[Alumni-chat] Reasons why i left antioch

[Willkops at aol.com]

I figure it would probably help people to know why i left antioch so as to  
understand why so much retention has take place.  If i had stayed i would  have 
been graduating with this years class.  I plan on going back to the  school 
if they stay open and i have been following the situation intently trying  to 
figure out whats going to happen.  But i illistrate here a few points  about 
why antioch has had the difficulties it has had, and it might be helpful i  
thought for people to know them.
 
1.  The biggest reason why I left Antioch was that the Universities  bad pr 
campaign against the college had everyone at the college thinking that  their 
education wasn't adequate.  Because I was a first year I had not been  to 
another school so I had nothing to compare Antioch to.  Thus I left  primarily 
because I was led to believe it was bad for my education to be at  Antioch.  I 
know today that this was false.  In fact, after being at  two other schools I can 
honestly say that my education at Antioch was far  supperirior to most othe 
schools.
 
2.  Another reason why I left and why many people leave the school is  that 
it is in a constant state of closing.  Its very difficult and  unnerving to go 
to an institution where your credits wont transfer if you have  to leave and 
its on the brink of closing all the time.  So if it does stay  open something 
will have to be done about restoring Antioch's name as far as  accreditation 
goes.  
 
Those are the two biggest reasons why I left and I think they are important  
for people to grasp.  This is why people have been leaving Antioch or at  
least in part, and its what needs to change if the place stays open. 



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