I have read variations of this "Nebraska's academics are a joke" on this forum occasionally and just let it go, but I call BS this time. I went two years to a small, private East Coast school before obtaining my degrees in Lincoln. I had a terrific education in both places. In the 40+ years since I've been in college, I have worked both with and against people from schools all over the country. Never have I been at a disadvantage with my NU education. I have known lazy jerks who went through Ivy League schools on daddy's money and knew nothing, while one of the smartest people/best workers I have ever known went to Panhandle State University in Oklahoma. You get out of it what you put into it. I am from a large family and have siblings with NU educations in all walks of life all over the country. They all do just fine with their inferior Nebraska educations. A dear friend in the journalism business runs up against people from all the "name" J schools constantly; his NU journalism degree has kept him on top of his profession for 40 years. And just remember, it's all relative. My snooty Northwestern-graduate sister mocks Iowa academics unceasingly, insisting the only reason people go there is because they can't get into Northwestern or Illinois. In summary, bleep you