Loving the downvote for pointing out that Jerry Cantrell, singer, lead guitarist and principal songwriter for Alice In Chains hardly constitutes a drop in quality.

Jerry Cantrell is going to be there on the 14th. Is he somehow not good enough for you? Lol.

Is your back getting tired from moving the goal post yet?

Bryant's reputation has greatly increased over the past 20 years, and you've been living under a rock if that's news to you. Bryant University graduates are thought of very highly; I interface with many of them on a frequent basis in the tech world. Do their resumes go in a small pile because they're from Bryant? Maybe regionally, but certainly not nationally. Regardless, very few universities do provide that value to students.

I don't think you understand what Return on Investment is. That is the fundamental part you seem to be missing. The NPV that the Georgetown report uses to calculate ROI factors cost heavily into the equation. If you look at a school like Bryant or PC, they don't do particularly well 10 years in because their graduates are busy paying off their high student debt. The difference is that once they have paid off their debt, they rapidly catch up to and exceed their peers from other schools due to the higher expected salary they have from those schools.

The 10 year NPV for a Bryant University graduate is $149k; the 10 year for a RIC graduate is $140k.

The NPV for a Bryant grad at year 30 is $1.4 million; the NPV for a RIC grad is $814k.

So no, you don't do better at a cheaper price. That's not to say RIC isn't a good school; as I said, it provides tremendous value. At the end of the day, how you do after you graduate is more dependent on your own personal talent and drive than the school you went to. But Bryant University is the best ROI in the state, and there is data to back up that claim.

So I'm asking for the 3rd or 4th time; what data are you using to support your argument? Your inability to view the Payscale data is irrelevant. Just provide the data you used to support your original statement.

Or, better yet, admit you don't have any such data and you're basing your entire argument on anecdotal generalities.

Yes actually; data from Payscale puts the average starting salary of a Social Sciences graduate from Bryant University at $63k. Communications and Journalism average $53k, and business school graduates average $58k.

I actually have friends that work for Payscale and am very familiar with their offer. They sell their salary data and consulting services to businesses to help them build out their compensation plans; so their data is pretty solid.

So, what data do you have to support that Bryant University only has a strong ROI for their business school?

I'm guessing you don't have any, which is why you tried to flip the script and have thus far refused to share anything but anecdotal BS. But lets see!

Well that's the beauty of a metric like ROI; it factors in tuition. Despite having a tuition nearly twice that of URI, Bryant provides a higher return on investment.

And as I said, that data isn't limited to just the business school.

So I ask again, do you have any data that demonstrates the great ROI at Bryant is only applicable if you go to the Business School?

The studies are based on Bryant University as a whole, not just the business school.

So do you have any data to support your statement? Simply quoting the tuition doesn't mean much if it's got a great ROI.

In state is $18k and out of state is $40k.

So why UConn exactly?

Why UCONN? Very expensive out of state.

Best value for sure, but best bang for your buck is Bryant University. Studies have demonstrated it to provide the best ROI in the state and one of the best in the country.

At the end of the day the most important thing is that you finish your degree. If money is a major concern, no perceived benefit you get from URI is going to justify the difference in tuition.

I've known plenty of successful people that attended RIC. I went to URI for a degree in Philosophy and have been plenty successful as well. Your success is going to come down to what YOU do with your degree; not the school you get it from.

100%. I took my 4 year old there for the Leonid meteor shower and it did not disappoint.

That's awesome, I'm going to give him a call!

I appreciate the advice. I'm looking for instruction from a certified pro though; I golf about 20 times a year and consistently hit around 100-105. Just trying to knock a few strokes off my game.

This is the towards the end of soupy making season, but there are still a couple more weeks. We usually start in late December and roll through mid February. This year we might have to shut it down early due to the damp winter.

Made 5 cases yesterday and I live in Cumberland, but yes you're right

As a firmer NYer Cafe Such a Bagel in Smithfield is very good

There is really no benefit in moving to Rhode Island if you don't have friends or family you are trying to be close to.

I had good luck using MeetUp when I lived across the country a few years back. Plenty of groups based on your interests to find like minded people.

Your lease calls out hot water exclusively? I've never heard of a lease saying the landlord covers hot water. Are you sure it doesn't say that it covers water?

If you're in northern RI, Gasbarro's in Attleboro has a great selection.

As a group, the Proud Boys serve an important role in our society. They provide a safe place for men with micropenises to blame their many shortcomings on those around them instead of confronting the ugly truth that they just suck at life.

Proud to say I have my Christmas lights and decorations already out in the front lawn.

Shockingly enough the excitement of my children is far more important to me than the opinion of anyone else.

And about 28% of them will be going to corporate America so you too will have the opportunity to rent from Amazon or Blackrock.