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re: LSU admitted 433 students who did not meet GPA or ACT requirements
Posted on 11/9/18 at 10:04 am to Parmen
Posted on 11/9/18 at 10:04 am to Parmen
Back when I was at LSU anyone with a high school diploma could get in. I was working for an English teacher who taught remedial English. She had football players in her class that could not read or write on a first grade level.
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Posted on 11/9/18 at 10:05 am to Parmen
My son is a freshman in the honors college at LSU. In talking with different kids he learned that many did not meet the posted academic guidelines. In one of his corses he has to write a paper on the diversity of the honors college. His topic is “are we diversifying for the sake of diversity or are we ensuring diversity amongst like-like students”. Essentially, he’s stating that if there is a standard, all should be held to that standard regardless of color, sex, religion, etc. rather than lowering the standard to force diversity.
His professor and the dean of the college have voiced their displeasure over the topic. I’m proud to say, I’ve raised him right.
His professor and the dean of the college have voiced their displeasure over the topic. I’m proud to say, I’ve raised him right.
Posted on 11/9/18 at 10:07 am to Parmen
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LSU's requirements to get in are already easy. If you need an exception to those, you clearly don't need to be in college.
There is nothing wrong with a 21 ACT and 2.9 GPA. It's not like those are anywhere close to failing scores.
Posted on 11/9/18 at 10:09 am to fallguy_1978
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Probably to fill some sort of diversity requirement.
I logged in to reply to this. I used to work for Enrollment Management and you are 100% spot on.
This post was edited on 11/9/18 at 10:12 am
Posted on 11/9/18 at 10:11 am to TheAstroTiger
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LSU can admit you on a probation exception or non-probation exception. I would imagine most students have a probation,meaning they must meet GPA and course requirements for a set period of time.
Bingo.
Posted on 11/9/18 at 10:14 am to UpToPar
Yeah I agree for the most part. I think college is a scam unless you're majoring in a STEM curriculum. Some of the business type degrees can be useful too. If I could go back in time I'd probably be a carpenter or something.
Posted on 11/9/18 at 10:16 am to Kujo
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Military needs people like these
Please explain.
Posted on 11/9/18 at 10:19 am to Parmen
Mo' Money
Posted on 11/9/18 at 10:20 am to fallguy_1978
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Probably to fill some sort of diversity requirement.
Ironically it’s probably rich white folks from out of state
Posted on 11/9/18 at 10:20 am to fallguy_1978
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Probably to fill some sort of diversity requirement.
Posted on 11/9/18 at 10:22 am to MLCLyons
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Yeah I agree for the most part. I think college is a scam unless you're majoring in a STEM curriculum. Some of the business type degrees can be useful too. If I could go back in time I'd probably be a carpenter or something.
Depends on your philosophy of what a university should be. If you think it should be a trade school, anything but STEM is a waste of time. Ideally the liberal arts teach you how to think critically (admittedly that's not always the case.) A lot of companies and other organizations are going to train you from the ground up anyway. Plenty of them recruit arts and sciences majors.
Posted on 11/9/18 at 10:30 am to Parmen
It’s all about the money. These unqualified kids will get federal pell grants or can borrow all they need. As far as LSU and every other college, bring in the money. Education doesn’t matter that’s why they push they social issues so much. They use words like diversity and inclusion but you’ll never hear education. It’s the money!
Posted on 11/9/18 at 10:31 am to Parmen
It saddens me to see so many bright private school kids going to BAMA over LSU. They are just offering the kids so much more
Posted on 11/9/18 at 10:35 am to ellishughtiger
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When I was in college over a decade ago. If you didn’t have the grades to get into LSU you would Goto Bama
Posted on 11/9/18 at 10:50 am to Parmen
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Alexander argued that these students may have dealt with personal trauma in high school or challenged themselves academically in ways that may not be reflected in their GPAs.
My mom died when I was 16 and I still graduated with a 3.8
Posted on 11/9/18 at 10:51 am to Parmen
Out of state—-more money for out of state tuition. Dollars are driving the decision.
Posted on 11/9/18 at 10:55 am to ellishughtiger
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you didn’t have the grades to get into LSU you would Goto Bama
Posted on 11/9/18 at 10:55 am to touchdownjeebus
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I sincerely hope you get hit by a truck full of dildos and one of them bounces off of the back of said truck and fricks you to death.
This seems HIGHLY unlikely.
Posted on 11/9/18 at 10:56 am to Parmen
Were any of them white?
Posted on 11/9/18 at 10:58 am to Parmen
Flagship university.
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