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Posted on 2/11/16 at 10:54 pm to jac1280
You expect me to pay tuition for my kid?!?!
Posted on 2/11/16 at 10:54 pm to MasterofTigerBait
Tops started out being need based. Seriously search for my post on poli board.
At some point the need part was removed. 2.5 is too low of a gap and 20 as an act score is nuts in my opinion. Entirely too low.
At some point the need part was removed. 2.5 is too low of a gap and 20 as an act score is nuts in my opinion. Entirely too low.
Posted on 2/11/16 at 10:55 pm to geauxbrown
A friend in Georgia told me its 3.5 there.
Posted on 2/11/16 at 10:55 pm to MasterofTigerBait
from what i remember one of the reasons was to keep smarter people in the state for college. when i went to college in 2000, tops had a higher requirement. it was an act score of 24 or so
Posted on 2/11/16 at 10:59 pm to jac1280
One of my buddies got a 12 on the ACT and he still got TOPS
Posted on 2/11/16 at 11:00 pm to tiger91
I graduated the same year. It was 20 back then which I am happy about. I scored a 20 and luckily received TOPS.
Posted on 2/11/16 at 11:01 pm to Mung
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You expect me to pay tuition for my kid?!?!
It could mean only one expensive vacation a year for some people I know. The horror.
Posted on 2/11/16 at 11:04 pm to jac1280
Almost positive that would qualify for TOPs tech. Good for a 2 yr degree or vocational training.
Posted on 2/11/16 at 11:21 pm to jac1280
Basically just showing up to high school = TOPS
Posted on 2/11/16 at 11:43 pm to jac1280
When I took the ACT in 7th grade I made a high enough score for the lowest level of TOPS... Theres no reason for someone with a sub 3.0/ 24 ACT to be recieving a stipend
Posted on 2/11/16 at 11:53 pm to jac1280
Yep. I got it and I was a solid B student- nothing spectacular. If they bring it back, they will make it a lot more difficult to get it: guaranteed.
Posted on 2/12/16 at 12:04 am to Jones
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from what i remember one of the reasons was to keep smarter people in the state for college. when i went to college in 2000, tops had a higher requirement. it was an act score of 24 or so
Without TOPS every top student will flock out of state. Many (more) will go to Bama. LSU is notorious for giving nothing to in-state students.
Bama offered me a full-ride, 4 years of room and board, a $1000+ stipend per semester, and a laptop. LSU offered me $500 a year. It was simply amazing that all of these other universities were willing to do whatever it took to get me there, and LSU pretty much said take it or leave it.
Posted on 2/12/16 at 12:23 am to jac1280
I swear most people act like we live in an economically dominant state lol. Most kids in Louisiana good respectable kids could not afford college without TOPS why is this so hard to understand.
Posted on 2/12/16 at 12:46 am to jac1280
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Grand total of 48 quality points and met the 2.5 GPA. I'm not a counselor or advisor, but if this is accurate, holy shite?!?!
There are different levels of TOPS, what you listed only gets you a percentage of tuition. One has to do much better o get full tuition paid. It nothing for room and meals
Posted on 2/12/16 at 1:14 am to el Gaucho
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One of my buddies got a 12 on the ACT and he still got TOPS
He still has to find a school that will accept him. TOPS doesn't guarantee admission to any school.
Posted on 2/12/16 at 1:14 am to jac1280
While I agree with you, I also think the odds of this particular student scoring high enough on the ACT are slim.
Edit: I'm just basing this opinion on students I've known in the past. I was shocked by some of our "top students" making an 18 on ACT. This was at a B ranked school too. Sad.
Edit: I'm just basing this opinion on students I've known in the past. I was shocked by some of our "top students" making an 18 on ACT. This was at a B ranked school too. Sad.
This post was edited on 2/12/16 at 1:23 am
Posted on 2/12/16 at 2:22 am to jac1280
Geaux Trump!!!!
This post was edited on 2/12/16 at 2:24 am
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