Does UNO (New Orlreans) have a good reputation in geology MS program?

[wwzzxx]

There is a professor likely to accept with TAship, and he has a good lab research and good publication record in his area. But the ranking of UNO and its geology program seems to be quite low. Should I consider about this?

[GeoDUDE!]

Funded masters is always good... And if he has a good track record it can set you up for a good job or a PhD program. I did an unranked funded masters before my phd.

[sjoh197]

Do not.... I repeat... do not go here. Just yesterday, the Louisiana budget gutting the entire state education system was passed. Even our flagship university had its state budget cut by 78%...... 78%. The entire system is about to bleed to death, and UNO will be one of them. Do not invest your future into this. It may not even last you throughout your masters. 

[columbia09]

Do not.... I repeat... do not go here. Just yesterday, the Louisiana budget gutting the entire state education system was passed. Even our flagship university had its state budget cut by 78%...... 78%. The entire system is about to bleed to death, and UNO will be one of them. Do not invest your future into this. It may not even last you throughout your masters.

Wow it seems that every university is getting budget cut.......

[wwzzxx]

Funded masters is always good... And if he has a good track record it can set you up for a good job or a PhD program. I did an unranked funded masters before my phd.

And the prof said it is required for his MS student to publish at least one paper to get the degree. So it seems that the prof is strict with the research. 

[wwzzxx]

Do not.... I repeat... do not go here. Just yesterday, the Louisiana budget gutting the entire state education system was passed. Even our flagship university had its state budget cut by 78%...... 78%. The entire system is about to bleed to death, and UNO will be one of them. Do not invest your future into this. It may not even last you throughout your masters. 

But what is they guarantee the two year's TAships?  

[wwzzxx]

Wow it seems that every university is getting budget cut.......

Are your funding from UNL guaranteed? RA or TA?

[Eigen]

The point is more that no one is sure how much longer UNO as a university will exist. I'd be very leery of getting my MS from a school that might no longer be around in a few years.

 

UNO got cut off from LSU and the LSU system a couple of years ago, and has been floundering without that funding and research support.

[columbia09]

Are your funding from UNL guaranteed? RA or TA?

They still don't know :/

[turbidite]

Louisiana native here. I personally wouldn't take the chance of going to UNO. If the proposed budget cuts go through (and they will to some extent), I could see the university dropping off the map in 5-10 years. This state does not value higher education. Sad and backwards, I know, but it's the reality of the situation.

[columbia09]

Louisiana native here. I personally wouldn't take the chance of going to UNO. If the proposed budget cuts go through (and they will to some extent), I could see the university dropping off the map in 5-10 years. This state does not value higher education. Sad and backwards, I know, but it's the reality of the situation.

 

Thanks to your governor who thinks that exorcists are real........

[Usmivka]

Thanks to your governor who thinks that exorcists are real........

I have no doubt that people exist who bill themselves as exorcists. Or astrologers. Or mediums, etc. So I'm thinking you meant something else.

[sjoh197]

I have no doubt that people exist who bill themselves as exorcists. Or astrologers. Or mediums, etc. So I'm thinking you meant something else.

 

I was carrying a planetary crusts book the other day, and had a woman ask me if I was studying astrology.... LOL

[columbia09]

I have no doubt that people exist who bill themselves as exorcists. Or astrologers. Or mediums, etc. So I'm thinking you meant something else.

 

Meant to say he preformed exorcisms in college