Not to be racist if you think im being racist. I just want to know.

The Divison has nothing to do with academics. It is the tier of sports competition that you are at. Some schools have different sports in different divisions. It is the system of academics that they are a part of that makes them more challenging than others. For instance in California, we have the UC and the CSU system. The UC system is quite harder than the CSU, but both systems of schools compete at all different levels of sports. Humboldt State University (one of the top academic schools in the country plays in Div 2, yet is in the CSU system), Fresno State (average academic school, competes in Div 1), yet both hold the same academic standards and acceptance terms. Some Div 3 schools are better than some Div 1 and some Div 1 are way better than some Div 2, but the individual school is all that matters. University of Michigan, Stanford, Harvard, Yale, Brown, and even UCLA boast some of the top academic standards in the nation, but them being in Div 1 doesn't mean anything. Some schools like Oregon, Arizona, Arizona St, Tulane, and Washington are much easier to go in even though they are still Div 1.

Sports don't make the academics. The individual school does that.

Black schools have a whole different set of academics. The majority study African American history and any other type of information pertaining to African Americans. It isn't just an all-black school, but the students are opened up to a whole world of pure African American teachings. It may be hard, it may not be, but the core material is different.

And there are lots of all-white schools. Just as whites can go to all black schools and blacks to all white schools, they both exist. Many schools with religious ideals behind them tend to be all-white, several top academic schools happen to have a large all-white portion (its not because blacks don't apply or qualify), and even some high schools are designated as all-white.

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The divisions don't raise extra money for the schools to spend on academics, but actually cost them lots of money for their athletic programs. Divisions are for athletics, not academics. Ever hear if you want to be a doctor go to UCLA, or a biologist go to Humboldt, a lawyer Harvard or Yale, a vet UC Davis, an architect Cal Poly SLO, or anything like that? Aeronautical engineering is supreme at U of M, but that has nothing to do with them being in Division 1. Academic standards are the schools own ideas and money does not play a factor in the academic part. Most schools receive government assistance in building superior labs, buildings, and learning evnironment. Everything that athletics make goes straight to the Athletic Departmnet, not to build a telescope.

Austin N sounds like an idiot when stating LSU is lowly academically. It doesn't make sense at all, but has nothing to do with them playing Div 1 ball. Do some research and you'll see what I mean.

still don't have that answer about your relative eh?

Why the fascination with LSU's academics? I went to FSU and I would not exactly call it Harvard, but it wasn't easy either.

Well, its harder to get into LSU and it probably cost alot more to attend LSU but that doesnt mean the curriculum is harder. Some of the best academic schools in this country are dv-2 and dv-3. Mainly because they tend to focus more on academics.

BTW, I dont buy that whole, I am not trying to be racist crap. Stop race baiting.

Morgan State is Division I, not Division II. "Traditional" black colleges that are Division II are schools like Virginia State, Bowie State, Clark Atlanta, Morehouse, etc. some of which are as academically tough if not tougher than many Division I schools.

What about the Dv-2 white colleges?
What? There are none?
Racism alive and well

If you are talking about for athletes then no I don't think a D1 school would be harder. Those kids are brought into that school for 1 reason and that's to play sports. If they happen to be smart that's a nice bonus but sure isn't required. They end up in some joke of a major getting a free ride.

Kids that go D2 usually are not as good athletically. They need to be a little better at school because its a bigger part of the reason they are in college.

As for the rest of us. It really depends on the college. Some are better than others and usually size has little to do with it other than bigger schools might have better facilities and more choices for your major.

The traditional "black" colleges suck academically. I had lots of teachers in middle and high school who got degrees from Southern, Grambling, and others......they were complete retards. I had an english teacher who couldnt speak proper english, just ebonics. She would "axe" questions rather than ask them. Not one of them could conjugate verbs or use the correct verb tense. I ended up dropping out of high school and enrolling at LSU because I was so bored. Yep, the black colleges are a complete waste.

D2 schools have different academic and SAT quals than D1 schools

it depends on the field of study. Div 1 schools (ie larger state universities) get a lot more research money and more money in general which generally attracts more talented scholars, professors, researchers etc. in fields that are not as dependant on research funding the advantage/disadvantage tends to even out. so if you're talking the hard sciences then yeah most likely. everything else probably no.

i have not researched this extensively so i could be mistaken.

Div 1. has a sliding scale for initial eligibility. 2.0GPA, 1010SAT, 56 sum ACT. 2.5GPA, 820 SAT, 68 ACT sum..

Div 2 has no sliding scale. The Requirements are 2.0 GPA, 820 ACT, ACT sum 68.

Div 1 requires 16 core courses from high school, Div2 requires 14 core courses.

Most of the State colleges in Pennsylvania are DIv.2 in football: Slippery Rock, Edinboro, Bloomsburg, Lock Haven, etc. Ashland college in Ohio is Div2.

If anything, the D2 colleges have slightly LESS stringent initial requirements than does D1.

what is with everyone gettin on lsu's academics

its no ivy league school but theres nothin wrong with its academics

is this cuz you cant argue about football anymore?

you guys are pathetic.

Dude, LSU is rank in 3rd tier. That is very low academic. That is similiar to going to community college.

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