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Auburn ranks DEAD LAST in this list of best colleges for...
Posted on 9/28/23 at 9:14 am
Posted on 9/28/23 at 9:14 am
...Pell Grant recipients.
Auburn at the bottom of a New York Times list
I gotta tell ya. I don't really feel all that bad about being at the bottom of this list.
Someone with a NY Times subscription can help us with other SEC or notable schools if they want to: LINK
Auburn at the bottom of a New York Times list
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Auburn University is one of the least economically diverse public schools in the country, according to a New York Times database published this month.
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The New York Times’ College Access Index measured economic diversity in the country’s most selective colleges by analyzing the share of students receiving Pell Grants and attendance costs in the 2020-21 school year. The list covers 286 of the most selective public and private colleges in the country, which together enrolled about 2.7 million of the country’s 15.9 million students that year.
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In this ranking, Auburn University reported the lowest share of freshmen Pell recipients – 11% – than any other public university listed. The average percentage of Pell recipients among listed colleges was 21%.
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The University of Alabama ranked 149th on the list, reporting 19% of freshmen Pell recipients. The University of Alabama at Huntsville ranked 81st, with 24% of freshmen receiving Pell Grants.
I gotta tell ya. I don't really feel all that bad about being at the bottom of this list.
Someone with a NY Times subscription can help us with other SEC or notable schools if they want to: LINK
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Posted on 9/28/23 at 9:18 am to StringedInstruments
Really good golf team though.
Posted on 9/28/23 at 9:18 am to StringedInstruments
AU is pissing off all the right people.
I would send a child there and given where I went for undergrad that's saying something...
I would send a child there and given where I went for undergrad that's saying something...
Posted on 9/28/23 at 9:20 am to StringedInstruments
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I gotta tell ya. I don't really feel all that bad about being at the bottom of this list.
Posted on 9/28/23 at 9:21 am to StringedInstruments
guess poor folks aren't big fans of free speech
Posted on 9/28/23 at 9:25 am to StringedInstruments
Economic diversity is probably the only “diversity” metric that should matter at colleges. There’s no doubt that a rich kid would have advantages over a poor kid. If you’re evaluating potential of an applicant I think it’s fair to factor that in.
Posted on 9/28/23 at 9:30 am to tide06
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AU is pissing off all the right people.
We really are
Posted on 9/28/23 at 9:31 am to StringedInstruments
Need to use that Pell grant money to find a better QB
Posted on 9/28/23 at 9:32 am to StringedInstruments
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Someone with a NY Times subscription can help us with other SEC or notable schools if they want to:
archive.ph/
Posted on 9/28/23 at 9:33 am to thejuiceisloose
Obviously you have poor reading comprehension
Posted on 9/28/23 at 9:36 am to Poker_hog
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If you’re evaluating potential of an applicant I think it’s fair to factor that in.
Auburn isn't taking in kids simply because they are 'rich'.
Posted on 9/28/23 at 9:37 am to tigerbutt
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Obviously you have poor reading comprehension
How so? The OP does not offer any reasoning for his statement.
Posted on 9/28/23 at 9:38 am to StringedInstruments
Whoopee.
I could give a frick about the percent of Pell Grants compared to the academic qualities of the institution.
I could give a frick about the percent of Pell Grants compared to the academic qualities of the institution.
Posted on 9/28/23 at 9:39 am to StringedInstruments
That's a great list to be at the bottom of!
War Eagle!
War Eagle!
Posted on 9/28/23 at 9:43 am to Poker_hog
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Economic diversity is probably the only “diversity” metric that should matter at colleges. There’s no doubt that a rich kid would have advantages over a poor kid. If you’re evaluating potential of an applicant I think it’s fair to factor that in.
Pell grants don't delineate between rich and poor. Lots of middle class kids don't qualify. Even some people that might be considered poor based on the circumstances (eg, big family in a high COL area) don't qualify.
Posted on 9/28/23 at 9:46 am to blueridgeTiger
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That's a great list to be at the bottom of!
War Eagle!
Odd thing to brag about, would love to hear your reasoning
Posted on 9/28/23 at 9:49 am to StringedInstruments
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I gotta tell ya. I don't really feel all that bad about being at the bottom of this list.
I was wondering why this is even a story.
My daughter is a junior in HS in Mississippi and looking hard at Auburn and Georgia. Aubie obviously is closer and her #1 choice so far.
She'll definitely get a pell grant if she uses her mom's info for Fasfa.
This post was edited on 9/28/23 at 9:50 am
Posted on 9/28/23 at 9:56 am to mikelbr
Using Pell grant for daughter to go to out of state public school instead of paying in state tuition, interesting approach.
Do those schools offer a degree she cant get in state?
Eta: TIL divorced families may have a FAFSA advantage/hack. They do include child support and require FAFSA to be based on parent providing greater financial support.
Do those schools offer a degree she cant get in state?
Eta: TIL divorced families may have a FAFSA advantage/hack. They do include child support and require FAFSA to be based on parent providing greater financial support.
This post was edited on 9/28/23 at 10:01 am
Posted on 9/28/23 at 10:07 am to StringedInstruments
Posted on 9/28/23 at 10:11 am to StringedInstruments
I see why some are viewing this as a positive (school attended by fewer poors which might be a negative/trashy influence on your kids.)
What strikes me is in a state that has a relatively high poverty rate (bottom 10) the school system is failing the poor (preparing very few for college). You'd expect a state with more poverty to have more Pell grant students.
Im all for providing more opportunity for the economically disadvantaged to incentivize and encourage escaping the poverty culture.
What strikes me is in a state that has a relatively high poverty rate (bottom 10) the school system is failing the poor (preparing very few for college). You'd expect a state with more poverty to have more Pell grant students.
Im all for providing more opportunity for the economically disadvantaged to incentivize and encourage escaping the poverty culture.
This post was edited on 9/28/23 at 10:49 am
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