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Originally Posted by Srmom1

I was about to post that Irishpipes - many kids at our highschool are now heading out of state because they can't get in either UT or A&M and don't wish to attend one of the other schools in Texas. These are good students with high test scores and good extra curriculars who just don't make that 10% cut (not to say that you absolutely cannot get into UT or A&M out of the top 10%, but it is getting harder and harder).

These other schools -Alabama, Auburn, LSU, UF, UGA, Oklahoma, etc. offer a fantastic educational opportunity at a reasonable cost, and have the type of "college" atmosphere that they are looking for, unlike some of the commuter schools (UT Arlington, U of Houston etc.), uber expensive privates (TCU or SMU), or way far away (Texas Tech).

Then again, a lot of Dallas and Houston kids go to Tech precisely to get away from their parents. LOL

(My boyfriend is from Lubbock)