Did you ever exclude any schools you attended from your application? Consequences?

You really should list it. If it's in the same system, then there is a chance that academic records could be integrated.

Also, if you used federal financial aid, your loans at the law school would be visible on your NSLDS report, which is accessible by financial aid. I don't know if the financial aid department would flag your file (or even bother to check), but it is a possibility.

 

If you accepted any type of financial aid, there is a paper trail and you'll need to list it. There is a clearing house where info is stored between RA schools, I can't recall the details, perhaps someone else can chime in?

 

This is true, Southern Methodist University, George Washington University, and Georgetown University asked me for my Thomas Edison State College's transcript. I omitted it from my application, but my Troy University's transcript indicated that I transferred from Thomas Edison State College (I used TESC for credit bank only). In the flip side Nova Southeastern University, Capella University, Colorado Tech, and McMaster University did not really care.

 

I'm curious now. I spoke to one of my friend who attends at University of Virginia. Despite that he tease me about attending a for-profit school, he mentioned that if you are applying for graduate schools, omitting a for-profit giants might be a good thing. He also said, the acceptance rate for a student that attended a for-profit school is low already, therefore your chances will be lower if you add an for-profit school onto your application.

 

I earned three RA degrees and two RA equivalent degrees from non-USA schools. When requested, I list them all.

I also earned two unaccredited degrees. After earning the accredited degrees, I sent the two unaccredited diplomas/transcripts back to the unaccredited schools. I do not list the two unaccredited degrees.

 

Really? Really? Oh please. Here it comes.opcorn:

 

Not trying to start anything, just asking around if anyone else have excluded any school because of their reputation.

 

Let's say my last degree was an MBA from a for profit DETC accredited online school but my first degree was from a top 100 ranked school but it was in Science but now I want to apply for a second MBA at Harvard school of Business. HBS wouldn't even consider my application as I already have an MBA and most of the attention would be towards the last degree that is from a poor school and little attention to my first degree,so there is no question that I would leave my MBA degree out from my HBS application.

You paid for your degree and you earned the degree, if it is up to you to disclose the information that you think is going to help you.

I love paranormal and UFOs and earned a college degree in EVP from flamel college, why should I disclose this degree if I apply for a PhD or an MBA? Wouldn't you think that my application would lose credibility if I decide to include it?

Don't feel guilty of not disclosing degrees or education from schools and fields that wouldn't help you to achieve your goal.

 

Yes, I have an EVP degree from Flamel college and never include it in my resume. People would think I am a nut case or something so the degree is for myself only.

 

Same for me.

 

Bull#&!^...any proof or just what someone said?

 

Now would they think you are a nut case because of the degree or would they say, "that nut case has a degree in EVP...now it all makes sense!"

 

I don't have any evidence, he's just a friend of mine who said that. Actually, most of my friends who attend top tier school pretty much said the same thing. I didn't graduate from high school too long ago, and when they heard I attend a for-profit school, they tease and said a bunch of things that I wasn't sure if it was true. I didn't care at all at the time, however now I just want to make sure if anyone else besides RFValve excluded such school with poor reputation.

 

Do you have a better chance of getting in Yale with a UF degree as opposed to a UoP degree - sure. I don't think most for-profits provide you with the opportunities for extracurricular activates that a selective school may look for in a candidate. But not all for-profits are created equal. I have excluded a degree when I applied for a job but that was not really due to the reputation. I just didn't want to appear to be a freak.

 

I have taken a class or so here and would never list it - http://www.cms.edu/degreeandcur.html

 

You're right. I attend GCU, a for-profit school, that actually are less selective. They have 37% acceptance rate, and require a certain GPA and highly recommended a good SAT/ACT scores that most for-profit schools ignored. So, I'm really fine with where I stand now, just the fact they told me as a friend advice is to exclude any for-profit schools you attend.

 

I just get a bit worked up when people make blanket statements with no foundation.

 

Reality and perception might not be the same but unfortunately we need to live with perception.
There is no evidence that a for profit degree leads to weak professionals but that seems to be the perception of a lot of people, the same people that might be the in position of hiring or firing.

 

I do agree but luckily there are people that hire and fire that look at more then where the degree came from (that would be me).