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re: LSU admitted 433 students who did not meet GPA or ACT requirements
Posted on 11/12/18 at 10:43 am to Tigeralum2008
Posted on 11/12/18 at 10:43 am to Tigeralum2008
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LSU used to be majority state funded, now they are damn close to being exclusively tuition funded.
Except the state is paying the tuition through TOPS
Just reshuffling deck chairs
Posted on 11/12/18 at 10:45 am to MLCLyons
I agree with you, but really what this comes down to is how overpriced higher education has become. I don't have the statistics in front of me but the price of higher ed has far outpaced inflation.
Posted on 11/12/18 at 10:57 am to Parmen
Why do they keep increasing GPA and ACT requirements when the HS material and methods are the same?
Posted on 11/12/18 at 11:01 am to Parmen
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students may have dealt with personal trauma in high school or challenged themselves academically in ways that may not be reflected in their GPAs
Public and private universities often take a more holistic view of applicants than just looking at GPA and test scores, which I think is appropriate. College student bodies should be diverse...in all aspects.
Posted on 11/12/18 at 2:38 pm to ConfusedHawgInMO
21 act is pretty low..
Posted on 11/12/18 at 2:39 pm to notiger1997
Bam is better than LSU now.. I say it’s mostly cause people want to go there for the football team and parties
This post was edited on 11/12/18 at 2:40 pm
Posted on 11/12/18 at 2:41 pm to LSUballsack
You know ap adds a mulitipier to your grades? So a 3.2 is really like a 2.3
Posted on 11/12/18 at 2:58 pm to Collegedropout
I don’t know why people were laughing, all my friends that didn’t have the grades to get into LSU went to Alabama and Ole Miss. This was 15 years ago and I know that isn’t the case currently.
Posted on 11/12/18 at 3:02 pm to UpToPar
quote:yet another fallacy perpetrated by baby boomers that has set back millennials.
The idea that you have to go to college to lead a successful life needs to die. These kids are going to end up in mounds of debt and end up dropping out or with a worthless degree and no ability to find a job in their field.
Posted on 11/12/18 at 3:11 pm to Parmen
Why would they turn down free government money? Each kid they let in is a meal ticket. That is roughly $3million in free government money just for 1 year.
That pays for at LEAST 6523548 extra admin staff for the year. Obviously needed
That pays for at LEAST 6523548 extra admin staff for the year. Obviously needed
Posted on 11/12/18 at 3:13 pm to Parmen
That's about 2.5M worth of tuition.
Posted on 11/12/18 at 3:14 pm to OweO
You should try graduating high school first.
Posted on 11/12/18 at 3:14 pm to CarRamrod
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The idea that you have to go to college to lead a successful life needs to die. These kids are going to end up in mounds of debt and end up dropping out or with a worthless degree and no ability to find a job in their field.
People with college degrees (no matter what it's in) outgain people without a college degree. Always have, always will. That's before getting into benefits, which white collar jobs fair out weight blue collar jobs. There's definitely cost benefit with the sharp increase in education costs, but the OT trade school narrative is just as dumb.
It's a simple ROI equation, and college gives you a better ROI almost every time.
Posted on 11/12/18 at 3:22 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
That's a horrible blanket statement to make. Everyone knows many people who did not go to college and are very successful.
For instance, a skilled millwright in se texas will earn far more than a college educated curtain designer in mule fart alabama.
For instance, a skilled millwright in se texas will earn far more than a college educated curtain designer in mule fart alabama.
Posted on 11/12/18 at 3:25 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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That's a horrible blanket statement to make
Well, considering it's universally true, no its not.
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Everyone knows many people who did not go to college and are very successful.
Of course, you obviously don't understand statistics.
Posted on 11/12/18 at 3:57 pm to touchdownjeebus
While his remarks are insensitive/dickheadish, you know fully well there is a notable contingent that enlist that are academically challenged and face few other viable alternatives.
Is what it is....many stereotypes are based in reality.
Is what it is....many stereotypes are based in reality.
This post was edited on 11/12/18 at 3:58 pm
Posted on 11/12/18 at 4:22 pm to Mingo Was His NameO
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People with college degrees (no matter what it's in) outgain people without a college degree. Always have, always will. That's before getting into benefits, which white collar jobs fair out weight blue collar jobs. There's definitely cost benefit with the sharp increase in education costs, but the OT trade school narrative is just as dumb.
When only considering college graduates you are correct, but what about the roughly half of all students that enroll at state colleges, and never graduate? These students should have been screened out, and steered to other types of job training, instead they are left with large debts, and no marketable skills. Within that population of college graduates you are going to find graduates with a 2.1GPAs in general studies, and frat life, most of these graduates will not earn more that a good welder or plumber during the course of their working life.
This post was edited on 11/12/18 at 4:27 pm
Posted on 11/12/18 at 5:08 pm to touchdownjeebus
He should have said Marines. Better?
Posted on 11/12/18 at 5:40 pm to DownshiftAndFloorIt
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mule fart alabama
Lovely town really. Nice cost of living.
Posted on 11/12/18 at 5:42 pm to TigerBait2008
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You should try graduating high school first.
Way to go with the 5th grade come back.
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