You bro, we are cool. Why would I question your intelligence? I am sorry if my post came across taht way, but that is certainly not what I meant. The subject my friend is going there for (grad school), its ranked one of the lowest in the country. He did very poorly in the entrance exam, and he got accepted to 2 schools out of the 31 he applied to.
As far as tuition, $ doesnt mean anything when it comes to tuition. South Western law school and University of San Deigo has tuition of about 30K a year +/- and they are ranked VERY low in the US news rankings (I mean really dumb people go here), and other schools in the top 20 are charging 12-15K in tuition. Just saying $ doesn't mean quality.
I am gonna stop here, before I come of sounding like an elitist. I have spent much time in OR, and know enough about the field of study, to make my judgements.
If you read carefully, I said, the field of study my friend was going for.
You have your opinions, and I have mine.
Nontheless, this argument is not worth either of our time, as the thread is about me getting in touch with my old buddies, which I consider you one.