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a, November 17 2025

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• Are you a DU grad? -- El Duque, Thursday, August 12, 10:39:05am
  • Yes, I graduated in 1994, and Duquesne has done nothing for me. I've been successful and made it completely on my OWN, fortunately (NT) -- Xyber1, Thursday, August 12, 11:40:16am
    • What exactly did you expect Duquesne to do for you? (NT) -- El Duque, Thursday, August 12, 12:51:54pm
  • Ugh! It may be me ED. I think I'm skewing the average. I'm sorry man, I'll try to pick up the slack. (NT) -- Stevie, Thursday, August 12, 01:37:53pm
    • Got news for you ... everyone on this board is dumber JUST because I'm here. Me and my "no grade point average ... all classes incomplete." (NT) -- El Duque, Thursday, August 12, 04:30:29pm
      • You're like D-Day in Animal House....."Daniel Simpson Day has no grade point average. All courses incomplete." (NT) -- Seen on Miltenberger St, Thursday, August 12, 04:38:48pm
        • this is how I started my DU career, "Mr. Kroger, two C's, two D's and an F—that's a 1.2 grade average". Good thing it ended with a couple 4.0s (NT) -- Seen on Miltenberger St, Thursday, August 12, 04:40:18pm
          • At least you were at the top of the pledge class! (NT) -- El Duque, Thursday, August 12, 05:08:54pm
            • they needed the dues. Actuallu never got into the whole frat thing. Had a good group of friends, we hung together all 4 years. Good times. (NT) -- Seen on Mitlenberger St, Thursday, August 12, 11:05:17pm
              • Probably before your time, but for me it was the Playboys. Great, great bunch of guys. (NT) -- El Duque, Friday, August 13, 08:58:57am
                • Cant say I remember them, I was there in the first half of the 90s. (NT) -- Seen on Miltenberger St, Friday, August 13, 12:49:38pm

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• I read the Forbes article. The rankings are determined from the student's point of view. Student satisfaction, success after graduation, debt, grad rate and competitive awards are considered. To be part of the 610 schools is an achievement since 6600 schools were evaluated. The schools you cited are all state supported schools(Pitt, PSU and WVU)--taxpayer money is used to keep these schools running. See how Pitt would do withtout tuition subsidies or state money for facilities. Think Pitt in the early 60's. I think DU well. It ranked ahead of Georgtown and Dayton. (NT) -- Econ69, Thursday, August 12, 02:16:42pm
  • Well said, Econ. A higher rating than GT is especially nice to see. (NT) -- MFE08, Thursday, August 12, 06:35:38pm
    • Actually, it was Georgetown College in KY, as a colleague of mine so astutely pointed out to me...Nonetheless, 5.6% of all accredited universities is a great place to be (NT) -- MFE08, Thursday, August 12, 11:10:05pm

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• Your delight in Duquesne's middle ranking by a very questionable criteria tells me that you must be very bitter about your experience at Duquesne. I'm not quite sure how your discovery of this ranking relates to the Dukes' basketball program. Your unsubstantiated claim of success arrived at completely on your own is an obvious exaggeration or distortion of what appears to be an inflated ego. Read the book Outliners by Malcomb Gladwell for reasons why very sucessful people are successful. Rarely is anyone self-made with no help from anyone else. More inside ... -- Always a Duke, Thursday, August 12, 04:24:30pm