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re: TOPS Only Requires an ACT of 20
Posted on 1/26/16 at 11:55 am to Lester Earl
Posted on 1/26/16 at 11:55 am to Lester Earl
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I got TOPS with a 2.3 in HS because my ACT was high
yea, thats not how TOPS works. 2.5 is the baseline regardless of ACT score
It's Hammertime. Amazing shite happens to him and only him, Lester!
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Posted on 1/26/16 at 11:55 am to Walking the Earth
quote:
the Knuckles portion of the ACT
you owe me a new laptop.... fricking coffee just went everywhere
Posted on 1/26/16 at 11:56 am to Lester Earl
Your low 20's ACT score really shows in your posts. It all makes sense to me now.
Posted on 1/26/16 at 11:56 am to baseballmind1212
quote:
I had a stud teammate on my team in highschool. Poor guy had to score a 16 to secure his athletic scholarship at a major D1 school. So I retook the test for him at a random school. We looked similar so i just showed up with his info and took it.
Some of you come up with such BS
Posted on 1/26/16 at 11:57 am to DatNolaClap
25 is above average or at least it was at the time. i only took it once, as a Jr, because i qualified for tops
Posted on 1/26/16 at 11:58 am to double d
It needs to be totally revamped. Clearly from what some officials say it should only be offered to the at need individuals who can qualify for PELL and other fed grants.
Screw the middle class who would bend over backwards to try to better their kids' future. They are just here to pay taxes anyways.
Screw the middle class who would bend over backwards to try to better their kids' future. They are just here to pay taxes anyways.
Posted on 1/26/16 at 11:59 am to Oates Mustache
32. I guess it averaged out or something. I was a shitty student, and continue to be to this day. Either way, I lost it basically after the first semester's 0.75gpa
Ole Miss was blowing me up with the offers
Ole Miss was blowing me up with the offers
This post was edited on 1/26/16 at 12:02 pm
Posted on 1/26/16 at 12:02 pm to ForeverLSU02
I know several 17-21 scores and they went to law school or got their MBA. I know people with scores over 25 and are living with their mom and don't have a damn dime to their names.
Posted on 1/26/16 at 12:06 pm to Paul Allen
Smartest guy I know has the least motivation. He was a computer engineering major at LSU and had a job lined up with AMD. He dropped out to work at Guitar Center
Posted on 1/26/16 at 12:06 pm to stout
quote:
Some of you come up with such BS
Don't know if that is true or not but years back it was not uncommon for people to sneak and take the test for other people.
Now, they have a picture of you on file there and they keep the same picture for three years. That picture must match you and your id.
Posted on 1/26/16 at 12:07 pm to Paul Allen
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I know several 17-21 scores and they went to law school or got their MBA. I know people with scores over 25 and are living with their mom and don't have a damn dime to their names.
so do i.... the ACT is useless as a measure of intelligence..... its really more about financial aid and appropriation of funds than anything...
Posted on 1/26/16 at 12:07 pm to Epic Cajun
quote:
No, the original intent was to slow the brain drain, and give state residents an incentive to attend college in Louisiana and hopefully stay here.
I was speaking of the Taylor Plan, from which TOPS was born.
Posted on 1/26/16 at 12:08 pm to stout
Stout you sure do love the internet
Posted on 1/26/16 at 12:08 pm to Taffeta
Base TOPS only covers the Tuition not any of the "fees" such as the academic excellence fee or flagship fee. There's also the cost of dorms and a meal plan.
Tops is "tiered" but not by much. When I had it the top award was tuition +$800 a semester which still didn't cover the fees.
I say raise the standard since there are plenty of need based scholarships out there.
Tops is "tiered" but not by much. When I had it the top award was tuition +$800 a semester which still didn't cover the fees.
I say raise the standard since there are plenty of need based scholarships out there.
Posted on 1/26/16 at 12:09 pm to Poncho
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Stout you sure do love the internet
and yet, here you are too....
Posted on 1/26/16 at 12:10 pm to bigpetedatiga
When we did it they had your DL on file but your school id could be used at the testing center. I took it at tara. All my proctor saw was a white kid bith brown hair and similar skin tone. It wasnt difficult and a lot of people did it to get tops.
Hell i saw kids swap answer sheets and test packets at catholic because one was good at math and scoence and the other was good at reading.
Hell i saw kids swap answer sheets and test packets at catholic because one was good at math and scoence and the other was good at reading.
Posted on 1/26/16 at 12:11 pm to Poncho
Aren't there enough minority/raced based scholarships already?
No need to make TOPS into another one.
No need to make TOPS into another one.
Posted on 1/26/16 at 12:12 pm to Poncho
Can you get your family to use their state legislative connections to get me some federal college grants?
Posted on 1/26/16 at 12:12 pm to Lester Earl
im just frickin with you man. i took that shite 4 times, and couldnt get over that 30 hump to get the next level of TOPS. Just wasted my money (well i guess my parents money) and my saturdays.
Posted on 1/26/16 at 12:12 pm to Poncho
One of two things needs to happen here because people are going nuts with TOPS:
Either make an income level cap of the parents to make it a way for lower income families put their kids into trade school or college, or -
Raise the ACT scores and stiffen the curricular prerequisites so that not every child graduating high school qualifies for this. A 20 on the ACT is a freakin' joke, and most of the prereqs are as well.
It was never designed to be a free for all like it's turned into.
Either make an income level cap of the parents to make it a way for lower income families put their kids into trade school or college, or -
Raise the ACT scores and stiffen the curricular prerequisites so that not every child graduating high school qualifies for this. A 20 on the ACT is a freakin' joke, and most of the prereqs are as well.
It was never designed to be a free for all like it's turned into.
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