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re: Just Back From Tuscaloosa--Impressions:
Posted on 11/10/13 at 10:51 pm to Golfer
Posted on 11/10/13 at 10:51 pm to Golfer
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Y'all realize LSU does this too?
No. No they don't. My son was a NMF and Alabama offered him a full ride. LSU offered him $2000 on top of TOPS. So it would have cost me several thousand more just to send him to his state flagship.
Bama doles out more scholarship money than anybody in the country. I think the high out-of-state enrollment is due to this more than anything. Look, I hate Alabama, but they have been first class in the way they have dealt with my kid.
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Posted on 11/10/13 at 10:59 pm to Slippy
Alabama has - in the last seven years - branded itself academically and athletically as a national school. The majority of students here in Tuscaloosa are from out of state.
The school has expanded drastically, altered its academic focus drastically, and taken a different direction. The money and applicants have poured in, and the campus and stadium have been beautified to perfection as a result. I also think the cheesy NBA-like atmosphere is the stadium is a side effect of this change in identity. It wasn't like that it the 90s, it was much more akin to the other SEC stadium atmospheres.
The school has expanded drastically, altered its academic focus drastically, and taken a different direction. The money and applicants have poured in, and the campus and stadium have been beautified to perfection as a result. I also think the cheesy NBA-like atmosphere is the stadium is a side effect of this change in identity. It wasn't like that it the 90s, it was much more akin to the other SEC stadium atmospheres.
Posted on 11/10/13 at 11:14 pm to Slippy
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My son was a NMF and Alabama offered him a full ride. LSU offered him $2000 on top of TOPS
I'm guessing your son is a white male. States don't give in-state money to white males. Texas native here. I lost out on scholarship $ to UT-Austin to minority students ranked lower than me from the same school, same graduating class. LSU gave me $32k (1990's). Schools like LSU and Bama recruit and want out of state students--it makes their enrollment look more diverse. Hence, that's why Bama ponied up the $ and LSU didn't.
Posted on 11/10/13 at 11:25 pm to Slippy
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LSU offered him $2000 on top of TOPS. So it would have cost me several thousand more just to send him to his state flagship.
Sounds like he didn't list LSU as his first choice.
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LSU National Scholars' Award
Any student who scores in the eightieth percentile of the PSAT, SAT, or ACT and/or ranks in the top 10 percent of their class; and who has been recognized as semifinalist or finalist in a national academic competitive program such as, but not limited to, National Merit, National Achievement, National Hispanic Scholars, Wendy's National Collegiate Heisman Award, Westinghouse Scholars, Gates Millennium Scholars, and Davidson Fellows. This award will be the equivalent of tuition, the nonresident fee (if applicable), and the registration fee.
Distinguished Freshman Awards (National Merit Finalists)
National Merit Finalists (college-sponsored) indicating LSU as their first choice institution are eligible for this award.
A cash award ranging in value from $3,000 to $8,000 ($750 to $2,000 per year based on financial need)
An opportunity to participate in the Chancellor's Future Leaders in Research program or to become a Chancellor's Student Aide and earn up to $6,200 ($1,550 per year) working in a campus job
Nonresident students receiving this award are eligible to receive the LSU National Scholars award which covers tuition and the nonresident fee
Posted on 11/11/13 at 5:38 pm to Slippy
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No. No they don't. My son was a NMF and Alabama offered him a full ride. LSU offered him $2000 on top of TOPS. So it would have cost me several thousand more just to send him to his state flagship.
I think it is a statewide policy in Alabama, because my son was a National Merit Finalist and got full tuition, room & board, and a technology stipend at Auburn. Since LSU doesn't have an Aeronautical program, he never considered going there, so we didn't have an offer to compare, but the deal he has is enough for me to yell "War Eagle" every once in a while.
GEAUX TIGERS
This post was edited on 11/11/13 at 5:40 pm
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