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No wonder smart kids are going to out of state schools - LSU sucks for scholarships
Posted on 1/17/19 at 1:36 pm
Posted on 1/17/19 at 1:36 pm
Kid has a 4.28 weighted GPA loaded up with Honors and AP classes, killed on his ACT and SAT (not perfect, but damned close), and LSU has only offered about $3500/year in non-TOPS scholarship $$$. Even with out of state tuition, it would be cheaper for him to go to out of state schools that have offered much better scholarships.
bullshite.
bullshite.
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Posted on 1/17/19 at 1:37 pm to udtiger
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killed on his ACT and SAT (not perfect, but damned close
Scores?
Posted on 1/17/19 at 1:37 pm to udtiger
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Even with out of state tuition, it would be cheaper for him to go to out of state schools that have offered much better scholarships.
This post was edited on 1/17/19 at 1:38 pm
Posted on 1/17/19 at 1:37 pm to Jones
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Scores?
pics of scores?
Posted on 1/17/19 at 1:38 pm to udtiger
Yup, nephew got a 33 ACT...pretty much no help from LSU. ULL will pay him, Tech is free...
This post was edited on 1/17/19 at 1:38 pm
Posted on 1/17/19 at 1:38 pm to udtiger
Doesn’t tops provide full tuition to anyone with good enough grades and scores?
Posted on 1/17/19 at 1:38 pm to udtiger
Apply at Alabama. They will throw money at you.
I’m not kidding
I’m not kidding
Posted on 1/17/19 at 1:38 pm to Jones
32 ACT (36 in English)
1470 SAT (790 in Math)
1470 SAT (790 in Math)
Posted on 1/17/19 at 1:38 pm to udtiger
LSU penalizes in-state students simply because TOPS is an option for them. So they dole out more $$$ to out-of-state students to entice them, while still making much more money off of them over in-state students. What's sad, though, is at the same time LSU's out-of-state scholarship opportunities are still laughable compared to the Florida's, Auburn's, Alabama's, Tennessee's, etc..
Posted on 1/17/19 at 1:39 pm to udtiger
I had over a 4.0 GPA, 15 hours of college credit, and was in the 98th percentile nationally on the ACT, got a thousand bucks a semester.
Posted on 1/17/19 at 1:39 pm to udtiger
If your son were black and had a 2.0, they would be rolling out the red carpet for him.
Posted on 1/17/19 at 1:39 pm to notiger1997
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Apply at Alabama. They will throw money at you.
I’m not kidding
I hate to say it, but this is 100% true. And the degree will be just as quality as an LSU degree.
Posted on 1/17/19 at 1:39 pm to udtiger
Is your kid white?
Posted on 1/17/19 at 1:40 pm to notiger1997
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Apply at Alabama. They will throw money at you. I’m not kidding
I know. He qualifies for a scholarship package that with room and board would be cheaper than LSU to attend, by a mile.
But...he hates the Tide
Posted on 1/17/19 at 1:40 pm to TigerStripes06
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Doesn’t tops provide full tuition to anyone with good enough grades and scores?
Yeah tuition, which is less than all the fees they tack on
Posted on 1/17/19 at 1:40 pm to TigerStripes06
why does everyone think everything is for free, tell your snotty, entitled arse Jaxyn to get off his lazy arse and start applying for grants and scholarships, already missed out on a boatload because they were only available to hs jumiors
Posted on 1/17/19 at 1:41 pm to TDsngumbo
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I hate to say it, but this is 100% true. And the degree will be better quality as an LSU degree.
FIFY
And I went to LSU
Posted on 1/17/19 at 1:41 pm to tiggerthetooth
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Is your kid white?
On paper, yes.
To look at him, you'd be asking for his passport and visa
Posted on 1/17/19 at 1:41 pm to udtiger
From what I understand TOPS is f'ing it up for the really gifted/smart students. My niece had great grades, made a 35 on the ACT, and was involved in several sports and academic clubs. She's going out of state for the same reason.
The state is spending all the money on TOPS to send a bunch of mediocre kids to college.
The state is spending all the money on TOPS to send a bunch of mediocre kids to college.
Posted on 1/17/19 at 1:42 pm to udtiger
Send him to Bama. They’ll pay him to go there.
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