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What is a Directional State School Vs. Flagship State School?

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Pontificating ticket booth striped hyena
  07/05/13
Flagship: UIUC Directional: Southern Illinois University,...
cracking clear background story laser beams
  07/05/13
i always interpreted directional state u to mean like "...
Laughsome Chrome Locale Kitty Cat
  07/05/13
where does the name come from tho? Why directional?
Pontificating ticket booth striped hyena
  07/05/13
BECAUSE THERE ARE CARDINAL FUCKING DIRECTIONS IN THE NAME.
primrose dingle berry
  07/05/13
Lol
Multi-colored Greedy Field Idiot
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Hairraiser wrinkle
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lol
Aromatic death wish dilemma
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insane range
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soul-stirring house
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This was a well executed flame thread by both you and OP. W...
Lime heaven affirmative action
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Embarrassed to the bone snowy idea he suggested
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180 excellent breakdown for this retard
Bateful Startling Stage
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primrose dingle berry
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primrose dingle berry
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primrose dingle berry
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Shaky judgmental address
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primrose dingle berry
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vigorous lodge
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Big double fault pisswyrm
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primrose dingle berry
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primrose dingle berry
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primrose dingle berry
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flirting cyan shitlib
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Idiotic property
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primrose dingle berry
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Dashing theater stage travel guidebook
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concupiscible university candlestick maker
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I Listen to Porn Podcasts
  07/31/25
wtf?
Green Coiffed Sweet Tailpipe
  07/05/13
I believe these schools "direct" you into a certai...
Odious Stage Voyeur
  10/05/13
So they lead to jobs as opposed to massive debt and no job?
poppy hissy fit crackhouse
  10/06/13
Don't forget about the B.S. in Criminal Justice Perfect t...
jade slippery location
  11/12/13
i always thought that was a degree for future cops that want...
Vivacious cowardly pit
  01/23/16
and future shitlawyers.
Shimmering tantric windowlicker library
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Directional State University was founded in 1853 by John H. ...
Buck-toothed Marketing Idea
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federal outnumbered nursing home
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nice to know arrow found a job
Histrionic piazza dopamine
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evan never not performing and brining the goods.
Shimmering tantric windowlicker library
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Ruby narrow-minded sanctuary
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translucent cocky site yarmulke
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Well-lubricated Gaped Trailer Park
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primrose dingle berry
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Lavender meetinghouse skinny woman
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fuchsia whorehouse pervert
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talented shrine
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federal outnumbered nursing home
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Buck-toothed Marketing Idea
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concupiscible university candlestick maker
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(xo 2013)
Exhilarant home old irish cottage
  09/07/19
(guy who went to directional state U)
fuchsia whorehouse pervert
  09/03/23
Correct. "Directional" indicates there is a cardin...
effete clown haunted graveyard
  07/06/13
Northwestern
Galvanic police squad gas station
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Bateful Startling Stage
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grizzly anal garrison prole
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Floppy Bawdyhouse
  12/19/18
Penn State-Philadelphia
cracking clear background story laser beams
  07/05/13
FLAGSHIP: University of Missouri DIRECTIONAL: Southeast Mis...
Impertinent Step-uncle's House Digit Ratio
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yikes
contagious party of the first part set
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primrose dingle berry
  07/05/13
Flagship: University of California Directional: University ...
