Texas C transfer Jake Raulerson NOT heading to UCLA after all
Jake Raulerson Won't Be Coming to UCLA
June 8 -- The offensive line graduate transfer from Texas, Jake Raulerson, won't be transferring to UCLA after a snafu in the transfer process...
Texas graduate transfer Jake Raulerson was expected to be at UCLA this fall, but that won't happen, according to sources.
Raulerson, who graduated from Texas in three years and had the capability to transfer and play for two remaining years under the NCAA graduate transfer rule, verbally committed to UCLA last winter.
Having started some games at center for Texas, he was expected to provide some much-needed help on UCLA's thin offensive line for 2016.
Raulerson applied for admission to both the MBA and Masters in Applied Economics programs at UCLA. He was given assurances that, if he wasn't admitted into the MBA program, he would have a spot in the MAE program.
He was subsequently turned down for both programs this spring.
He was then offered a spot in the Masters of Education program, with the chance at internships in Los Angeles, but Raulerson, according to sources, wasn't comfortable with that option.
Raulerson wants to pursue a career in sports management.
Since it's so late in process, Raulerson finds himself without spots available at many of the schools he was considering last winter. Even though he was told he'd be accepted into graduate programs at Stanford, Michigan and North Carolina, it appears that there aren't spots open for the graduate transfer at this late date. Raulerson, more than likely, will end up staying locally and enroll in the MBA program at SMU.
Way to go Jake. Real smart.
UCLA sold him a big bill of goods!
That being said, if he's getting turned down from UCLA despite pressure from the football staff, I'm skeptical that Ross or the Econ department here would be much more forgivving.
because it's a one year program, right? Everything else you said leads me to believe there might still be spots in such a fledging program without much demand.
Like 3AM?
There's also a push beginning in many schools to admit a small pool of atypical applicants as well. It helps round out the cohort.
Getting a bunch of differently-thinking, different-perspective minds in the discussion can contribute to creativity, discussion, and unique problem-solving.
But yes, as you move toward the "harder" sciences/mathematics, this benefit diminishes but not completely.
Also, typically graduate programs in Applied Economics and Pure Economics are night-and-day different and even moreso that the less complex one is not a stepping stone to the more complex one, their aims are that different.
and not Ross.
But his first choice was an MBA.
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Raping passed out girls seems to have taken a turn for the better in society since 1986. In 16 Candles it was somehow praise worthy.
in the long run. If you assume his chances of playing pro football aren't that great at this point, he needs to have a strong plan B in place. So, getting into the master's program that fits his goals is going to help him much more than one more year of college football will.
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the good guys could work him in?
Not trying to imply anything or start a discussion, but it does suck to keep being told something and then that something vanishes at the 11th hour.
Wow. Talk about bad luck. I'm sure some SEC school will soon have a kid "get hurt" and allow him in.
....yeah, it was a real slippery banana peel, Paul.
/saban & finebaum radio show in a few days.
If you're implying that SEC schools don't give real educations to those who want it, then I've got nothing.
If you're saying that they wouldn't open a spot for him to come there because he wants to play school, then I disagree. I would assume an SEC school would take a guy like him and allow him to actually succeed in the classroom. But what do I know?
Is UCLA's b school that much better than UM's?
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No, it's not better at all and therein lies the problem. Ross would not accept anyone into the MBA program without prior work experience, and he was attempting to enter after just having received his bachelor's degree in 3 years.
maybe there was spot in the Kiniesology School if he wanted to pursue sport management.
UCLA's Andersen is a very good business school and ranks side by side with Michigan.
If by "side-by-side" you mean "worse", then yes!
It takes less than 30 seconds to look up the which business schools are the best in the United States, and UCLA and Michigan are equal in almost all of them. Here is Forbes(One of many independent sources) coming out with REAL INFORMATION that states that Ross is #15 and UCLA bus school is #17 in the US, which amounts to a 2.4K dollar difference in 5-Year MBA Gain, and the same amount of average time of payback. Once again this is just one of many sources saying the same thing. For someone with over 10K mgpoints, and someone who's input I typically appreciate, this is pretty ignorant.
But it definitely wasn't clear to me
Agreed. The Economist has UCLA as #7 and Michigan at #17.
http://www.economist.com/whichmba/full-time-mba-ranking
UCLA actually ranks higher than Michigan in a lot of programs. I hadn't realized they were such a good school until I dated a PHd candidate from there and she told me all about it....
They are a very good school. Michigan is ranked as an even better school in every list I have looked at. The Economist obviously has a dissenting opinion, but I have never sourced them for school rankings before.
Dude...I simply looked at ranking from about a handful of sources (US news, Forbes, Business Insider, etc.) and none, including the one you just cited, had UCLA's MBA program ranked higher than Ross's. Obviously there are concentrations within an MBA, some of which UCLA may be slightly more be respected in, but when Michigan is ranked higher than another school - whether it be by 1 spot or 10 - it should be called out, not downplayed. If Michigan were ranked 4th at the end of the regular season and UCLA 5th I certainly would not spout to the playoff committee that we are "basically the same". We are better. I take that level of pride in everything Michigan. When you're born, raised, educated, and coached a Wolverine that happens. Sorry if that offends your Michigan Arrogance guilt.
Also, you may want to reassess your understanding of the term "ignorant".
"lacking knowledge, information, or awareness about something in particular."
Dr Tobaggan, I like you and really do appreciate most of your comments. But you last comment was indeed very "ignorant". Don't tell me to reconsider my definition of a word when obviously you have shown little capability to even look up the best business schools in the United States. You are making yourself look like an "ignorant" ass
I just posted the link to Forbes saying that they are very much equal in terms of 5-year MBA repayment. Funkywolve and I both provide sources and links, and then you just go throw out that you "looked at these sites" without posting any links? I'd be impressed if you could get through your first semester at Michigan
Rankings are obviously somewhat subjective, but doing a quick google search the following rankings came up on the first page. One has Ross significantly higher. One has Anderson significantly higher and the rest have them about even.
http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-graduate-schools…
http://www.economist.com/whichmba/full-time-mba-ranking
http://www.forbes.com/business-schools/list/
http://www.topmanagementdegrees.com/rankings/top-mba-programs/
http://rankings.ft.com/businessschoolrankings/global-mba-ranking-2016
http://www.bloomberg.com/features/2015-best-business-schools/
Funkywolve, you put all the websites down that I looked at. I thought one would be enough for another michigan grad to at least do some digging, but instead he decided to be stUck in his little world of MICHIGAN IS THE BEST AT EVERYTHING LA LA LA LA DONT GIVE ME YOUR FACTS. This is what we make fun of other fan bases for. Dr. Tobaggan, you are definitely above this.
To me this just further justifies late switch's like Davis Webb's. If getting into a grad program is going to be an issue, then hold off, make sure the scholarship is still there and see where you get into before making a final decision.
That said, why exactly, did he try for an MBA? Those typically require work experience and it's really hard to get in otherwise. He may have been sold a bill of goods, but shooting for the MBA program feels like a bridge too far.
UCLA screwed themselves with this approach, too. They knew what he wanted and trying to offer a masters in education feels like total horsecrap, getting future grad transfers is going to be harder now and their O-line depth for this next year is AWFUL. Adrian Klemm is about to earn his money big-time.
UCLA Coach Mora's discussion with Jake after admissions' denial....
SEC right now, "I see nothing wrong this and how it negatively impacts a student-athlete...now here is reason 58 why satellite camps are the Devil's camps."