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re: The next time someone says Big 12 is smarter than SEC,
Posted on 10/25/11 at 10:04 pm to NonregAg09
Posted on 10/25/11 at 10:04 pm to NonregAg09
Texas higher education vs WV higher education is an apples to oranges comparison. Texas and A&M as state schools have lower schools (like UT-Arlington, UTEP, TTech, Houston, UT-D, UT-SA, and many others) to ensure that the lesser students have a shot at a degree. WV is not a populous enough state to warrant many schools, so they have one big one that covers the range from good in-state students to not so good ones. Their mission has to be different than that of A&M and Texas.
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Posted on 10/25/11 at 10:07 pm to TIGERSandFROGS
Also agree with Tiger and Frogs there.
Posted on 10/25/11 at 10:07 pm to TIGERSandFROGS
And no, I'm not saying they should be given a pass for that and bumped up in the ranking, but there's a reason they are where they are from a selectivity standpoint. They could up their requirements and trim their school to a size that basically only includes students that scored comparable numbers to the "top 10%-ers" that get into UT and A&M, but purely from a state population standpoint they wouldn't have enough students to make a decent-sized state university.
Posted on 10/26/11 at 1:05 am to TIGERSandFROGS
So wait a sec:
Marshall isn't a fallback option for West Virginia instate students?
Marshall isn't a fallback option for West Virginia instate students?
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