Monday, April 7, 2014

A Poem by Alex MacDonald

College Poem

While talking about college
We should really acknowledge
What certain schools represent

The Gators, Rams, Cowboys, and Cyclones
Have certain statistics that should be well known
Listen carefully because my facts are well shown

We’ll start with the University of Florida
It’s not all just classrooms and corridors
Some say the tuition is horrible

21,000 a year
Might sound sincere
But it’s not that great because that’s just in-state

Out of state is forty-three thousand
With 50,000 students enrolled, that might seemed crowded
But that’s not the money that is really counted
And Gainesville is the city where the school was founded

The endowment of UF is 1.359 bil
To some that number will give them chills
Some are in college just for the thrills
But in the end they will be stuck paying off bills

But some are in college with shoes to fulfill
Learn skills, and reach the top of the hill
Get a job and make a mil

UF is just your average large public university that a lot of kids attend
Not caring about the money that they’ll spend
Going to the school is really a trend
But we should really ascend to the west end

In Oklahoma
To get into here you’ll need more than a diploma
Stats like these will put you in a coma

Mr. Oklahoma State President
Is probably living rather pleasant

He makes about four hundred and thirty thou a year
And Pistol Pete is the mascot firing shots in the air

The school is about half women, and half men
And their basketball team just barely made the top ten

This school and Florida are rather comparable
Both their endowments are terrible yet tolerable
But a school like Iowa St. is more bearable

It’s endowment and tuition are lower which is a big difference
It’s because of its position

The schools location will drive you insane
Located in Ames
Such a boring place
This school disgraced and misplaced because it is landlocked
It will never be overstocked
Because it is locked in the middle of the country

Most of their students are in state
But you’ll see that is the usual case

Most students chose a state school
So they don’t have to throw all their money in the pool

Iowa St. is definitely a good choice
The only reason it has low attendance is because of it’s location and low voice

Last but not least is VCU
Located in a city that’s huge!
Richmond, Virginia with a population of more than two-hundred thou
With such a large endowment it will make you say wow

And just as the others go, there are less men than women
And the main ethnicities are white, black and Asian.

This schools attendance is a lot higher because of its alignment
That is the main influence on all the schools in my assignment

The bigger the city, the larger the school
And the lower the cost if it is a state school

So by majority rule
That is how these colleges speak for college in general
So if you get the chance
copy this all down with a pencil
Because it is sentimental and could be essential to help you get you credentials to succeed

That is all

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