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I have bitched about LSU out of state scholarships on here before

Posted on 11/27/25 at 8:34 am
Posted by anc
Member since Nov 2012
20330 posts
Posted on 11/27/25 at 8:34 am
But thank you to LSU Admissions for listening to us. The initial offers that went out yesterday were very generous. Lots of happy parents this Thanksgiving!


Just putting together what I’m seeing in the parents group:

15k/year minimum for test optional
18k with submitted test scores
24k with good test scores

Plus Tiger Legacy for children of alumni.
This post was edited on 11/27/25 at 8:37 am
Posted by Cosmo
glassman's guest house
Member since Oct 2003
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Posted on 11/27/25 at 8:40 am to
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test optional


frick this equity “tests are racist” bullshite
Posted by NBR_Exile
Houston via Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2012
1746 posts
Posted on 11/27/25 at 8:41 am to
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Plus Tiger Legacy for children of alumni.


Is this back? I know 5 years ago when my oldest was looking for a school LSU did not have the alumni discount. My son went to A&M because his best friends wanted to go there. LSU was not a serious contender much to our chagrin.
Posted by Sun God
Member since Jul 2009
49563 posts
Posted on 11/27/25 at 8:44 am to
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15k/year minimum for test optional

Posted by UptownJoeBrown
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2024
6740 posts
Posted on 11/27/25 at 8:46 am to
Colleges should stand on their own and not on tax dollars. It’s just another form of welfare.
This post was edited on 11/27/25 at 8:47 am
Posted by dallastigers
Member since Dec 2003
9397 posts
Posted on 11/27/25 at 8:47 am to
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frick this equity “tests are racist” bullshite


And it’s a $15,000 “minimum” amount for test optional
Posted by anc
Member since Nov 2012
20330 posts
Posted on 11/27/25 at 8:47 am to
It’s like $2k now but it’s there.

LSU used to waive out of state tuition for children of alumni. They got rid of that under F. King.

The out of state scholarships have been stingy while Ole Miss, Arkansas, Alabama and the Texas schools have been picking off bright Louisiana kids.

Sounds like the new regime has a new outlook. We were expecting $8000 a year and we got $26,000.
This post was edited on 11/27/25 at 8:49 am
Posted by forkedintheroad
Member since Feb 2025
1406 posts
Posted on 11/27/25 at 8:49 am to
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15k/year minimum for test optional


I'm sure the distribution of this money will 100% match the application demographics.
Posted by NBR_Exile
Houston via Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2012
1746 posts
Posted on 11/27/25 at 8:53 am to
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It’s like $2k now but it’s there.

LSU used to waive out of state tuition for children of alumni. They got rid of that under F. King.


My son was a 2020 HS grad. We toured LSU but there were no offers then. Like I said, he was dead set on the Aggies.
Posted by anc
Member since Nov 2012
20330 posts
Posted on 11/27/25 at 8:56 am to
Ole Miss has her heart I think, and it’s in state so she gets MESG. But good to see LSU competing.
Posted by NBR_Exile
Houston via Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2012
1746 posts
Posted on 11/27/25 at 9:08 am to
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Ole Miss has her heart I think


Ole Miss offered me way more than LSU did 40 years ago. My father was from MS and followed OM religiously. I stuck with LSU though. Had a much stronger support in BTR.
Posted by armytiger96
Member since Sep 2007
1990 posts
Posted on 11/27/25 at 9:12 am to
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18k with submitted test scores 24k with good test scores Plus Tiger Legacy for children of alumni.


What are considered good test scores? Do they have similar scholarships for instate kids on top of TOPS?

I have always been under the impression that TOPS wouldn't cover everything.
Posted by SuperSaint
Sorting Out OT BS Since '2007'
Member since Sep 2007
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Posted on 11/27/25 at 9:16 am to
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15k/year minimum for test optional
Gov Landry should shut this DEI shite down

Posted by anc
Member since Nov 2012
20330 posts
Posted on 11/27/25 at 9:24 am to
No idea exactly. I’m guessing 27 based on what parents are posting.

We had a 30 and got the $24k.
Posted by McLemore
Member since Dec 2003
34662 posts
Posted on 11/27/25 at 9:28 am to
I just can’t even process how much it costs to go to college these days.

After scholarship, my entire Tulane Law School tuition and fees for three years was about 1/3 of ONE YEAR now. And LSU was even more stark.

Between that and health “insurance,” it was absurdly cheaper to live 25 years ago, even putting aside housing, energy, and consumer inflation.
This post was edited on 11/27/25 at 7:44 pm
Posted by TDTOM
Member since Jan 2021
24413 posts
Posted on 11/27/25 at 9:34 am to
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We had a 30 and got the $24k.


My daughter is a junior and scored a 30. How are y’all getting all this scholarship money? I assume our high school college lady is going to help us with that.
Posted by BigPerm30
Member since Aug 2011
30843 posts
Posted on 11/27/25 at 9:47 am to
This isn’t TOPS this is the total scholarship? Are kids eligible for this money that are currently at LSU?
Posted by Oates Mustache
Member since Oct 2011
25838 posts
Posted on 11/27/25 at 9:49 am to
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15k/year minimum for test optional


This is ridiculous BS. LSU is a joke now with open enrollment plus crap like this.
Posted by SuperSaint
Sorting Out OT BS Since '2007'
Member since Sep 2007
148000 posts
Posted on 11/27/25 at 9:49 am to
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I assume our high school college lady is going to help us with that.
possibly, possibly not.

You’d be a retard to rely on the ‘high school college lady’ and not be proactive

Hope in one hand and shite in the other ….
Posted by anc
Member since Nov 2012
20330 posts
Posted on 11/27/25 at 9:50 am to
High school counselors are worthless. Got to do your own research.

Lots of deadlines around December 1 for big money scholarships. Hate to be the bearer of bad news but you have a chance this weekend.

ETA. Sorry you said she was a junior. You have a year.

But you need to become the expert.

This post was edited on 11/27/25 at 9:52 am
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