. Regardless, I would be interested in finding out how the school is preparing to deal with such a dramatic increase in students, while also dealing with cuts in funding and growing energy costs. As reported by the Associated Press, according to National Conference of State Legislators (as of 2008,) 30 states face budget shortages, which heightens concerns of tightening budgets.

Both CSUS articles referenced a "recent survey" that shows 90% of seniors to be in favor of the education they have received, but I would be interested in what defines recent and by whom and where the survey took place.

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I don’t like this feeling of being at war with the school I attend, I don’t like to be such a cynic, but I can't give credit where it's not due and at the very least I would like to uncover the legitimacy of these statements, which were most likely written with the school's best interests in mind.



http://www.ct.edu/newsroom/releases/#releases

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26334415/