The University of Louisville is getting
a lot of attention as its basketball team is playing against Kansas
in the March Madness tournament. If Louisville wins the competition,
a large number of students will decide to enroll in this university,
not realizing that winning a basketball competition has nothing to do
with academics.
A university could spend millions on
their basketball team and still be unable to provide quality
accommodation for the students, hire qualified professors or buy
equipment necessary to certain technical classes. And yet a lot of
high school students will send out applications to Louisville because
the university gained a good reputation through athletics. Marketing
departments are aware of this and know sports should be an important
part of their strategy. Students are encouraged to identify with the
winning team, even though they are not going to attend a single game
throughout the season.
Is identifying with your university a
necessity? School pride can be fun and feeling like you belong is
necessary in order to adapt to this new environment, which is
sometimes a radical change, especially for young students out of high
school. But you do not need to go to a prestigious university to feelthat way.
Students who want to attend Louisville
University after watching the March Madness games need to realize
they are not going to get involved in athletics and will get the
exact same education and experience at a more affordable school.
Actually, Louisville would not even be a good choice for a student
interested in a degree Louisville is not offering or not funding
properly.
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