re: Does LSU not give a crap about smart, in-state high school students?

When LSU hired Marie as the Dean of Students and Jose as head of admissions , the focus switched from in state student to DEI out of state students. The grant and scholarship money followed. Neighboring SEC schools took advantage and began recruiting heavily, as well as offering competitive scholarships. All three of my kids received the President’s Scholarship at Alabama. None of them accepted it , but if they had they would have paid less out of pocket to attend Alabama than LSU. They all went LSU. Two graduated Summa Cum Laude and the third is still in school. LSU provided the education but has done little to nothing to assist them in anyway. Their priority is NOT retaining the best students of Louisiana. Their priority is NOT focusing on Louisiana students in general. But if you graduate high school in California, Arizona, or New Mexico they will waste all of the public money they have recruiting you and trying to help you graduate. The legislative auditor issued a report two years ago on this practice. The result is exactly what you thought it would be. Most of those kids don’t stay four years /graduate. LSU never recoups the money. Of the ones who graduate , very few remain in Louisiana so the state never realizes the benefit of the investment in education.