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Date Posted: 07/22/15 7:32:09am Wed
Author: bison137
Subject: Re: 25 Year Anniversary: Is 'Gate content with the Patriot League
In reply to: gate 's message, "Re: 25 Year Anniversary: Is 'Gate content with the Patriot League" on 07/22/15 12:33:40am Wed

Boston U is good academically, but is a very poor fit in other ways. It is 4-5 times larger than most other PL schools and spends far more on most sports than do other PL schools. Very hard for PL schools to compete with them in many sports.

Also fwiw they have a lot of programs/majors that allow them to attract athletes. At Boston U, you can major in athletic training, criminal justice, occupational therapy, etc. Nothing wrong with those majors, but it certainly is not a fit with other PL schools. Also they have Metropolitan College, which specializes in things like online classes and night school. In the past a number of their basketball players were enrolled in Metropolitan, but it looks like the Academic Index may be changing that.

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[> [> [> Re: 25 Year Anniversary: Is 'Gate content with the Patriot League -- 60'salum, 07/23/15 9:17:05am Thu

>Boston U is good academically, but is a very poor fit
>in other ways. It is 4-5 times larger than most
>other PL schools and spends far more on most sports
>than do other PL schools. Very hard for PL schools to
>compete with them in many sports.
>
> Also fwiw they have a lot of programs/majors that
>allow them to attract athletes. At Boston U, you can
>major in athletic training, criminal justice,
>occupational therapy, etc. Nothing wrong with those
>majors, but it certainly is not a fit with other PL
>schools. Also they have Metropolitan College, which
>specializes in things like online classes and night
>school. In the past a number of their basketball
>players were enrolled in Metropolitan, but it looks
>like the Academic Index may be changing that.

I remind posters that it's "BU" for the univ in Boston, and "Bucknell" for that school in PA.....(yuk-yuk).


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