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<blockquote data-quote="CEB" data-source="post: 933806" data-attributes="member: 4905"><p>This is sad but true. I’ll begrudgingly admit the same! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite5" alt=":confused:" title="Confused :confused:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":confused:" /></p><p></p><p>To put it briefly / mildly, I was quite disappointed...</p><p></p><p>Since this is a sports board, I will stick to sports perspective and say that Tech’s policies in admissions don’t play well with building a fan base. These big state schools with huge fan followings are full of families that have multi-generational ties... it’s just a given that the next generation will cheer for and attend said school. Even if a couple of them don’t attend, they’ll have brothers, sisters, cousins, parents who did and the whole family will remain loyal. </p><p>Tech has zero interest in that on even the smallest scale, in my opinion. I don’t think Tech even cares for it’s alumni to have an ongoing allegiance to Tech. I say that in the sense that it expects it’s alumni to have national influence and global impacts, not a regional presence. Not many places have that capability / pedigree, but those that do aren’t typically synonymous with large rabid sports fan bases. The problem with being elite and exclusive is that (by its very nature) it becomes discouraging and off-putting to most. It’s not a bad quality for an academic institution, but it’s an awful trait when it comes to appealing to a larger group and fostering allegiance.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CEB, post: 933806, member: 4905"] This is sad but true. I’ll begrudgingly admit the same! :confused: To put it briefly / mildly, I was quite disappointed... Since this is a sports board, I will stick to sports perspective and say that Tech’s policies in admissions don’t play well with building a fan base. These big state schools with huge fan followings are full of families that have multi-generational ties... it’s just a given that the next generation will cheer for and attend said school. Even if a couple of them don’t attend, they’ll have brothers, sisters, cousins, parents who did and the whole family will remain loyal. Tech has zero interest in that on even the smallest scale, in my opinion. I don’t think Tech even cares for it’s alumni to have an ongoing allegiance to Tech. I say that in the sense that it expects it’s alumni to have national influence and global impacts, not a regional presence. Not many places have that capability / pedigree, but those that do aren’t typically synonymous with large rabid sports fan bases. The problem with being elite and exclusive is that (by its very nature) it becomes discouraging and off-putting to most. It’s not a bad quality for an academic institution, but it’s an awful trait when it comes to appealing to a larger group and fostering allegiance. [/QUOTE]
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