Top Ten Percent Rule
Public policy in Texas–I’ve got mine
Let me start by saying that there are many deserving high school graduates who will not get into UT Austin, one of the state’s two tier one universities (according to US News and World Report which is a whole other issue), because of the top ten percent rule. I think this is something that everyone [...]
Avoid the UT Austin classes on logic
The article is talking about the tuition deregulation and the rising cost of attending a state school. And then for some reason, we’re warned about the a train wreck coming if the top ten percent rule isn’t changed at UT Austin. Huh? Senators pan tuition hikes | WFAA.com | Local News: TV: Lawmakers tried but [...]
More whining about the top ten percent rule from Plano
At least this time they found an actual student who didn’t get into UT because of the law. MySA.com: Metro | State: Each spring, she said, she gets calls from constituents whose children didn’t make the top 10 percent at highly competitive Plano Senior High School.Josh Wakeman, 22, a senior studying accounting at the University [...]
UT President says limiting top ten percent law would give UT advantages
UT president speaks out against top 10 percent law – Top Stories: UT President William Powers asked the House Committee on Higher Education Monday to allow the University to limit the portion of the student body it admits under the top 10 percent law. …. “It would help our diversity efforts if we have more [...]
Top 10 Percent–we meant income, not grades
People are upset since 72% of the admissions at UT Austin have been under the top ten percent law forcing many students to attend places like UT San Antonio instead. Dallas Morning News | News for Dallas, Texas | Texas/Southwest: But Democratic Sens. Royce West of Dallas and Rodney Ellis of Houston said they remain [...]