but Maryland is located in College Park, just to confuse people

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May 29, 2019
11:36:31am

Dissenter All-American

but Maryland is located in College Park, just to confuse people

seriously needed to rethink their naming conventions

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Dissenter

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POLL: Based on their resume, what school did this person graduate from?

Odysseus

5/29/19 11:15am

the school in Rexburg is not called BYU. it is called BYU-Idaho

WorfoSAUR

5/29/19 11:19am

The school in Maryland is Loyola University Maryland

Odysseus

5/29/19 11:22am

So both resume writers are wrong and dont know how to write their own schools

5/29/19 11:36am

yet everybody knows which school they attended.

smokymountainrain

5/29/19 11:39am

Not without the multiple choice options

The Dark Knight

5/29/19 11:41am

Except them apparently.

5/29/19 11:50am

Or University of Maryland University College....which isn't the University of

demon_llama

5/29/19 11:34am

but Maryland is located in College Park, just to confuse people

Dissenter

5/29/19 11:36am

Michigan : Michigan-Dearborn :: BYU : BYU-Idaho

Dissenter

5/29/19 11:35am

but if somebody says they went to the University of Michigan, Dearborn Mich

smokymountainrain

5/29/19 11:41am

Only because you're familiar with Michigan (the school)

Dissenter

5/29/19 11:45am

RE: but if somebody says they went to the University of Michigan, Dearborn Mich

crazY

5/29/19 12:10pm

But what if you left it without multiple choice?

The Dark Knight

5/29/19 11:39am

without the multiple choice you wouldn't know he went to Loyola, Baltimore? huh?

smokymountainrain

5/29/19 11:42am

I would have assumed that's the only LMU I know

The Dark Knight

5/29/19 11:43am

Without the multiple choice, he wouldn't have realized there was a distinction

russkiejedi

5/29/19 11:56am

Exactly.

Jay Rick

5/29/19 11:57am

if i'm not familiar, listing BYU-ID isn't going to change anything. I'm going

smokymountainrain

5/29/19 12:05pm

But the name difference triggers a question and is more honest.

The Dark Knight

5/29/19 12:07pm

you would do that regardless. the dash doesn't change that fact.

smokymountainrain

5/29/19 12:09pm

Not if you think you already know the university

The Dark Knight

5/29/19 12:28pm

No, you’re going to assume that BYU is in Idaho. The thought that there were

russkiejedi

5/29/19 12:29pm

I guess the relevant question here is whether or not the average person can

russkiejedi

5/29/19 11:53am

see above. Listing it with a dash instead of a comma isn't going to change the

smokymountainrain

5/29/19 12:06pm

The dash marks a different title. They will see that (and do see that)

The Dark Knight

5/29/19 12:43pm

Sure it is. Someone made a Purdue reference, which is a good one. People know

russkiejedi

5/29/19 1:28pm

Coincidentally, I’ve hired someone from Loyola in Baltimore, and she’s an

russkiejedi

5/29/19 2:26pm

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