Arrogant Citrine Depressive Round Eye
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(irate UCLA NOWAG)
excitant center stain
  07/06/13
180
Floppy Bawdyhouse
  10/05/13
and dont ever let them forget that.
Vivacious cowardly pit
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Shimmering tantric windowlicker library
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Shimmering tantric windowlicker library
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grizzly anal garrison prole
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translucent cocky site yarmulke
  09/07/19
ITT: poaster gets schooled on the definition of "direct...
deep base
  07/06/13
My state has several TTT directional schools. It's always, &...
Buck-toothed Marketing Idea
  07/06/13
Western has dat good football
arousing slate cumskin hell
  07/06/13
Eastern too. lol @ Wazzu.
racy copper gaping multi-billionaire
  10/05/13
(johnsmeyer forgetting to switch monikers)
Bateful Startling Stage
  07/06/13
flagship state school: harvard, yale, princeton direction...
Glittery chest-beating hairy legs school
  09/07/13
47 states lack flagships?
primrose dingle berry
  09/07/13
yes
Glittery chest-beating hairy legs school
  09/07/13
UT vs. Texas Tech
alcoholic brunch
  10/05/13
UVa vs. Va Tech = shittier version
vibrant free-loading space
  10/06/13
Egregiously wrong wtf
Ruby narrow-minded sanctuary
  09/07/19
Worst are the bidirectional name. Southwest Texas State chan...
Domesticated turdskin
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Buck-toothed Marketing Idea
  10/06/13
Does this shit count? This is worse IMO http://en.wikipe...
racy copper gaping multi-billionaire
  10/06/13
wow
abusive main people
  10/06/13
so american
Fiercely-loyal flesh hall
  01/23/16
Do its graduates become panhandlers?
misunderstood potus
  04/07/19
a week 2 college football matchup.
Zippy feces
  10/06/13
UF vs. USF
Supple Red Lay Queen Of The Night
  10/06/13
USF is especially lulzy since it's not even in South Florida...
mildly autistic market sandwich
  11/12/13
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primrose dingle berry
  11/12/13
Directional state universities offer more guidance. Typical...
passionate office international law enforcement agency
  10/04/15
This. As was investigated in the book Paying for the Party,...
180 Psychic
  01/23/16
FLAGSHIP: University of Texas, University of Washington, Uni...
ebony swashbuckling point
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At-the-ready aphrodisiac knife
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grizzly anal garrison prole
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Ruby narrow-minded sanctuary
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Well-lubricated Gaped Trailer Park
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cordovan becky
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He flexed his right muscle.
  07/31/25
People on this board are idiots. "Directional" ...
Cruel-hearted ratface
  01/23/16
wow man can you explain this to us more wasn't sure I got it...
soul-stirring house
  01/23/16
Every single person ITT other than me thinks it has to do wi...
Cruel-hearted ratface
  01/23/16
You are just wrong period
Big double fault pisswyrm
  01/23/16
I really hate doing this, because it's against the classic x...
soul-stirring house
  01/23/16
So TC is flaming? Why are people responding in earnest to...
Cruel-hearted ratface
  01/23/16
You are completely wrong. Directional universities have Card...
Big double fault pisswyrm
  01/23/16
LOL you're kidding me right? Your argument is that becaus...
Cruel-hearted ratface
  01/23/16
It is not like this is an official term, but the accepted me...
Big double fault pisswyrm
  01/23/16
Also, it is not just one good department. Schools like UAH h...
Big double fault pisswyrm
  01/23/16
Pls respond
Big double fault pisswyrm
  01/23/16
Are paosters who say that "directional" state scho...
Motley plaza
  01/23/16
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Directional%2...
Big double fault pisswyrm
  01/23/16
ho le shit this flame dates back to Dec. of 2006. WTF???
Motley plaza
  01/23/16
It is not like this is an official term. That is the commonl...
Big double fault pisswyrm
  01/23/16
I thought it was flame but TC fucking honestly believes it L...
Cruel-hearted ratface
  01/23/16
TC is 100% correct. You're done here
grizzly anal garrison prole
  08/09/16
Was about to (xo 2019) this thread.
learning disabled fragrant tanning salon faggot firefighter
  03/12/19
We’re all still here
primrose dingle berry
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Ruby narrow-minded sanctuary
  09/07/19
I think like many things in our universe there is no one &qu...
swollen heady business firm filthpig
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Yapping hateful chapel fortuitous meteor
  03/07/20
Great thread. Was not expecting a meltdown
Titillating dull school cafeteria internal respiration
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Buck-toothed Marketing Idea
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Buck-toothed Marketing Idea
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Date: July 5th, 2013 2:34 PM
Author: Pontificating ticket booth striped hyena



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#23551588)



