Comments on: Quote Of The Day http://hispanicpundit.com/2007/05/29/quote-of-the-day-459/ Thu, 24 May 2012 01:57:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Dom http://hispanicpundit.com/2007/05/29/quote-of-the-day-459/#comment-148174 Dom Fri, 01 Jun 2007 17:01:54 +0000 http://hispanicpundit.com/2007/05/29/quote-of-the-day-459/#comment-148174 "The 51% graduation number is impressive only if the base number of enrollees dropped by less than 50% of the original number. " If I understand this -- and correct me if I'm wrong -- you mean that a lower graduation rate with higher enrollees is prefereable to a higher graduation rate with fewer enrollees. I don't think that's correct. A high number of enrollees who don't graduate simply take away seats that could have gone to others, who would graduate. Remember, preferences is a zero sum game. “The 51% graduation number is impressive only if the base number of enrollees dropped by less than 50% of the original number. ”

If I understand this — and correct me if I’m wrong — you mean that a lower graduation rate with higher enrollees is prefereable to a higher graduation rate with fewer enrollees.

I don’t think that’s correct. A high number of enrollees who don’t graduate simply take away seats that could have gone to others, who would graduate. Remember, preferences is a zero sum game.

]]> By: HispanicPundit http://hispanicpundit.com/2007/05/29/quote-of-the-day-459/#comment-148009 HispanicPundit Thu, 31 May 2007 04:39:51 +0000 http://hispanicpundit.com/2007/05/29/quote-of-the-day-459/#comment-148009 UC's dont like to give those overall numbers....hard to tell for sure. Good questions though. UC’s dont like to give those overall numbers….hard to tell for sure.

Good questions though.

]]> By: esoj1211 http://hispanicpundit.com/2007/05/29/quote-of-the-day-459/#comment-147947 esoj1211 Wed, 30 May 2007 19:58:48 +0000 http://hispanicpundit.com/2007/05/29/quote-of-the-day-459/#comment-147947 The 51% graduation number is impressive only if the base number of enrollees dropped by less than 50% of the original number. Knowing full well that the UC numbers were down, was there upticks in enrollment in the CS- system, junior colleges and private colleges, or for that matter the lower-tier UC schools? The 51% graduation number is impressive only if the base number of enrollees dropped by less than 50% of the original number. Knowing full well that the UC numbers were down, was there upticks in enrollment in the CS- system, junior colleges and private colleges, or for that matter the lower-tier UC schools?

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