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re: Will the 28 TOPS requirement keep students in LA?
Posted on 2/17/16 at 7:15 am to tigeralum06
Posted on 2/17/16 at 7:15 am to tigeralum06
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Newsflash for all of you morons that scored a 20 on the ACT. A 28 doesn't get you shite for scholarships.
That's incorrect.
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Posted on 2/17/16 at 7:15 am to WeeWee
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Is someone with less than a 28 a good student?
Assuming that's a troll
Posted on 2/17/16 at 7:15 am to Salmon
La tech... thanks for helping me make my point.
Posted on 2/17/16 at 7:17 am to tigeralum06
please tell me you graduated from LSU
Posted on 2/17/16 at 7:17 am to Cosmo
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hat options do they have out of state?
Uh, scholarships to schools in states that have their shot in order, with 29,30, higher
This post was edited on 2/17/16 at 7:19 am
Posted on 2/17/16 at 7:17 am to tigeralum06
It wasn't a full ride, but I got a decent scholarship for LA Tech. Kept it for 4 years as well as Tops.
Honestly, it was my last year that raked up the most debt
Honestly, it was my last year that raked up the most debt
Posted on 2/17/16 at 7:18 am to ThatMakesSense
My 15 year old sister-in-law who goes to a school out in Livingston parish made a 22 on her first try and not studying.
A 19 isn't good at all.
A 19 isn't good at all.
This post was edited on 2/17/16 at 7:18 am
Posted on 2/17/16 at 7:20 am to LSUTANGERINE
Hopefully
Posted on 2/17/16 at 7:21 am to yellowfin
25 is a reasonable number
Posted on 2/17/16 at 7:22 am to LSUTANGERINE
This might be a little unreasonable. They just need to up the requirements from "almost retarded" as they are now.
You have to realize, high school has become exponentially easier in recent years because the state implemented a plan where they make a teacher's pay dependent upon how their students do on standardized testing and general testing/GPA. What have teachers done? They make it easier so that they get their good reviews. Of course administration looks the other way because their overall grade goes up.
In 2016, a 2.5 GPA and a 20 on the ACT is below average. No way to deny that. The requirements should be upped to a 3.0 or higher and a 24 or better to qualify for the lowest level of tops IMO. You'll save money and have more motivated kids not dropping out and wasting that money.
You have to realize, high school has become exponentially easier in recent years because the state implemented a plan where they make a teacher's pay dependent upon how their students do on standardized testing and general testing/GPA. What have teachers done? They make it easier so that they get their good reviews. Of course administration looks the other way because their overall grade goes up.
In 2016, a 2.5 GPA and a 20 on the ACT is below average. No way to deny that. The requirements should be upped to a 3.0 or higher and a 24 or better to qualify for the lowest level of tops IMO. You'll save money and have more motivated kids not dropping out and wasting that money.
Posted on 2/17/16 at 7:23 am to LSUTANGERINE
The students that had gotten a 28 or higher in previous years had the same opportunities out of state that the next ones will have. Many of them still choose to stay at LSU. Without TOPS, LA wouldn't keep any of these higher achieving students.
However, LSU doesn't reward any of its highest achieving in state students (30 or higher on ACT). It rewards out of state students with a 32 or higher with full tuition, room and board, plus $1000 a semester. A friend of mine had the same ACT as me (33), but he was from Georgia, so he was able to pay for everything with the scholarship. I decided to stay at home at LSU and had to pay room and board every year, and it requires me to take out loans. Had I gone to Bama, Georgia, or Florida, I would have received the same scholarship that he received to come to LSU, and I would have no debt right now. Many friends and classmates of mine decided to go out of state instead of staying here
LSU needs to do a better job rewarding it's best students, not just relying on TOPS to cover them
However, LSU doesn't reward any of its highest achieving in state students (30 or higher on ACT). It rewards out of state students with a 32 or higher with full tuition, room and board, plus $1000 a semester. A friend of mine had the same ACT as me (33), but he was from Georgia, so he was able to pay for everything with the scholarship. I decided to stay at home at LSU and had to pay room and board every year, and it requires me to take out loans. Had I gone to Bama, Georgia, or Florida, I would have received the same scholarship that he received to come to LSU, and I would have no debt right now. Many friends and classmates of mine decided to go out of state instead of staying here
LSU needs to do a better job rewarding it's best students, not just relying on TOPS to cover them
Posted on 2/17/16 at 7:23 am to LSUTANGERINE
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TOPS was designed in part to keep good students in the state
I have no idea why people keep repeating this. I do not believe that is the case. I don't think people with ACT scores of 20 and a GPA of 2.5 were really a risk to take their talents to Wal Street. I think logic behind TOPS is greater access to college for even average students. Originally po folk and then it was changed to everyone.
Posted on 2/17/16 at 7:25 am to tigeralum06
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La tech... thanks for helping me make my point.
I hope this is a troll.
Tulane..LSU.LaTech....USL................................................................................................................................................................every other 4 year...................community colleges.....................SUNO........................Delgado
Posted on 2/17/16 at 7:27 am to LSUTANGERINE
STOP
Posted on 2/17/16 at 7:27 am to Old Hoss Radbourn
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quote: Is someone with less than a 28 a good student? Assuming that's a troll
No, serious question. I have not kept up with the ACT scores since I last took the damn thing '07. What percentile would that be for La students. I took the ACT and got a 24 the first time I took the thing. I then switched to taking the SAT so I could go to an Ivy league school. So I was just wondering what a 28 today is considered.
Posted on 2/17/16 at 7:27 am to AwesomeSauce
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Awesomesauce
Tulane isn't better than LSU, it's just more expensive
Posted on 2/17/16 at 7:27 am to LSUTANGERINE
in state tuition is still cheaper than out of state so they will probably have to stay in state but come out of school with student loan debt
Posted on 2/17/16 at 7:28 am to tigeralum06
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.
A 29 / 3.8 GPA got me a full ride to ULL plus TOPS honors in 2003. I made money going to school since I didn't stay in the dorms or get a meal plan.
A 29 / 3.8 GPA got me a full ride to ULL plus TOPS honors in 2003. I made money going to school since I didn't stay in the dorms or get a meal plan.
Posted on 2/17/16 at 7:28 am to Upperdecker
yeah, doenst LSU "rank" better than any other school in the state?
Posted on 2/17/16 at 7:31 am to Rouge
Whatever number prevents a tax increase
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