Comments on: Welcome to DaytonaState.org http://daytonastate.org/leader-1 All about the many-named school Tue, 06 Jan 2009 05:12:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Richard X. Thripp http://daytonastate.org/leader-1#comment-1205 Richard X. Thripp Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:26:34 +0000 #comment-1205 Ha ha, not many people use the tormented emoticon. Ha ha, not many people use the tormented emoticon.

]]> By: Anonymous http://daytonastate.org/leader-1#comment-1204 Anonymous Mon, 05 Jan 2009 23:25:27 +0000 #comment-1204 :smile-right: :smirk-left: :tormented: :smile-right: :smirk-left: :tormented:

]]> By: Richard X. Thripp http://daytonastate.org/leader-1#comment-611 Richard X. Thripp Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:45:12 +0000 #comment-611 I didn't get any Pell grant this semester either, apparently because I made $5000 last year working. My parents made more too, but that doesn't mean I get any of that. My courses and professors are as difficult / helpful as before, but I noticed people don't seem as nice at bldg. 100... they're under a lot of stress maybe? It's probably coming from the top down, as people don't become rude and unhelpful for no reason. That's why you always have to <a href="http://richardxthripp.thripp.com/reframing-negativity-688" rel="nofollow">flip things around</a>. I've heard a lot of complaints about the financial aid dept. not providing financial aid quickly, so many students can't pay their tuition which they would do with the money from the financial aid dept. Seems funny to me, because it's basically one department lending money to another department. That's a state college for ya. :wink: I didn’t get any Pell grant this semester either, apparently because I made $5000 last year working. My parents made more too, but that doesn’t mean I get any of that.

My courses and professors are as difficult / helpful as before, but I noticed people don’t seem as nice at bldg. 100… they’re under a lot of stress maybe? It’s probably coming from the top down, as people don’t become rude and unhelpful for no reason. That’s why you always have to flip things around.

I’ve heard a lot of complaints about the financial aid dept. not providing financial aid quickly, so many students can’t pay their tuition which they would do with the money from the financial aid dept. Seems funny to me, because it’s basically one department lending money to another department. That’s a state college for ya. :wink:

]]> By: Allison http://daytonastate.org/leader-1#comment-564 Allison Sun, 16 Nov 2008 06:18:23 +0000 #comment-564 Now that DBCC has turned into a so called, "State College", I feel it has made a turn for the worst. More and more people I talk to are failing their classes, including myself, mostly in part because the cirriculum has become harder and the teachers have become vague with their teaching. I think that this is being done on purpose so that students fail and have to pay to retake the class so the college can get more money out of us poor local students. "Daytona State College", has made it nearly impossible for the students that have to work full time to earn a degree. The teachers let the classes out early at night and give much more work then what they used to when it was "Daytona Beach Community College". Some of the teachers rush to get the night classes done with so they can go home. I don't think this is fair because I pay to be taught and they don't spend the amount of time teaching that they are suppose to. I feel like the students at "Daytona State College", have all became a number and not a student. I feel that the teachers are trained to fail people, not to teach them. Additionally, now that it has become a "State College", to see someone in Financial Aid takes hours and if you call you can never get someone to pick up. They put you on hold and leave you on hold like they forgot about you. Also, now that it has become a "State College", I do not get my Pell Grant like when I did when it was a Community College. I have talked to others and some people have had their scholarships cut due to it becomming a "State College". This is my theory on all of it. Now that it has became a "State College", and they have built new buildings they have made a way for paying for the buildings by having the teachers fail so many students in each of their classes and by cutting the Pell Grants and Scholarships. I had no problem with my grades until "DBCC", became "Daytona State College". I have spoke to many other students and they all feel the same way. Now that DBCC has turned into a so called, “State College”, I feel it has made a turn for the worst. More and more people I talk to are failing their classes, including myself, mostly in part because the cirriculum has become harder and the teachers have become vague with their teaching. I think that this is being done on purpose so that students fail and have to pay to retake the class so the college can get more money out of us poor local students. “Daytona State College”, has made it nearly impossible for the students that have to work full time to earn a degree. The teachers let the classes out early at night and give much more work then what they used to when it was “Daytona Beach Community College”. Some of the teachers rush to get the night classes done with so they can go home. I don’t think this is fair because I pay to be taught and they don’t spend the amount of time teaching that they are suppose to. I feel like the students at “Daytona State College”, have all became a number and not a student. I feel that the teachers are trained to fail people, not to teach them. Additionally, now that it has become a “State College”, to see someone in Financial Aid takes hours and if you call you can never get someone to pick up. They put you on hold and leave you on hold like they forgot about you. Also, now that it has become a “State College”, I do not get my Pell Grant like when I did when it was a Community College. I have talked to others and some people have had their scholarships cut due to it becomming a “State College”. This is my theory on all of it. Now that it has became a “State College”, and they have built new buildings they have made a way for paying for the buildings by having the teachers fail so many students in each of their classes and by cutting the Pell Grants and Scholarships. I had no problem with my grades until “DBCC”, became “Daytona State College”. I have spoke to many other students and they all feel the same way.

