I'm friends with a girl that is currently enrolled.
In a lot of ways it's much like any other college or university in that it can be gamed and you can graduate without putting forth a great deal of effort. They do have interesting mechanisms to weed out those who truly don't belong there (Don Rags, enabling), but if you're willing to read and write you can make it through four years.
It's a great place to get a liberal arts degree if you take on the curriculum with the intention of absorbing the material and building the foundation that they're laying out for you. I've been told that post-graduation it is often necessary to complete undergrad credits elsewhere before most grad schools will look at you - not sure how accurate that is.
It's an extremely romantic idea. I'm satisfied with my current education, but I still find myself envious of the environment they are at least trying to create and what that has to offer.
I think the main filtering mechanism would be the structure of the degree itself. I think most of the people who turn up specifically want that kind of education.
Not much attraction for a kid wanting a job ticket.
In a lot of ways it's much like any other college or university in that it can be gamed and you can graduate without putting forth a great deal of effort. They do have interesting mechanisms to weed out those who truly don't belong there (Don Rags, enabling), but if you're willing to read and write you can make it through four years.
It's a great place to get a liberal arts degree if you take on the curriculum with the intention of absorbing the material and building the foundation that they're laying out for you. I've been told that post-graduation it is often necessary to complete undergrad credits elsewhere before most grad schools will look at you - not sure how accurate that is.
It's an extremely romantic idea. I'm satisfied with my current education, but I still find myself envious of the environment they are at least trying to create and what that has to offer.