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Date: July 5th, 2013 2:35 PM
Author: cracking clear background story laser beams

Flagship: UIUC

Directional: Southern Illinois University, Northern Illinois University, etc

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#23551601)



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Date: July 5th, 2013 2:36 PM
Author: Laughsome Chrome Locale Kitty Cat

i always interpreted directional state u to mean like "Northwest Oregon State University" as opposed to flagship, University of Oregon

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#23551606)



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Date: July 5th, 2013 2:44 PM
Author: Pontificating ticket booth striped hyena

where does the name come from tho? Why directional?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#23551651)



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Date: July 5th, 2013 2:51 PM
Author: primrose dingle berry

BECAUSE THERE ARE CARDINAL FUCKING DIRECTIONS IN THE NAME.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#23551699)



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Date: July 5th, 2013 3:00 PM
Author: Multi-colored Greedy Field Idiot

Lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#23551728)



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Date: July 5th, 2013 3:11 PM
Author: Hairraiser wrinkle



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#23551753)



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Date: July 5th, 2013 4:08 PM
Author: Aromatic death wish dilemma

lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#23551975)



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Date: July 5th, 2013 4:10 PM
Author: insane range



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#23551984)



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Date: July 6th, 2013 12:29 AM
Author: soul-stirring house



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#23554882)



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Date: July 6th, 2013 2:22 AM
Author: Lime heaven affirmative action

This was a well executed flame thread by both you and OP. Well done.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#23555293)



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Date: July 6th, 2013 3:29 AM
Author: Embarrassed to the bone snowy idea he suggested



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#23555453)



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Date: July 6th, 2013 5:50 AM
Author: Bateful Startling Stage

180

excellent breakdown for this retard

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#23555537)



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Date: September 7th, 2013 2:42 PM
Author: primrose dingle berry



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#24008583)



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Date: September 7th, 2013 2:43 PM
Author: Comical senate toilet seat



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#24008589)



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Date: September 7th, 2013 2:57 PM
Author: jet appetizing telephone



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#24008652)



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Date: October 5th, 2013 4:19 PM
Author: Stimulating dragon liquid oxygen



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#24174896)



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Date: August 7th, 2015 8:29 PM
Author: primrose dingle berry



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#28504170)



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Date: August 7th, 2015 8:54 PM
Author: primrose dingle berry



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#28504317)



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Date: October 4th, 2015 9:25 AM
Author: primrose dingle berry



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#28896253)



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Date: October 4th, 2015 9:40 AM
Author: Shaky judgmental address

180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#28896279)



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Date: January 23rd, 2016 4:48 PM
Author: primrose dingle berry



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#29662766)



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Date: January 23rd, 2016 4:49 PM
Author: Mind-boggling flatulent corner coffee pot



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#29662768)



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Date: January 23rd, 2016 6:32 PM
Author: Shimmering tantric windowlicker library



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#29663340)



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Date: January 23rd, 2016 6:48 PM
Author: vigorous lodge



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#29663462)



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Date: January 23rd, 2016 7:38 PM
Author: Big double fault pisswyrm



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#29663803)



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Date: August 9th, 2016 10:59 AM
Author: primrose dingle berry



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#31142565)



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Date: August 9th, 2016 11:01 AM
Author: Fiercely-loyal flesh hall



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#31142581)



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Date: March 4th, 2018 8:57 AM
Author: primrose dingle berry



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#35531407)



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Date: December 19th, 2018 9:07 PM
Author: primrose dingle berry



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#37436356)



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Date: March 12th, 2019 1:27 PM
Author: primrose dingle berry



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#37918750)



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Date: March 12th, 2019 1:28 PM
Author: primrose dingle berry



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#37918754)



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Date: September 7th, 2019 12:28 PM
Author: primrose dingle berry



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#38799426)



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Date: September 7th, 2019 12:30 PM
Author: flirting cyan shitlib



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#38799431)



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Date: September 7th, 2019 12:34 PM
Author: Idiotic property



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#38799457)



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Date: September 3rd, 2023 12:26 PM
Author: primrose dingle berry



