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re: TOPS Only Requires an ACT of 20
Posted on 1/26/16 at 1:44 pm to 1MileTiger
Posted on 1/26/16 at 1:44 pm to 1MileTiger
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Got a 32 on the ACT and did 4 years at LSU. As mentioned before, people forget about the $600 in books and $5000+/semester it costs to live and eat. While the tuition being free was huge in allowing me to not get a useless degree from USL, it didn't make for free college.
if you had got a 32 on the ACT and had a decent GPA you would have received more scholarships than just free tuition
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Posted on 1/26/16 at 1:47 pm to Salmon
So you're saying he's full of shite?
Posted on 1/26/16 at 1:48 pm to Salmon
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if you had got a 32 on the ACT and had a decent GPA you would have received more scholarships than just free tuition
This. My ACT score of 27 got me a partial scholarship, one more point(28) would have gotten me a full scholarship (tuition/room/board/books)to NLU.
Posted on 1/26/16 at 1:48 pm to DVinBR
Those are exceptions to the rule
There are a lot more folks who scored low on the ACT and lasted one year or less in college.
There are a lot more folks who scored low on the ACT and lasted one year or less in college.
Posted on 1/26/16 at 1:49 pm to NIH
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Is this the thread where a bunch of guys that went to LSU made scores on the ACT that would've guaranteed them entrance to 98% of schools in the country ?
I got a 34 while being hungover, but chose LSU because, go tigahs, bruh.
Posted on 1/26/16 at 1:50 pm to Salmon
Not to mention how cheap BR is to live.
Posted on 1/26/16 at 1:51 pm to lsunurse
Anything above 25-26ish is scholarship range depending upon the schools. A 3.0 and above and 32 would have had elite schools from across the country offering scholarships and admittance.
Posted on 1/26/16 at 1:51 pm to Hammertime
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Sure. I have no idea the scale they use to figure that stuff out
Because it doesn't exist. You're lying.
Posted on 1/26/16 at 1:51 pm to NIH
You could say the same about people with high scores. It really isn't a good measure of how well someone will do in college. GPA is better for that because it can distinguish people who work hard from people who don't
quote:Nope. I even said I had a 2.3 is HS. Have like a 2.2 now. Got kicked out of college three times. As a whole, I'm just not a good student. Not making any of that up either
Because it doesn't exist. You're lying
This post was edited on 1/26/16 at 1:54 pm
Posted on 1/26/16 at 1:52 pm to Oates Mustache
Seems like a lot of good folk on here sacrificed those 32+ ACT scores to go to a state school. 
Posted on 1/26/16 at 1:52 pm to NIH
Substantial scholarships to elite schools with a 32 ACT will be few and far between.
Posted on 1/26/16 at 1:53 pm to Hammertime
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It really isn't a good measure of how well someone will do in college.
it isn't a good measure by itself
but if you pair it with GPA, which TOPS does, then it is a decent measure
Posted on 1/26/16 at 1:54 pm to Hammertime
GPA doesn't account for the quality of the school. Someone can blow through a shitty high school with a 4.0 and make a 19 on the ACT. Happens all the time in Louisiana.
The ACT is an aptitude test, if you can't hack it on that, chances are you won't be able to in college. A smart kid with bad work ethic can always work harder, a low IQ kid will never get smarter.
The ACT is an aptitude test, if you can't hack it on that, chances are you won't be able to in college. A smart kid with bad work ethic can always work harder, a low IQ kid will never get smarter.
Posted on 1/26/16 at 1:54 pm to Louie T
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Substantial scholarships to elite schools with a 32 ACT will be few and far between.
but to LSU, he would have received the full TOP tuition scholarship, which would cover tuition and room and board
plus I'm assuming LSU would have offered some type of scholarship as well
Posted on 1/26/16 at 1:55 pm to NIH
I think lsu requires a 25 AND a 3.something. It used to be either or
Posted on 1/26/16 at 1:56 pm to NIH
A solid chunk of college can be gotten by with just good memorization skills
Posted on 1/26/16 at 1:56 pm to Sir Drinksalot
23 and a 3.0 I think
I think that's a pretty fair standard. I wish it was uniform across the board in Louisiana.
I think that's a pretty fair standard. I wish it was uniform across the board in Louisiana.
Posted on 1/26/16 at 1:56 pm to Salmon
Yeah - A 30 gets you the Chancellor's Aide scholarship which doesn't even require an essay or separate application.
I was simply commenting on the scholarship to elite school comment.
I was simply commenting on the scholarship to elite school comment.
This post was edited on 1/26/16 at 1:58 pm
Posted on 1/26/16 at 1:58 pm to Hammertime
Maybe in your early classes. Unless we're talking communication or education, chances are most majors will require high level thinking in terms of writing, mathematics, sciences, etc at a certain point.
Posted on 1/26/16 at 1:58 pm to Hammertime
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You could say the same about people with high scores. It really isn't a good measure of how well someone will do in college. GPA is better for that because it can distinguish people who work hard from people who don't
Its a good measure of their potential in college. GPA is not a good measure at all. Take a 3.0 student at Jesuit and put him in some crappy school and he will blow through it with a 4.0 without really trying. I could sleep through some public schools in LA as a teenager and get a 4.0
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Nope. I even said I had a 2.3 is HS. Have like a 2.2 now. Got kicked out of college three times. As a whole, I'm just not a good student. Not making any of that up either
I dont think anyone is disputing you getting kicked out of college three times and having a 2.2 gpa. I think people are disputing that you had a 2.3 in HS, made a 32 on your ACT, and still got TOPS even though you didnt meet the minimum requirements.
Plus you have a history of lying on here so no one really believes anything you say....well besides failing out of school and being a worthless student
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