Fan Nation
Forums
Forum list
Search forums
Rules & Policies
Podcast
Mobile App
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Shop
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forum list
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Horned Frog Athletics
Scott & Wes Frog Fan Forum
Texas Christian University to nix the word 'freshmen' in push for 'inclusive excellence'
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="geezer" data-source="post: 3015519" data-attributes="member: 71765"><p>If you're concerned about the cost of making editorial changes for this, consider this:</p><p></p><p>For several years after I relocated to OK, TCU asked me to be an Alumni representative at the College Night events at various high schools in the Tulsa area. Prior to each event, the Admissions Office would send me a box full of handouts and fact sheets to give to every prospective student (and their parents), some cheap giveaway items, and the official TCU tablecloth for the display.</p><p></p><p>Each time I received a box of materials, I would review every handout and fact sheet. The number of typos and inconsistent information was mind-boggling. For example, if there were three different documents that discussed faculty-student ratio, there would be up to three different numbers. Typos ranged from gross keyboard finger-fumbling to the good old autocorrect substitutions (the kf.c favorite excuse).</p><p></p><p>So, I would take out a red pen, and go through every piece of paper, line-by-line, word-by-word, number-by number and highlight all the errors. Then, I'd mail a copy of my corrections to the Dean of Admissions. </p><p></p><p>Some times the errors were fixed in the next batch of materials, most times not.</p><p></p><p>All this to say, TCU already spends a good amount of time and money making changes/corrections to everything it prints.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="geezer, post: 3015519, member: 71765"] If you're concerned about the cost of making editorial changes for this, consider this: For several years after I relocated to OK, TCU asked me to be an Alumni representative at the College Night events at various high schools in the Tulsa area. Prior to each event, the Admissions Office would send me a box full of handouts and fact sheets to give to every prospective student (and their parents), some cheap giveaway items, and the official TCU tablecloth for the display. Each time I received a box of materials, I would review every handout and fact sheet. The number of typos and inconsistent information was mind-boggling. For example, if there were three different documents that discussed faculty-student ratio, there would be up to three different numbers. Typos ranged from gross keyboard finger-fumbling to the good old autocorrect substitutions (the kf.c favorite excuse). So, I would take out a red pen, and go through every piece of paper, line-by-line, word-by-word, number-by number and highlight all the errors. Then, I'd mail a copy of my corrections to the Dean of Admissions. Some times the errors were fixed in the next batch of materials, most times not. All this to say, TCU already spends a good amount of time and money making changes/corrections to everything it prints. [/QUOTE]
Verification
Which team did TCU defeat in the College Football Playoffs?
Post reply
Forums
Horned Frog Athletics
Scott & Wes Frog Fan Forum
Texas Christian University to nix the word 'freshmen' in push for 'inclusive excellence'
Top