Maybe I am missing something here. Just because a girl is not accepted to UT because of the Top 10% rule and is accepted to Blinn doesn't mean she will be a grade risk. Having been a teacher for almost 20 years, I have seen many quality students not be in the Top 10% but still be highly academic. There are many reasons a student might not be able to take AP or weighted classes that they would need to be in that elite category. For example, she might be artistic or musical and have all As but but many AP courses, so she would have a 4.0 but not a 5.0 or 6.0.
I think this Blinn designation might be being blown up more than it should be. These girls will still have good GPAs and might have more leadership or community service opportunities than the UT admits.
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Last edited by IndianaSigKap; 06-01-2014 at 12:41 PM.
Maybe I am missing something here. Just because a girl is not accepted to UT because of the Top 10% rule and is accepted to Blinn doesn't mean she will be a grade risk. Having been a teacher for almost 20 years, I have seen many quality students not be in the Top 10% but still be highly academic. There are many reasons a student might not be able to take AP or weighted classes that they would need to be in that elite category. For example, she might be artistic or musical and have all As but but many AP courses, so she would have a 4.0 but not a 5.0 or 6.0.
I think this Blinn designation might be being blown up more than it should be. These girls will still have good GPAs and might have more leadership or community service opportunities than the UT admits.
Oh, I was actually thinking of retention as a bigger issue than grade risks. In any case, I hope the chapters have some aggregate data they can look at. If neither of those things are an issue, the BT women would be well-served by the university showing some numbers to prove it.
I just finished my A & M recs - including several Blinn Team girls. Their high school records were exemplary - and with one exception, their college grades were great. It will be interesting to see how it all shakes out over the course of recruitment.
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