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Originally Posted by SWTXBelle
EVEN Texas State?  Did you know that admissions requirements for TX State are now higher than Tech? I love my alma mater, and would really like to see it get the funding it needs to be even greater. From a population standpoint, it is pretty well perfectly situated - 1 hour from San Antonio, 30 minutes (okay, 45 with traffic) from Austin, 2 1/2 - 3 and from Houston (depends where in Houston you are talking).
The lobby for this is coming from those who would profit from a new school. But I don't really see this coming to anything - not in this economy. It would cost far too much to start from scratch. And I'm sorry UTEP is still not gettin' any love - they really have been the red-haired step child for quite a while. |
Oh man - didn't mean to imply anything against State. I guess I said that because I think that it's good to develop schools outside of Central Texas as well (as I posted above). But there's also an argument to be made that for the many people who want to stay in the Central Texas area Texas State really needs to be built up and funded properly. But yeah, even if there WERE the money to create a new school, I think it would be a stupid idea to do so and that it should be instead poured into the schools that are on the verge of reaching Research 1 status like Texas State, Tech, maybe UTEP... There could be others. I'm admittedly no expert on public universities in Texas.
One thing I've thought a lot about both in my home state of NC and in Texas is whether or not have the extra letters behind your name inherently regulates you to second class status. I'm thinking of UTEP, UTSA, UTA, UNC-C, etc. etc. I mean I know that's why so many schools are renaming themselves as Texas State did. I'm trying to think of schools that I think of as "elite" that have letters after their name. I guess UCLA is up there for sure. There may be others...
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