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#46750125)



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Date: January 15th, 2024 7:36 AM
Author: Dashing theater stage travel guidebook



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#47288913)



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Date: January 15th, 2024 7:39 AM
Author: concupiscible university candlestick maker



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#47288917)



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Date: July 31st, 2025 5:41 PM
Author: I Listen to Porn Podcasts



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Date: July 5th, 2013 4:11 PM
Author: Green Coiffed Sweet Tailpipe

wtf?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#23551988)



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Date: October 5th, 2013 4:17 PM
Author: Odious Stage Voyeur

I believe these schools "direct" you into a certain career. They have vocational programs like "nursing" or "education" instead of sciences and humanities.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#24174889)



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Date: October 6th, 2013 8:43 AM
Author: poppy hissy fit crackhouse

So they lead to jobs as opposed to massive debt and no job?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#24179042)



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Date: November 12th, 2013 9:11 AM
Author: jade slippery location

Don't forget about the B.S. in Criminal Justice

Perfect training for law school

LJL

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#24422007)



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Date: January 23rd, 2016 6:31 PM
Author: Vivacious cowardly pit

i always thought that was a degree for future cops that want to be seen as smart.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#29663335)



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Date: January 23rd, 2016 6:32 PM
Author: Shimmering tantric windowlicker library

and future shitlawyers.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#29663345)



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Date: October 5th, 2013 4:22 PM
Author: Buck-toothed Marketing Idea

Directional State University was founded in 1853 by John H. Direction, a local pastor. Known for its strong programs in the arts, mathematics, and sciences, the university attracts students from all fifty states and over thirty countries. The university's mascot, the Arrow, helps point student-athletes toward victory each year.

http://www.directional.edu/welcome/about/founding.htm

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#24174904)



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Date: January 23rd, 2016 6:29 PM
Author: federal outnumbered nursing home



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#29663315)



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Date: January 23rd, 2016 6:29 PM
Author: Histrionic piazza dopamine

nice to know arrow found a job

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#29663324)



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Date: January 23rd, 2016 6:33 PM
Author: Shimmering tantric windowlicker library

evan never not performing and brining the goods.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#29663347)



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Date: September 7th, 2019 12:32 PM
Author: Ruby narrow-minded sanctuary



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Date: September 7th, 2019 12:40 PM
Author: translucent cocky site yarmulke



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Date: March 7th, 2020 9:01 PM
Author: Well-lubricated Gaped Trailer Park



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Date: June 25th, 2021 12:00 PM
Author: primrose dingle berry



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#42684325)



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Date: June 25th, 2021 12:03 PM
Author: Lavender meetinghouse skinny woman



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Date: September 3rd, 2023 12:28 PM
Author: fuchsia whorehouse pervert



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Date: September 3rd, 2023 12:32 PM
Author: talented shrine



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Date: January 15th, 2024 6:46 AM
Author: federal outnumbered nursing home



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Date: January 15th, 2024 7:34 AM
Author: Buck-toothed Marketing Idea



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Date: January 15th, 2024 7:39 AM
Author: concupiscible university candlestick maker



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Date: September 7th, 2019 12:52 PM
Author: Exhilarant home old irish cottage

(xo 2013)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#38799579)



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Date: September 3rd, 2023 12:27 PM
Author: fuchsia whorehouse pervert

(guy who went to directional state U)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#46750127)



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Date: July 6th, 2013 2:37 AM
Author: effete clown haunted graveyard

Correct. "Directional" indicates there is a cardinal direction in the name.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#23555344)



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Date: July 5th, 2013 2:36 PM
Author: Galvanic police squad gas station

Northwestern

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#23551609)



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Date: July 6th, 2013 5:51 AM
Author: Bateful Startling Stage



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#23555538)



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Date: August 9th, 2016 11:00 AM
Author: grizzly anal garrison prole



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#31142573)



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Date: December 19th, 2018 9:14 PM
Author: Floppy Bawdyhouse



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#37436394)



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Date: July 5th, 2013 2:39 PM
Author: cracking clear background story laser beams

