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re: JBE drops the hammer
Posted on 4/13/16 at 12:39 pm to LSU_Saints_Hornets
Posted on 4/13/16 at 12:39 pm to LSU_Saints_Hornets
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Why are we creating more of a burden on tax payers to give people who really don't need assistance paying for college free money?
to keep top kids in state
it also frees up scholarships for TX kids who are outside of the top 10%
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Would you give food stamps to someone who stays out of trouble, pays their taxes, volunteers on a regular basis, and could afford to pay for their own meals?
i don't believe in food stamps, so no. you can combine all sorts of words after "to someone who" and the answer will be no
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Posted on 4/13/16 at 12:40 pm to SlowFlowPro
Word.
I guess it depends on what school she was at.
I guess it depends on what school she was at.
Posted on 4/13/16 at 12:40 pm to DHS1997
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My daughter has over a 4.0 because of honors classes and has taken the ACT 3 times highest score is 24
Pics?
Posted on 4/13/16 at 12:40 pm to Barf
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Very few students score high only the ACT's without some sort of prep.
not in my gifted class in HS 15 years ago
Posted on 4/13/16 at 12:41 pm to Barf
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Oh?
culture and familial contribution (non-financial)
Posted on 4/13/16 at 12:41 pm to Barf
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Very few students score high only the ACT's without some sort of prep
Depending on what you call high scores, this is not true.
Posted on 4/13/16 at 12:42 pm to SlowFlowPro
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don't believe in food stamps
:quick hijack:
Give me your quick argument against foodstamps if you don't mind. I'm curious about your stance
Posted on 4/13/16 at 12:42 pm to bicroundstic2008662
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Are they raising the gpa that needs to be maintained to keep tops? That seems to be a more important issue.
This. The college gpa needed to maintain it is IMO a more important factor in qualifying than a single test. Raise the GPA to maintain it and you keep the serious students in school. I'd also like to see percentage covered based on major to keep kids majoring in STEM fields in state.
Posted on 4/13/16 at 12:42 pm to Deactived
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I guess it depends on what school she was at.
yeah
also the level of class.
you can test well in school without learning the material a lot easier than you can develop your thinking for a test like the ACT
in college and high school i aced a ton of classes through mental devices and cramming. luckily i actually learned the important ones (math, science, etc)
Posted on 4/13/16 at 12:43 pm to SlowFlowPro
Its not that hard to get. Some people are better at standardized tests. My brother graduated HS with a 2.6 and he made a 27 on the ACT figure that one out for me?
Posted on 4/13/16 at 12:44 pm to SuperSaint
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Give me your quick argument against foodstamps if you don't mind. I'm curious about your stance
biggest argument is that it raises the prices of food, which has a negligible effect on poor people (but it feels good to DO something!)
same with section 8
a legitimate temporary program (say, a max of 8-12 months of stamps over a 36 month period), i could get behind
Posted on 4/13/16 at 12:44 pm to SlowFlowPro
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to keep top kids in state
it also frees up scholarships for TX kids who are outside of the top 10%
So spend 1.6 billion so students can stay in state only to not find jobs in their field and work as plant operators. Seems legit.
Posted on 4/13/16 at 12:45 pm to Deactived
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Very few students score high only the ACT's without some sort of prep Depending on what you call high scores, this is not true.
Exactly. I took the ACTs twice. 27 each time. Only prep I did was half arse glance through some ACT prep book(that I checkout out from the library) the night before I took the test.
Posted on 4/13/16 at 12:45 pm to DHS1997
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Some people are better at standardized tests.
and i can just as quickly say some are better at worthless high school grade earning
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My brother graduated HS with a 2.6 and he made a 27 on the ACT figure that one out for me?
one of my best friends had about a 2.5 and got a 31 like me
he's smart as shite but didn't put in a lot of work on stupid crap in high school but actually learned tools necessary to do well (plus he's smart)
Posted on 4/13/16 at 12:45 pm to SlowFlowPro
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not in my gifted class in HS 15 years ago
Are you comparing your single experience to education as a whole? What was your "gifted" class curriculum? Where you, or where you not, prepped to take the ACT?
Your alleged knowledge of what other kids made on the ACT's 15 years ago is a pretty silly thing to base your argument on.
Posted on 4/13/16 at 12:46 pm to Deactived
I will say this its not EBR or LP
Posted on 4/13/16 at 12:48 pm to DHS1997
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think that it should hinge more on GPA. Standardized tests are not always a good indicator. My daughter has over a 4.0 because of honors classes and has taken the ACT 3 times highest score is 24
I've said it before, I'll say it again.
Gpa is a measure of work and self discipline.
ACT and SAT scores are measures of intelligence.
Posted on 4/13/16 at 12:48 pm to lsunurse
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Exactly. I took the ACTs twice. 27 each time. Only prep I did was half arse glance through some ACT prep book(that I checkout out from the library) the night before I took the test.
Ok. Where did you go to high school and what kind of classes did you take?
I'm willing to bet you did not go to a poor inner city high school with a crime problem and a less than enthusiastic teaching staff.
Posted on 4/13/16 at 12:49 pm to lsunurse
I did absolutely nothing to prep. Hell once I took it in the same clothes as the night before hung over from a party. I got like a 23 but all I needed was an 18 or something stupid low to get tops so I didnt really care. I graduated high school in 98.
Posted on 4/13/16 at 12:50 pm to LSU_Saints_Hornets
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Earning Tops is not fricking HARD dumb arse. It is fricking tops we are not talking about the Rhodes Scholarship. All y'all public trough eating mother frickers make me sick.
Which is why I'm glad they're making it more stringent. It should be based on academic achievement and not if you're poor.
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