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re: Planning college trips this summer..
Posted on 1/29/25 at 12:08 pm to TigerBaitOohHaHa
Posted on 1/29/25 at 12:08 pm to TigerBaitOohHaHa
Visit Baton Rouge and be done with it.
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Posted on 1/29/25 at 12:12 pm to TexasTiger08
quote:are there jobs that aren’t bullshite?
bullshite job
Posted on 1/29/25 at 12:14 pm to TexasTiger08
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I don’t mean to suggest that bullshite degrees ... are worthless
The cost to achieve any degree needs to be measured against the "output," financial or otherwise. Chasing your passion obviously counts 800% more than annual salary. Spending $80k on a "multi-disciplinary studies" degree distasteful, but spending $150, 200k+ is just insane. Kids work nothing jobs like serving to be flexible with school schedules. Or, they could take night classes and be a gopher at a construction management firm and actually learn shite both ways.
Everybody is critically wed to a conventional college experience, which is horribly out of date and unnecessary outside of a few disciplines.
Posted on 1/29/25 at 12:16 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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We're looking at Washington and Stanford, going to both this summer
Isn’t Stanford at like a 3-4% acceptance rate? Probably the hardest school to get into these days.
Posted on 1/29/25 at 12:17 pm to TigerBaitOohHaHa
Arkansas is a pretty campus. That and OU are favs in our area.
Posted on 1/29/25 at 12:21 pm to TigerBaitOohHaHa
In my OPINION your thinking and 99.5% of the advice given is incorrect.
Your kid should go to a school where his Scores and GPA are in the top 25 percentile of attending students. That sets them up for success and to finish in 4 years or less. Not finishing in 4 increases your tuition costs by 25% or greater. The merit money awarded goes to this group of students (unless he is Hispanic, black or Native American).
Based on those scores and GPA, your kid will struggle at the schools listed. What company is going to go thru the university for an intern or hire and look at the bottom 50% of the students. None. Got to a school where he can shine.
I learn this strategy thru a local college prep course. It worked for my kids. All 3 finished in under 4 years and received merit dollars from their schools that defrayed the total costs.
If your kid doesn’t know his major, or at least a general direction; then college is not the best option at this point in his life or may never be. Why invest for a “college experience” if there’s no true reward at the end.
The big schools you mentioned love your kid because he will pay full boat for a long time and that money goes to all of the merit dollars they are giving to the higher scores.
Programs like Blinn feeder into A&M have a horrible succcess rate. The vast majority never make it into their college choice.
Find those schools that fit his academic profile best and visit them.
Your kid should go to a school where his Scores and GPA are in the top 25 percentile of attending students. That sets them up for success and to finish in 4 years or less. Not finishing in 4 increases your tuition costs by 25% or greater. The merit money awarded goes to this group of students (unless he is Hispanic, black or Native American).
Based on those scores and GPA, your kid will struggle at the schools listed. What company is going to go thru the university for an intern or hire and look at the bottom 50% of the students. None. Got to a school where he can shine.
I learn this strategy thru a local college prep course. It worked for my kids. All 3 finished in under 4 years and received merit dollars from their schools that defrayed the total costs.
If your kid doesn’t know his major, or at least a general direction; then college is not the best option at this point in his life or may never be. Why invest for a “college experience” if there’s no true reward at the end.
The big schools you mentioned love your kid because he will pay full boat for a long time and that money goes to all of the merit dollars they are giving to the higher scores.
Programs like Blinn feeder into A&M have a horrible succcess rate. The vast majority never make it into their college choice.
Find those schools that fit his academic profile best and visit them.
Posted on 1/29/25 at 12:24 pm to TigerBaitOohHaHa
I went to State and then later lived in Oxford for eight years after that. All being the LSU fan in town. If I had a son, I would lean towards State in those two schools unless he wants to go into a specific field when UM is stronger. Housing is bad in both areas, but Oxford worse. Be prepared to spend $1,000/room/month for any decent housing. I have some rentals up there and the market is saturated.
Posted on 1/29/25 at 12:24 pm to DrrTiger
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Isn’t Stanford at like a 3-4% acceptance rate?
She's an academic rock star and has a scholarship to a writing seminar at Stanford this summer.
She's also applying to Yale, though she doesnt have as many connections there. She's captain of the debate team and the prior debate team captain did go to Yale though.
