What's your point? The legacy scholarship, while nice, was impractical and counter-productive. Why should a kid whose parents left the state for work purposes and are thus not putting major money via taxes into the Louisiana state system that funds the university get a discount?

If you want in state tuition for your kids, live and work in the freaking state. I'd much rather that money go to support more scholarships for academic achievers within our own state, plain and simple.

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Posted by Tigertown in ATL

Georgia foothills

Member since Sep 2009

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Posted on 8/26/10 at 7:30 pm to LSUMafia

quote:
What's your point?

My point:

1. In state parents already get a huge benefit for the taxes they pay. I have no problem with it.
2. LSU is a regional university. You are bordered by 3 states. 2 of them are dumps. Offering more money is not going to suddenly attract the top students outside of a few close states. LSU is not a strong name. Nobody who is a top student here is thinking LSU. And this is an SEC state.
3. Attracting out of state alumnus children is a great start to spreading the LSU name around the country.

And I apologize for my earlier comment.

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Posted by TN River Tiger

Knoxville

Member since Apr 2008

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Posted on 8/26/10 at 7:30 pm to LSUMafia

As an out-of state grad. I agree with your point. I would give up my left nut for my high school boy to attend LSU, but with these budget cuts and the quality of education in question; we are looking at other options. Will continue to cut checks to the school (because of my education from LSU I live well) and support the university, but the lack of vision by La. goverment is on of the main reasons why we left.

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