Penn State-Philadelphia

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#23551631)



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Date: July 5th, 2013 2:50 PM
Author: Impertinent Step-uncle's House Digit Ratio

FLAGSHIP: University of Missouri

DIRECTIONAL: Southeast Missouri State, Missouri Western State, Missouri Southern State, Northwest Missouri State

Southeast Missouri State, University of Central Missouri

FLAGSHIP: University of Iowa

DIRECTIONAL: University of Northern Iowa

FLAGSHIP: University of Michigan

DIRECTIONAL: Eastern Michigan, Western Michigan, Central Michigan, Northern Michigan

etc.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#23551689)



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Date: July 5th, 2013 4:11 PM
Author: contagious party of the first part set

yikes

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#23551995)



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Date: July 5th, 2013 11:01 PM
Author: primrose dingle berry



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#23554444)



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Date: July 6th, 2013 12:26 AM
Author: Arrogant Citrine Depressive Round Eye

Flagship: University of California

Directional: University of Southern California

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#23554861)



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Date: July 6th, 2013 2:06 AM
Author: excitant center stain

(irate UCLA NOWAG)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#23555244)



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Date: October 5th, 2013 4:03 PM
Author: Floppy Bawdyhouse

180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#24174841)



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Date: January 23rd, 2016 6:32 PM
Author: Vivacious cowardly pit

and dont ever let them forget that.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#29663339)



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Date: January 23rd, 2016 6:34 PM
Author: Shimmering tantric windowlicker library



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#29663359)



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Date: January 23rd, 2016 6:34 PM
Author: Shimmering tantric windowlicker library



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#29663357)



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Date: August 9th, 2016 11:00 AM
Author: grizzly anal garrison prole



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#31142575)



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Date: September 7th, 2019 12:41 PM
Author: translucent cocky site yarmulke



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#38799497)



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Date: July 6th, 2013 12:28 AM
Author: deep base

ITT: poaster gets schooled on the definition of "directional"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#23554876)



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Date: July 6th, 2013 2:05 AM
Author: Buck-toothed Marketing Idea

My state has several TTT directional schools. It's always, "So and so is going to Central, and his sister is going to Western." I just smile and nod. These idiots actually pay thousands of dollars to attend schools that are literally in the third or fourth tier.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#23555242)



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Date: July 6th, 2013 3:28 AM
Author: arousing slate cumskin hell

Western has dat good football

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#23555450)



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Date: October 5th, 2013 4:27 PM
Author: racy copper gaping multi-billionaire

Eastern too. lol @ Wazzu.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#24174941)



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Date: July 6th, 2013 5:53 AM
Author: Bateful Startling Stage

(johnsmeyer forgetting to switch monikers)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#23555539)



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Date: September 7th, 2013 2:46 PM
Author: Glittery chest-beating hairy legs school

flagship state school: harvard, yale, princeton

directional state school: every other school in america

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#24008598)



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Date: September 7th, 2013 2:51 PM
Author: primrose dingle berry

47 states lack flagships?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#24008621)



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Date: September 7th, 2013 2:51 PM
Author: Glittery chest-beating hairy legs school

yes

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#24008623)



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Date: October 5th, 2013 4:20 PM
Author: alcoholic brunch

UT vs. Texas Tech

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#24174900)



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Date: October 6th, 2013 8:34 AM
Author: vibrant free-loading space

UVa vs. Va Tech = shittier version

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#24179037)



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Date: September 7th, 2019 12:51 PM
Author: Ruby narrow-minded sanctuary

Egregiously wrong wtf

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#38799567)



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Date: October 5th, 2013 5:27 PM
Author: Domesticated turdskin

Worst are the bidirectional name. Southwest Texas State changed its name to TSU-San Marcos for that reason, someone at the top didn't like the image of a podunk regional school.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#24175232)



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Date: October 6th, 2013 2:57 AM
Author: Buck-toothed Marketing Idea



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#24178560)



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Date: October 6th, 2013 3:03 AM
Author: racy copper gaping multi-billionaire