]]> By: Correction: Florida Academic Scholars bonus reduced to $187.50 | Daytona State College News http://daytonastate.org/leader-1#comment-69 Correction: Florida Academic Scholars bonus reduced to $187.50 | Daytona State College News Sun, 14 Sep 2008 11:14:57 +0000 #comment-69 [...] = "pub-5149869439810473";google_ad_slot = "8600969225";google_ad_width = 300;google_ad_height = 250;Jason alerted me that the email I got from the FL department of education means $375 for the whole school [...] [...] = “pub-5149869439810473″;google_ad_slot = “8600969225″;google_ad_width = 300;google_ad_height = 250;Jason alerted me that the email I got from the FL department of education means $375 for the whole school [...]

]]> By: Richard X. Thripp http://daytonastate.org/leader-1#comment-68 Richard X. Thripp Sun, 14 Sep 2008 11:14:15 +0000 #comment-68 @Jason: You're right, I misread that. Read this: <a href="http://daytonastate.org/correction-florida-academic-scholars-bonus-reduced-to-18750-29" rel="nofollow">Correction: Florida Academic Scholars bonus reduced to $187.50</a> @Jason: You’re right, I misread that. Read this:

Correction: Florida Academic Scholars bonus reduced to $187.50

]]> By: jason http://daytonastate.org/leader-1#comment-67 jason Sun, 14 Sep 2008 10:39:08 +0000 #comment-67 Richard, We received the same note from BF. I think you are confused. Bright futures has REDUCED your "college-related expense allowance" (books). $375.00 is all you get for the ENTIRE YEAR... not just one semester. Per semester, you get @ $187.00, instead of the previous $225.00. You said you spent $340.00 on books this semester. It looks like you have $35.00 left for books next semester. Dual enrollment is still the way to go. Richard,
We received the same note from BF.

I think you are confused. Bright futures has REDUCED your “college-related expense allowance” (books).

$375.00 is all you get for the ENTIRE YEAR… not just one semester.

Per semester, you get @ $187.00, instead of the previous $225.00.

You said you spent $340.00 on books this semester. It looks like you have $35.00 left for books next semester.

Dual enrollment is still the way to go.

]]> By: Richard X. Thripp http://daytonastate.org/leader-1#comment-14 Richard X. Thripp Sun, 24 Aug 2008 14:45:04 +0000 #comment-14 Thanks, Lisa! Lisa's follow-up is to my post, <a href="http://daytonastate.org/is-daytona-state-college-not-cool-16" rel="nofollow">Is Daytona State College not cool?</a>, for everyone reading in confusion. Her post <a href="http://activerain.com/blogsview/653740/The-Cool-College-in" rel="nofollow">is here</a>. I wasn't thinking of the gradual evolution of the college, but you're right, it has gotten a lot grander over the years, and is much more worthy of the "state" title now. The dual-enrollment thing is great, particularly for being free. I thought about using it but didn't because I was far enough ahead in high school and had the BrightFutures scholarship coming. Thanks for the interesting response! This is what makes the blogosphere great. Thanks, Lisa! Lisa’s follow-up is to my post, Is Daytona State College not cool?, for everyone reading in confusion. Her post is here.

I wasn’t thinking of the gradual evolution of the college, but you’re right, it has gotten a lot grander over the years, and is much more worthy of the “state” title now. The dual-enrollment thing is great, particularly for being free. I thought about using it but didn’t because I was far enough ahead in high school and had the BrightFutures scholarship coming.

Thanks for the interesting response! This is what makes the blogosphere great.

]]> By: Lisa Hill http://daytonastate.org/leader-1#comment-12 Lisa Hill Fri, 22 Aug 2008 06:53:33 +0000 #comment-12 Richard, I just wanted to let you know, I posted a follow up to our DBCC, DBC, DSC blog conversation. :wink: Richard, I just wanted to let you know, I posted a follow up to our DBCC, DBC, DSC blog conversation. :wink:

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