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LSU's Black enrollment trending upward while white enrollment trending downward

Posted on 12/19/24 at 11:49 am
Posted by PelicanState87
Member since May 2024
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Posted on 12/19/24 at 11:49 am
I just read a thread where someone posted that Harvard's Law Black and Hispanic populations declined greatly this year after the end of affirmation action so I decided to do a diversity check at LSU.

Welp, I found that since the pandemic the Black enrollment has reached record highs while the white population seems to be going in the wrong direction. The Asian and Hispanic populations of course are growing strong but that's the case at almost every college and university because they are the fastest growing demographics in the country. However, they still make up a less visible portion of the population at LSU right now.

So why do you all feel LSU's white population is declining? I know that LSU weakened admission standards in 2020 by making test scores optional. Before test scores were optional, I never seen so many Black students on LSU campus and I'm Black so it's something I easily noticed. But I'm a Black conservative that don't believe in affirmative action.

And it's no coincidence to me that since LSU has gone test optional, its rankings have declined each year. If LSU ever wants to be a serious research institution and to be mentioned in the same sentence as University of Texas, University of Georgia, Georgia Tech, UNC Chapel Hill, UVA, UCLA, UC Berkeley, and the rest of the public ivies, they will have to bring back requiring test scores and do what's necessary to attract top academic talent even if it will decrease the Black population. Most high schools in the U.S. (especially in Louisiana) are not challenging enough so no college should rely heavily on GPA anymore.

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This post was edited on 12/19/24 at 11:54 am
Posted by Commandeaux
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Posted on 12/19/24 at 11:51 am to
NIL Bruh
Posted by BoogaBear
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Posted on 12/19/24 at 11:52 am to
Transfer portal
Posted by UFFan
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Member since Aug 2016
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Posted on 12/19/24 at 11:52 am to
Why is black uppercase while white is lowercase?

I think that capitalizing either is stupid, but if you capitalize black you should capitalize white too.
Posted by dgnx6
Member since Feb 2006
85557 posts
Posted on 12/19/24 at 11:54 am to
I think what's more noticeable is middle class black families would rather their kids go to LSU over Southern.


Posted by JimTiger72
Member since Jun 2023
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Posted on 12/19/24 at 11:54 am to
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So why do you all feel LSU's white population is declining?


Them rich kids want to go out of state
Posted by Bayou_Tiger_225
Third Earth
Member since Mar 2016
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Posted on 12/19/24 at 11:55 am to
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I never seen so many Black students on LSU campus
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the white population seems to be going in the wrong direction.
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white enrollment trending downward
man I thought this post was going in one direction but then OP dropped
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I'm Black



I don’t think LSU will ever be like those schools you listed down at the bottom
Posted by MrLSU
Yellowstone, Val d'isere
Member since Jan 2004
28962 posts
Posted on 12/19/24 at 11:56 am to
The decline in white student numbers at LSU seems to be influenced by a mix of demographic changes in Louisiana, policy shifts in admissions, and perceptions of poor academic rigor and institutional direction.
Posted by REB BEER
Laffy Yet
Member since Dec 2010
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Posted on 12/19/24 at 11:57 am to
We did a tour of LSU 2 years ago when my son was trying to decide where he was going. The complexion has certainly changed since I was there in the 90's.
Posted by armytiger96
Member since Sep 2007
2007 posts
Posted on 12/19/24 at 11:59 am to
Better scholarship opportunities at out of state schools. TOPS has made LSU lazy in terms of rewarding the best students with scholarships.
Posted by PelicanState87
Member since May 2024
280 posts
Posted on 12/19/24 at 12:02 pm to
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Why is black uppercase while white is lowercase?

I think that capitalizing either is stupid, but if you capitalize black you should capitalize white too.


I was taught it was grammatically correct but if it bothers you that much pretend you see a "W". See link below explaining it.

LINK

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I think what's more noticeable is middle class black families would rather their kids go to LSU over Southern.


Yeah many Black middle class folks don't really mess with Southern like they used to. They still love the culture over there but most of them are deciding not to enroll at SU because of the type of problems there. And also LSU campus just blows SU campus out the water ... it's hard for SU to compete.
This post was edited on 12/19/24 at 12:04 pm
Posted by thetruthisnotkind
Houston
Member since Nov 2022
328 posts
Posted on 12/19/24 at 12:04 pm to
Both my daughters received acceptance letters in the last couple of years to LSU. They applied as a courtesy to me. Problem is that when they were accepted by more prestigious schools with better locations, they both were high caliber applicants, it was a no brainer to go elsewhere.

LSU was good to me and my family, but I would not call today's version a strong academic institution.
Posted by Stumpknocker
SWLA
Member since Mar 2021
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Posted on 12/19/24 at 12:04 pm to
I wouldn’t want a child of mine living in BR for 4 years.
Posted by Boondock Saint
The Boondocks
Member since Oct 2005
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Posted on 12/19/24 at 12:05 pm to
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I never seen so many Black students on LSU campus


Posted by TJack
BR
Member since Dec 2018
3059 posts
Posted on 12/19/24 at 12:05 pm to
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I was taught it was grammatically correct but if it bothers you that much pretend you see a "W". See link below explaining it.
showed your arse
Posted by logjamming
Member since Feb 2014
8313 posts
Posted on 12/19/24 at 12:06 pm to
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I think that capitalizing either is stupid, but if you capitalize black you should capitalize white too.



Such an ignorant take.

“White” simply refers to one’s skin tone. While “Black” is an identity based on the shared history and culture of a population. Hence the capitalization of “Black.”
Posted by REB BEER
Laffy Yet
Member since Dec 2010
17651 posts
Posted on 12/19/24 at 12:09 pm to
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They applied as a courtesy to me


My wife and I both graduated from LSU as well as multiple family members. Neither of my kids even wasted their time applying.
Posted by notsince98
KC, MO
Member since Oct 2012
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Posted on 12/19/24 at 12:09 pm to
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I was taught it was grammatically correct


It is not unless you are a fan of random, baseless changes.
Posted by westbankdabestbank
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Member since Nov 2024
158 posts
Posted on 12/19/24 at 12:12 pm to
The link doesn't show anything about trends broken down by race.
This post was edited on 12/19/24 at 12:45 pm
Posted by Ingeniero
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2013
21871 posts
Posted on 12/19/24 at 12:13 pm to
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I was taught it was grammatically correct but if it bothers you that much pretend you see a "W". See link below explaining it.

LINK


Not commenting on the LSU enrollment, but I'll tell you that the AP style guide change to capitalize black and not white is ridiculous pandering at best, and outright racism at worst. It plays heavily into the "white people have no culture" meme because the AP itself states the difference in capitalization is "having strong historical and cultural commonalities." It's stupid and a uniquely American thing that came about after a BLM push.
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