Posted on 1/29/25 at 12:34 pm to TigerBaitOohHaHa
He needs tutoring to get his ACT in the 20s? Lost cause, learn to weld.
Posted on 1/29/25 at 12:37 pm to TigerBaitOohHaHa
I would suggest Baylor, though it's probably far more selective these days.
Posted on 1/29/25 at 1:50 pm to TigerBaitOohHaHa
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There was a shooting in front of him
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He saw a 15 year old kid get gunned
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He had a close friend gang-raped and left for dead
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Had another acquaintance through a professional club get shot up near Red Stick Social
Maybe your son is the problem.
Posted on 1/29/25 at 1:56 pm to Cash
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The cost to achieve any degree needs to be measured against the "output," financial or otherwise. Chasing your passion obviously counts 800% more than annual salary. Spending $80k on a "multi-disciplinary studies" degree distasteful, but spending $150, 200k+ is just insane. Kids work nothing jobs like serving to be flexible with school schedules. Or, they could take night classes and be a gopher at a construction management firm and actually learn shite both ways.
This is good advice but try selling that to a HS kids that wants the typical SEC college experience.
I was working as server most of my way through school and had no where near that debt load. I was OOS that transitioned to in-state. 20+ yrs ago Alabama was cheap OOS and there was path to in-state.
Things are different nowadays though.
Living in Houston and think UH should a more viable option for kids but the commuter aspect and location just suck. Not sure how much of an on campus social experience there is to it.
This post was edited on 1/29/25 at 1:57 pm
Posted on 1/29/25 at 2:21 pm to LSUGrrrl
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Arkansas is a pretty campus.
The cosmetic value of a school should be at the bottom of the selection criteria. And so should family history and what bowl game the school went to.
ACT scores for Texas schools. The low 20’s puts your kid behind the 8 ball at most schools.
Posted on 1/29/25 at 2:26 pm to TigerBaitOohHaHa
What is he wanting to pursue for his major?
Posted on 1/29/25 at 2:27 pm to TigerBaitOohHaHa
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Terrible ACT scores
Can't get your grades up, get your guns up.
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Texas Tech
Posted on 1/29/25 at 2:58 pm to MrWhipple
I simply noted that the campus was pretty.
With Low 20s act score, nearly all Texas schools would be out. My son was just accepted to TCU to attend next Fall so I’m very familiar with the college application process for Texas schools.
With Low 20s act score, nearly all Texas schools would be out. My son was just accepted to TCU to attend next Fall so I’m very familiar with the college application process for Texas schools.
Posted on 1/29/25 at 3:01 pm to TigerBaitOohHaHa
quote:I have an idea for you to consider that I just watched a friend of mine do with his daughter that is now a freshman at a Big 10 school.
Planning college trips this summer..
Consider NOT visiting any campuses until AFTER apps have been submitted AND he has found out if where all he is accepted. THEN go visit the ones he was accepted at.
It reduces disappointment/anxiety about wanting to go to places he doesn't get into and it also gives his brain 6 months to further develop, hopefully also reducing the desire to make attendance decisions based on if the girl giving the campus tour that day was cute.
Posted on 1/29/25 at 3:02 pm to TigerBaitOohHaHa
LSU is a better alternative than the schools mentioned. But you could add Texas state to that list. Or even one of the UT Arlington or UTSA of UH. But you can’t substitute the big college atmosphere. If his heart is at lsu encourage him to go there. Have him make smart decisions with regard to who he hangs out with and where he hangs out and the possibility of crime will be minimized.
Posted on 1/29/25 at 3:08 pm to TigerBaitOohHaHa
It sounds like your mind is already made up about LSU…if that is the case, why did you come to an LSU message board asking for advice?
Posted on 1/29/25 at 3:11 pm to TigerBaitOohHaHa
I have a daughter that is at Ms State and a son that is at AR.
MS State campus is great.
Good school.
Starkville as a town isn't great.
University of AR
Campus is one of the best I've been to in the SEC
Very good school
Fayetteville is a very good town.
Tons of kids from TX are at Arkansas.
MS State campus is great.
Good school.
Starkville as a town isn't great.
University of AR
Campus is one of the best I've been to in the SEC
Very good school
Fayetteville is a very good town.
Tons of kids from TX are at Arkansas.
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