Rush at OU

[srmom]

That said, as an instructor at UT, I do not believe the top 10% rule really means the student body at UT is unqualified or anything of that sort. In fact, some of the students from prestigious high schools have been low performers in my classes because they get to UT and go Greek and start drinking and partying too much and go crazy, whereas the students from small or rural or "weak" high schools are there to really better themselves and move up in the world.

Ouch! Can you imagine that call home? "Mom, I partied too much and have flunked out!!"

That being said, when we met with the admissions counselor in the business school at UT, he said that, contrary to popular opinion, the top 10% kids (regardless of what kind of highschool they come from) overall do very well - that they are kids who are used to working hard and keeping up with their work. It is all relative - hard working kids are hard working kids, whether they had access to 20 AP classes or not.

[Personally I think it would make sense to alter the rule so that you were required to be admitted to A Texas state university rather than ANY Texas state university

This is the policy in Florida, but I think it's if you are top 20%, you are guaranteed admission to a public university, but not one of the flagships (UF or FSU).

Something else about Florida - if you are a top student, you qualify for great scholarships sponsored by the state - what a novel concept (hint hint Texas legislature!) thus keeping their top students from leaving Florida.