Does this shit count? This is worse IMO

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_Panhandle_State_University

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#24178579)



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Date: October 6th, 2013 8:48 AM
Author: abusive main people

wow

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#24179047)



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Date: January 23rd, 2016 7:41 PM
Author: Fiercely-loyal flesh hall

so american

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#29663818)



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Date: April 7th, 2019 10:45 PM
Author: misunderstood potus

Do its graduates become panhandlers?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#38055555)



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Date: October 6th, 2013 7:18 AM
Author: Zippy feces

a week 2 college football matchup.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#24179023)



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Date: October 6th, 2013 8:33 AM
Author: Supple Red Lay Queen Of The Night

UF vs. USF

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#24179036)



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Date: November 12th, 2013 9:12 AM
Author: mildly autistic market sandwich

USF is especially lulzy since it's not even in South Florida.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#24422011)



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Date: November 12th, 2013 9:03 AM
Author: primrose dingle berry



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#24421980)



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Date: October 4th, 2015 9:53 AM
Author: passionate office international law enforcement agency

Directional state universities offer more guidance. Typically the students at those schools are first-generation college students, they need more support.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#28896297)



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Date: January 23rd, 2016 6:18 PM
Author: 180 Psychic

This. As was investigated in the book Paying for the Party, an expose of Indiana University, kids from less connected families or those who are the first in their families to go to college are often better off at one of the non-flagship state schools. The professors and administrators have more experience working with students like them, they fit in better, it is easier for them to become leaders around campus.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#29663258)



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Date: January 23rd, 2016 6:38 PM
Author: ebony swashbuckling point

FLAGSHIP: University of Texas, University of Washington, University of Georgia, etc.

DIRECTIONAL: University of North Carolina, University of South Carolina, University of North Dakota, West Virginia University, etc.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#29663384)



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Date: January 23rd, 2016 7:39 PM
Author: At-the-ready aphrodisiac knife



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#29663812)



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Date: August 9th, 2016 11:02 AM
Author: grizzly anal garrison prole



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#31142598)



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Date: September 7th, 2019 12:51 PM
Author: Ruby narrow-minded sanctuary



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#38799570)



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Date: March 7th, 2020 9:01 PM
Author: Well-lubricated Gaped Trailer Park



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#39713291)



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Date: March 7th, 2020 9:02 PM
Author: cordovan becky



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#39713294)



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Date: July 31st, 2025 6:25 PM
Author: He flexed his right muscle.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#49146591)



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Date: January 23rd, 2016 7:02 PM
Author: Cruel-hearted ratface

People on this board are idiots.

"Directional" doesn't refer to geographic direction morons. These are schools that *direct* students, i.e. Most are kinda dumb and did shitty in high school. They don't know what they want to do with their lives and need a lot of hand-holding. Also, most focus on trades like IT, computer tech, nursing, dental hygiene, paralegal, medical assisting and education rather than the humanities, social sciences and pure sciences taught at better schools.

Most state public school systems have a flagship and then other branch schools.

Flagship: BAMA (University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa)

Directional: university of Alabama at Huntsville

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Alabama_in_Huntsville

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#29663570)



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Date: January 23rd, 2016 7:39 PM
Author: soul-stirring house

wow man can you explain this to us more wasn't sure I got it until now shit is crazy.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#29663808)



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Date: January 23rd, 2016 7:47 PM
Author: Cruel-hearted ratface

Every single person ITT other than me thinks it has to do with geography and the name of the school.

Am I wrong for clarifying?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#29663852)



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Date: January 23rd, 2016 7:48 PM
Author: Big double fault pisswyrm

You are just wrong period

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#29663862)



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Date: January 23rd, 2016 7:49 PM
Author: soul-stirring house

I really hate doing this, because it's against the classic xo spirit. But I'm too lazy to engage in an amusing subthread wasteland today so I'll spell it out for you:

we fucking know. some people wanted to make some funny posts ridiculing the OP for not even understanding the term "directional". some people even participate in "schtick" and play along with other idiots. crazy, right? make this post blank, I'll make mine blank, and restore this thread to its glory instead of engaging in an autistfest.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#29663866)



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Date: January 23rd, 2016 7:52 PM
Author: Cruel-hearted ratface

So TC is flaming?

