UT Austin to provide free tuition

[Deerslayersh]

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[El General]

I get where you are coming from but, you are wrong on this account. Admission practices have changed as a direct result of a lawsuit filed against the University of Texas.

And not for the betterment of the University.

[Razorback01]

I'm above the income limit, but we are 6 years into it, with 2 more to go, BS in Chemistry, and starting year 3 of Dr. of Pharmacy.

[Death from Above]

You get what you pay for...

I had a niece graduate there a few years back. No way I would subject either if my 2 to that.

[friscopaint]

Got email today from Midwestern in Wichita Falls which was one of the schools my daughter applied to but didn't like it. Based on her FAFSA they offered a free, or reduced, meal plan. Was hoping Tech did, but doesn't, because their meal plan is required for freshmen and it's pretty expensive.

[Kingfisher789]

We UT makes a lot of money on oil. I think it’s great their sharing it and get some kids educated.

[Smell the Glove]

We UT makes a lot of money on oil. I think it’s great their sharing it and get some kids educated.

UTIMCO took a pretty big loss this year, so it admirable that they are doing this.

[Take Dead Aim]

I get where you are coming from but, you are wrong on this account. Admission practices have changed as a direct result of a lawsuit filed against the University of Texas.

Friscopaint is right on the money. This is really non-news. Just UT coming more in line with what other universities are doing; including TAMU and apparently Tech.

Yes but those changes were against what the University wanted. They were wanting more restrictions not less. Cant fault a university for that.

[M16]

If they'd stop federal guarantees of student loans a lot of this affordability problem would take care of itself.

Amen! That’s the problem.

[Guest.1]

Mine just graduated from TTU and went on a Texas Tomorrow plan

Tuition pre paid monthly since 1990

It still cost another $55K out of my pocket

No student loans which is a good thing

But C'mon

Free tuition is not a free ride

Lots of other costs

Heck living in Austin is expensive enough

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[Rush2Judge]

Yes but those changes were against what the University wanted. They were wanting more restrictions not less. Cant fault a university for that.

Actually, what they were doing was giving preference to race, gender, income etc. The lawsuit (which actually involved the law school) was about this exact thing. Someone with seemingly higher qualifications (grades and test scores) was rejected over someone with lesser qualifications but of a more "diverse" background. The school lost and now we have a mix of both. The auto entry is set very high at top 6% and room is left for discretion on the rest.

There is no perfect system. And I agree with what someone else said that this approach has hurt the University. But in reality, the application of the previous quota system already sent it down the wrong path. What used to be admirable well rounded students (those in band, sports, etc) now have very little chance of getting in because those activities actually lower GPAs. I can only speak to my kids experience coming from the Plano school district. You have to have around a 4.2 GPA to be auto entry. Both my sons were around 4.1 with outstanding SAT and ACT scores. Neither made it in.

They ended up at ATM who I think has a better system. They still have the class rank qualifier but then have another one based on test scores. Texas is still a great University but, they have lost a big part of who they were over the years.

[MacDaddy67]

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might be the dumbest meme I have ever seen....

That huge school tax check I write every year would say otherwise...

FREE ?????

pffffffftttttttt

[RLB]

might be the dumbest meme I have ever seen....

That huge school tax check I write every year would say otherwise...

FREE ?????

pffffffftttttttt

Not to mention, one is a business and the other is a 13 year government ran day care.

[Deerslayersh]

might be the dumbest meme I have ever seen....

That huge school tax check I write every year would say otherwise...

FREE ?????

pffffffftttttttt

The meme is not advocating for free college. It's pointing out the hypocrisy of people who agree with paying "that huge school tax check" for grades 1-12, but then freak out when a Socialist like Sanders suggests increasing it to grades 13-16.

If college was free, it would just be added to your huge school tax check and you'd be forced to pay for an additional 4-years of other peoples' schooling.

As a libertarian-minded person, it's hard for me to understand how people can agree with public schools being tax-payer funded, but then not agree with college being funded the same way. IMO - neither should be...

[El General]

Actually, what they were doing was giving preference to race, gender, income etc. The lawsuit (which actually involved the law school) was about this exact thing. Someone with seemingly higher qualifications (grades and test scores) was rejected over someone with lesser qualifications but of a more "diverse" background. The school lost and now we have a mix of both. The auto entry is set very high at top 6% and room is left for discretion on the rest.

There is no perfect system. And I agree with what someone else said that this approach has hurt the University. But in reality, the application of the previous quota system already sent it down the wrong path. What used to be admirable well rounded students (those in band, sports, etc) now have very little chance of getting in because those activities actually lower GPAs. I can only speak to my kids experience coming from the Plano school district. You have to have around a 4.2 GPA to be auto entry. Both my sons were around 4.1 with outstanding SAT and ACT scores. Neither made it in.

They ended up at ATM who I think has a better system. They still have the class rank qualifier but then have another one based on test scores. Texas is still a great University but, they have lost a big part of who they were over the years.

The system that Texas currently has was dictated to it by the Texas legislature in the aftermath of the Hopwood case you mentioned above. 75% of the class is reserved for kids in the top 6% and 25% for "holistic" (where they look at all factors) admissions.

Texas would ditch the top 6% automatic admission and 75% quota if that were allowed by the legislature.