Posted
10/08/2004 05:41:00 PM
by Douglas
Looks like UT is trying to find a way to cook the admissions books to make
everyone happy, with limited results. Texas schools are in trouble, and they've got to do something if they're going to compete with schools like Michigan and Berkeley (which easily cost three times the amount for in-state tuition than Texas does), but it's statements like this that really get me:
A better change would be to guarantee admission to the University of Texas system, but not necessarily to the flagship Austin campus, he said.
"That offers more flexibility for students and for schools in the UT system," said Janek.
California has such a system. Students in the top 4 percent of their class are automatically admitted, but they don't have a choice of campus.
So, California's socialistic approach to public education is the answer? As a person that truly benefited from the 10% rule at the time, I have to say that it didn't seem like that big of a problem. People that didn't need to be there weren't there for that second or third semester.
But I can't imagine the alternative: "We would like to congratulate you on your acceptance to The University of Texas. Also, Welcome to El Paso. Hablamos inglés, también."