University of Texas Has 'Lost Control' of Admissions Policy
Reader Comments
TO: "JUNIOR COLLEGE TRANSFER??? " AUTHOR
...YOU ARE A JOKE! But no hard feelings here because in the end of the day I am a transfer student from a community college attending UT and one of these days you will be working for me :)))
P.S. Some of us are so much more brilliant than you and the only reason we do not attend a four-year school right away is because our mommy & daddy :) do not pay for it...
10% sucks..sux...sucks
RE of TX you show the limits of your thinking with your lame aim at JC and CC students. Only twenty years ago TEXAS was the university of choice for many from all over the country, were you aware of that? Didn't think so.. The entrance criteria then was better than what we have now because it allowed for the selectors bias, which is what creates diversity. I have met several PHD candidates at UT who have reminded me that EVEN at their level, the brightest are not necessarily present, just the persistent! (for your benefit we can simply the last statement to read, "just the laziest") I had no idea moving on to "higher" degrees would qualify people who simply were trying to get in the professional door at a higher floor...just goes to show you, the smartest are not always the first in line..
Stupidity
Yes, because only stupid people attend junior colleges. Of course it is not financially responsible students, only stupid students. Judging by your ignorance you must have attended a junior college, correct? Just so you know very intelligent, hard working students attend junior colleges. I attended a junior college even though I was a 4.0 student in high school who was actively involved in student government, sports, orchestra, and worked part time. I was able to graduate from the University of California without any debt. That doesn't seem too stupid to me. I am now pursung a PhD at an Ivy League college. So I agree, lets reward financially responsible students.
Unfair Rankings
Not to mention that many schools have different standards than others and the Top 10 percents law doesn't take this into account. It's appalling how many students suffer from this over sight and I couldn't agree more that something must be done!
Junior College Transfers
In response to the post by RE:
Out of high school, I was accepted by UT Austin.I was not in the top 10% of my graduating class, but my high school gpa was around 96%. However, due to scholarships and other financial reasons, I chose to go to a community college for two years. After this time, I had to again apply to UT Austin and was again accepted. However, I did not attend because I attended a&m instead. My point is that it is still possible to enter into UT without being top of your high school class.....I did it TWICE! Just because a person attends a community college does not mean that that person is any less intelligent than a person who spends all four years at a major university. I have yet to meet a potential employer who wouldn't hire me because i spent two years at a community college.
UT?
Why would anyone ever want to go to Texas?
UT Admissions
The top 10% rule was intended as a fair and unbiased approach to admissions. What has happened is that kids who are strong student leaders and active on their high school campuses and perhaps attend an extremely competitive high school have a hard time getting accepted to UT. The bias is in favor of kids who are not well rounded, not inclined towards leadership roles and from weak high schools. I think the University would love to have well balanced students who will succeed both academically and are natural leaders. I have mentored several kids that were exceedingly bright and talented. They were captains of school sports teams, starred in school plays and musicals, and held elected offices in school government. They ranked in the top 15% of an extremely competitive high school with high 'A' averages. They were not good enough to be accepted in the fall class at UT. This is a disaster for UT and for the students. Some will enroll in summer school at UT and get in through the back door others have opted to go on to Ivy League schools who were happy to accept them.
The junior college idea is a bad one. It robs the students of the freshman experience and forces them to abandon friends made during an extremely impressionable time of life. Other schools appear to be handling the problem. Come on UT show some leadership!
Good grades in high school mean nothing
My best friend graduated 10th from the bottom in class of over 400. However his SAT scores were outstanding, and after a year at Junior college he was admitted to UT Austin, and later graduated with a degree in Bio Chemistry. The 10% rule is a lame attempt at affirmative action that fails to account for the differences between schools. What you did in 9th grade doesn't mean squat in the real world.
are you kidding me??
community colleges house a lot of very capale students. most of them are there because of financial reasons, not qualification issues. you sir are enabling the stupidity, not junior college students.
Impact of GPA
You don't think it had anything to do with a 3.4 GPA, huh?