Why are people responding in earnest to this. (correct) post?:

http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&mc=79&forum_id=2#24174889

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#29663878)



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Date: January 23rd, 2016 7:48 PM
Author: Big double fault pisswyrm

You are completely wrong. Directional universities have Cardinal directions in their names. The example you gave perfectly demonstrates how stupid you are being. UAH is an ABET accredited engineering school. I am sure it is news to their aerospace engineering students that their school is for retards.

http://www.uah.edu/eng/abet

http://www.uah.edu/eng/departments/mae/undergraduate



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#29663860)



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Date: January 23rd, 2016 7:50 PM
Author: Cruel-hearted ratface

LOL you're kidding me right?

Your argument is that because there is one good program the school can't be a shithole?

This "cardinal direction" shit is flame right? It's directional, as in directing a life.

Edit:

One non-tard gets it:

http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&mc=79&forum_id=2#24174889

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#29663873)



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Date: January 23rd, 2016 7:53 PM
Author: Big double fault pisswyrm

It is not like this is an official term, but the accepted meaning is what 99% of the poasters here think. You are wrong.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Directional+university

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#29663883)



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Date: January 23rd, 2016 7:55 PM
Author: Big double fault pisswyrm

Also, it is not just one good department. Schools like UAH have real majors. They are not directing kids into vocational fields.

http://www.uah.edu/science/departments/physics

http://www.uah.edu/ahs/departments/philosophy

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#29663890)



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Date: January 23rd, 2016 8:16 PM
Author: Big double fault pisswyrm

Pls respond

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#29664010)



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Date: January 23rd, 2016 8:28 PM
Author: Motley plaza

Are paosters who say that "directional" state schools are shools with "directions" in their name FLAMING us?

Honestly can't tell.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#29664096)



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Date: January 23rd, 2016 8:29 PM
Author: Big double fault pisswyrm

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Directional%20university

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#29664104)



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Date: January 23rd, 2016 8:33 PM
Author: Motley plaza

ho le shit this flame dates back to Dec. of 2006. WTF???

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#29664135)



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Date: January 23rd, 2016 8:45 PM
Author: Big double fault pisswyrm

It is not like this is an official term. That is the commonly accepted definition. Name a school that is a directional state university that doesn't fit that criteria. The poaster above listed a school with an ABET-accredited engineering school and physics and philosophy departments. But curiously no dental hygiene and vocational training for retards courses.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#29664210)



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Date: January 23rd, 2016 9:50 PM
Author: Cruel-hearted ratface

I thought it was flame but TC fucking honestly believes it LOL.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#29664617)



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Date: August 9th, 2016 11:06 AM
Author: grizzly anal garrison prole

TC is 100% correct. You're done here

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#31142622)



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Date: March 12th, 2019 1:31 PM
Author: learning disabled fragrant tanning salon faggot firefighter

Was about to (xo 2019) this thread.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#37918769)



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Date: April 7th, 2019 9:47 PM
Author: primrose dingle berry

We’re all still here

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#38055308)



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Date: September 7th, 2019 12:52 PM
Author: Ruby narrow-minded sanctuary



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#38799577)



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Date: September 7th, 2019 12:39 PM
Author: swollen heady business firm filthpig

I think like many things in our universe there is no one "right" answer.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#38799490)



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Date: March 7th, 2020 8:30 PM
Author: Yapping hateful chapel fortuitous meteor



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#39713132)



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Date: September 3rd, 2023 12:35 PM
Author: Titillating dull school cafeteria internal respiration

Great thread. Was not expecting a meltdown

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#46750140)



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Date: March 21st, 2024 10:46 PM
Author: Buck-toothed Marketing Idea



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#47514560)



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Date: April 19th, 2025 6:37 PM
Author: Buck-toothed Marketing Idea



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2301214&forum_id=2Reputation#48863380)