re: Note to Out of State Alums

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Reverse this and it's more realistic. Why should the university (which has LONG been a bargain) give a handout to alums' children when we have the smallest alumni association in the conference and everyone gives all of their fricking money to TAF and never to the school? Smart out-of-state kids can EASILY get merit scholarships. In fact, it's insanely easy. Basically by removing the legacy aspect, we improve the incoming student bodies. If one's out-of-state kid is too dumb to get a scholarship to LSU, I really don't care. Yes, that sounds elitist, but so be it. It's improving the quality of my university's students, and saving money.

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I will just say this....

I'm VERY knowledgable about all of this. Rockyn is pretty much dead on.

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Are Legacy scholarships really that far off from socialist-leaning programs like affirmative action? You basically reward someone who hasn't been as proven to deserve it as others. Giving someone a perk just for being the son/daughter of the right person.

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Bingo. And to the tune of 75% OFF of the Out Of State tuition fees. NEARLY EVERYONE got it. Barely meet admission standards and are a legacy? 75% off. What a joke. But hey, it helped to jack up the enrollment numbers. And don't get me started on what LSU does to get these numbers up too. Part of the problem...but that's another story.

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How about you earn your education instead. If you can't get a scholarship to LSU, you really don't belong. Yes, that means some of you guys' dumb kids can't attend. Too bad. Most of you deserve it for giving back so little. Sorry.

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Another BOOM.

Know one of the reasons why LSU was a Tier 3 University for so long (until they softened up the standards)? One of the factors was alumni donations back to the school. Rockyn already highlighted this.

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Those that do give back, you have an argument. That's probably the future of Legacy scholarships. Pay-to-play.

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That is EXACTLY the future..

I will stop now.