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re: TOPS Only Requires an ACT of 20
Posted on 1/26/16 at 11:10 am to Poncho
Posted on 1/26/16 at 11:10 am to Poncho
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“If you did that, you’d eliminate 80 percent of the minority students.
That sounds like a problem with the minority students.
Glad we dumb our education down to the lowest common denominator.
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Posted on 1/26/16 at 11:36 am to Poncho
I scored a 29 as a soph, never took it again and dropped out of college after 3 semesters. ACT don't mean shite. I know a guy who I tutored to get an 18 just to get into ULL and he is now a financial advisor and doing great.
Again, don't mean shite.
Again, don't mean shite.
Posted on 1/26/16 at 11:37 am to Poncho
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“If you did that, you’d eliminate 80 percent of the minority students.
And yet with free education from 1st grade through 4 year universities, they still find a way to wind up on food stamps and working at Taco Bell.
Posted on 1/26/16 at 11:40 am to Poncho
I scored 20. I then went on to earn a degree in Finance in 3 years.
This post was edited on 1/26/16 at 11:47 am
Posted on 1/26/16 at 11:42 am to Poncho
I'm sorry, but qualifying for TOPS should not be this easy. Raise the standards. At least make kids have to work for it.
Posted on 1/26/16 at 11:46 am to Poncho
It should be the following:
24 for whites
22 for white Hispanics or Latinos
20 for African Americans.
26 for Asians.
24 for whites
22 for white Hispanics or Latinos
20 for African Americans.
26 for Asians.
Posted on 1/26/16 at 11:53 am to Poncho
TOPS needs revamping, the ACT to get the highest level of TOPS needs to move up a good bit. You can get the highest level of TOPS yet not meet admission criteria at many private schools. 
Posted on 1/26/16 at 12:11 pm to Poncho
Aren't there enough minority/raced based scholarships already?
No need to make TOPS into another one.
No need to make TOPS into another one.
Posted on 1/26/16 at 12:12 pm to Poncho
One of two things needs to happen here because people are going nuts with TOPS:
Either make an income level cap of the parents to make it a way for lower income families put their kids into trade school or college, or -
Raise the ACT scores and stiffen the curricular prerequisites so that not every child graduating high school qualifies for this. A 20 on the ACT is a freakin' joke, and most of the prereqs are as well.
It was never designed to be a free for all like it's turned into.
Either make an income level cap of the parents to make it a way for lower income families put their kids into trade school or college, or -
Raise the ACT scores and stiffen the curricular prerequisites so that not every child graduating high school qualifies for this. A 20 on the ACT is a freakin' joke, and most of the prereqs are as well.
It was never designed to be a free for all like it's turned into.
Posted on 1/26/16 at 12:40 pm to Poncho
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“Some legislators want to increase the bar to 24,” Caillier said. “If you did that, you’d eliminate 80 percent of the minority students.
Is Callier saying minority kids are dumber?
Asian kids think otherwise.
Posted on 1/26/16 at 12:42 pm to Poncho
32 checking in here
Posted on 1/26/16 at 1:19 pm to Poncho
I scored a 20 and I think I'm pretty smart. I'm very good at math, pretty good at the sciences, but pretty bad at the English stuff like creative writing and reading comprehension. There are lots of people that can get an average score but excel in their field.
Posted on 1/26/16 at 1:22 pm to Poncho
They've tried to raise it before, but they were told raising standards was racist.
Posted on 1/26/16 at 1:28 pm to Poncho
Since this discussion is borderline affirmative action/reverse racist anyhow, why not just go 24 for white kids, 25 for asians, and 20 for blacks
This post was edited on 1/26/16 at 1:28 pm
Posted on 1/26/16 at 2:16 pm to Poncho
I made a 36 in the 7th grade. Does anyone think that they revise the threshold up under Edwards?
Posted on 1/26/16 at 2:45 pm to Poncho
Act is dumb AF, I out performed tons of people with better scores than me. That being said I was also an honors student and I did score higher than a f'ing 20
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