[walden]

You are absolutely correct-- I know a girl with a 4.0 or better and 1230 SAT who isn't in the top 10%, so she wasn't accepted at UT. Unbelievable.

But, Texas A&M accepts any Texas resident with 1300 SAT, regardless of grades. That's a good policy.

[Dog Gone]

It would be nice if the media reported what the success rate of students admitted under the top 10% rule is. The reality is that it's pathetic from the inner city schools and many rural districts. Many drop out after one semester or after failing academic probation at the end of the first year.

It's a well-known fact that it's easier to transfer into A&M or UT as a sophomore from another college than to get in as a freshman. That's because of all the top ten percenters flunking out.

Ridiculous.

[ruiner]

Texas Tech also has definite acceptance of anyone with a SAT over a certain amount. It was about 1200 a few years back.