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Will the 28 TOPS requirement keep students in LA?
Posted on 2/17/16 at 7:04 am
Posted on 2/17/16 at 7:04 am
TOPS was designed in part to keep good students in the state. If the requirement is upped to 28, I am not sure this will happen. These students will have other options out of state. Sure it will keep some here, but it may push others to better universities. I do, however, think the requirements are too low.
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Posted on 2/17/16 at 7:06 am to LSUTANGERINE
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If the requirement is upped to 28
What was it before?
Posted on 2/17/16 at 7:06 am to LSUTANGERINE
What options do they have out of state?
Posted on 2/17/16 at 7:07 am to ThatMakesSense
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What was it before?
Minimum of 19 for the lowest level (conditional with GPA)
Posted on 2/17/16 at 7:08 am to LSUTANGERINE
So can't afford to go to LSU, SLU, ULL, Mcneese, because of no tops, but they can afford out of state tuition which is normally double in state. Makes sense
Posted on 2/17/16 at 7:08 am to LSUTANGERINE
28 will NEVER happen. That would be racist.
This post was edited on 2/17/16 at 7:09 am
Posted on 2/17/16 at 7:08 am to LSUTANGERINE
28 was former LSU Honors requirement prior to TOPS
I think that 28 leads to retraction of student body and retraction of campus UNLESS the university gets more competitive with its out of state fees
I think that 28 leads to retraction of student body and retraction of campus UNLESS the university gets more competitive with its out of state fees
Posted on 2/17/16 at 7:10 am to LSUTANGERINE
Is someone with less than a 28 a good student?
ETA: Where else are they going to go? If they have less than a 28 they are probably not going to get enough in scholarships or other rewards to offset the out of state costs. TOPS is a good idea, but the standards have not kept up and we are giving free tuition to students that do not deserve it. A 27 or 28 should be the cut off limit for 100% costs and then have another level like 75% for students with a 23 (current TOPS requiremrnt IIRC) and then pay for students with less than a 23 to go to community college first and then to a 4 year school. There is no way around it, there are too many students on TOPS for current funding mechanisms, so we either have to limit the # of students or change the funding mechanisms. I favor limiting the # of students.
ETA: Where else are they going to go? If they have less than a 28 they are probably not going to get enough in scholarships or other rewards to offset the out of state costs. TOPS is a good idea, but the standards have not kept up and we are giving free tuition to students that do not deserve it. A 27 or 28 should be the cut off limit for 100% costs and then have another level like 75% for students with a 23 (current TOPS requiremrnt IIRC) and then pay for students with less than a 23 to go to community college first and then to a 4 year school. There is no way around it, there are too many students on TOPS for current funding mechanisms, so we either have to limit the # of students or change the funding mechanisms. I favor limiting the # of students.
This post was edited on 2/17/16 at 7:15 am
Posted on 2/17/16 at 7:10 am to Lionnation1993
Lots of schools offer out of state tuition waivers if you have a good application.
Posted on 2/17/16 at 7:10 am to LSUTANGERINE
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Will the 28 TOPS requirement keep students in LA?
Perhaps if would stop a lot of marginal students that really shouldn't go to college from going, which would probably affect a lot of the smaller schools, which in turn might actually cause a few of the small schools that should be shut down to actually shut down.
Posted on 2/17/16 at 7:10 am to LSUTANGERINE
Newsflash for all of you morons that scored a 20 on the ACT. A 28 doesn't get you shite for scholarships. You have to have over a 30 before decent schools start handing out money.
Posted on 2/17/16 at 7:10 am to NIH
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Lots of schools offer out of state tuition waivers if you have a good application.
well this wouldn't exactly fit a less than 28 ACT score though
Posted on 2/17/16 at 7:11 am to tigeralum06
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A 28 doesn't get you shite for scholarships.
a 29 (and a 3.9 GPA) got me a full ride plus extra
what are you talking about?
Posted on 2/17/16 at 7:12 am to Salmon
Where?
Eta: and what year?
Eta: and what year?
This post was edited on 2/17/16 at 7:13 am
Posted on 2/17/16 at 7:12 am to Cosmo
out of state?
It never ceases to amaze me how many people do not realize the better options that states like Texas or other large states can provide.
It really depends on the program and if our state has it.
It never ceases to amaze me how many people do not realize the better options that states like Texas or other large states can provide.
It really depends on the program and if our state has it.
Posted on 2/17/16 at 7:13 am to Salmon
Perhaps not but if you can get a waiver why go to an in state school if tuition is similar and job prospects aren't a complete dumpster fire elsewhere.
Posted on 2/17/16 at 7:13 am to tigeralum06
My story is dated, but I graduated in 1997 with a 29 ACT
LSU Honors
Full ride to USL
95% ride to TAMU
90% ride to Florida
60% ride to Tulane
50% ride to UNC Chapel Hill
LSU Honors
Full ride to USL
95% ride to TAMU
90% ride to Florida
60% ride to Tulane
50% ride to UNC Chapel Hill
Posted on 2/17/16 at 7:13 am to volod
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Minimum of 19 for the lowest level (conditional with GPA)
Is 19 tough to obtain? Seems mediocre at best.
Posted on 2/17/16 at 7:13 am to tigeralum06
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Where?
Eta: and what year?
La Tech - 2002
I also got a scholarship offer to LSU, but it wasn't as much as Tech. But it was still a good scholarship.
Posted on 2/17/16 at 7:14 am to Cosmo
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What options do they have out of state?
University of Phoenix
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