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Originally Posted by UGAalum94
But being well-qualified is sort of its own regard as long as you can get into a decent school someplace. So while the middle or even the bottom at some schools are certainly better prepared academically than the top kids at another, it's not the complete academic kiss of death to be in the 11th percentile at a really great school. But it is -if you want to go to UT or A&M. The problem is that the top 10% rule pits a student against other students at only their school, instead of against all of the other applicants from all the other schools. So the better-prepared student won't get in if he/she isn't in the top 10% at his/her school.
If college admission is some sort of PC spoils system, and it seems to be used this way,(Maybe it is - but I'd argue it shouldn't be.) at least the 10% systems is objective and clear. When diversity is weigh more ambiguously with other factors, kids are at the complete mercy of admissions officials. In Texas, you've at least got a pretty clear picture of what your chances are based on your class rank.
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It's true - you'll know you are totally screwed based on your class rank, and not on something like whether or not you are the more qualified!
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