re: Forbes: Saban effect: Everyone wants to go to Alabama

Hey old man, tell us more about how baseball isn't played in stadiums

Using your hypothesis, Bo can't read, makes millions. Auburn academically better?

I really cannot tell if your oppressed or not.

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LSU is not defined by a coach.

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Eh... you kinda are defined by your coach.

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You're both wrong. LSU is defined by OUR coach.

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rangers911
Forbes: Saban effect: Everyone wants to go to Alabama
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You had to know it was only a matter of time before an Auburn fan used the "I know several UA alumni who are unhappy about this" or the even more popular Auburn reply of "guidance counselers say UAT is a garbage school" line. It's inevitably brought up when ANYTHING remotely positive is written about Alabama as a school. As an alumnus, I'm thrilled with what UA leaders have done the last 5 to 10 years. I would like to see them cap enrollment where it is though.


If you are proud of lower grad standards and increasing enrollment that's fine. Most Universities are following that model, Purdue and many others. Some have capped enrollment so as to drive a higher level of student through due to this cap. UA went a different route.

When you are in upper management you don't want a watered down degree, same thing in engineering.

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The "241 National Merit Scholars, more than any other public university in the U.S." say you're an idiot.

The Forbes writer should have done a little more research to tell the whole story here.

Alabama is one of the few major public state universities to provide AUTOMATIC full-tuition scholarships to out-of-state students. The requirements are difficult but not extremely so. A 32 ACT is about the 98th percentile nationwide which is similar to National Merit percentiles.

Computer Science and Engineering majors only need a 30 ACT for a full-ride + $2,500.

Many very good out-of-state students appear to be opting for a lower-cost education at Alabama than in their home state. You have to give Alabama credit for creative marketing.

==== ALABAMA ====

University of Alabama
Award: Full Tuition
Residual COA: $13,122/year
Out-of-State Requirements: 3.5 GPA, 32 ACT or 1400 SAT (CR+M)
In-State Requirements: 3.5 GPA, 30 ACT or 1330 SAT (CR+M)

Award: Full Tuition + $2,500/year
Residual COA: $10,622/year
Requirements (Eng/CS Only): 3.5 GPA, ACT 30 or 1330 SAT (CR+M)

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Many very good out-of-state students appear to be opting for a lower-cost education at Alabama than in their home state. You have to give Alabama credit for creative marketing.

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That is how they got me and many of my friends. Because of the very generous national merit scholarship, it was actually cheaper for me to attend Alabama than LSU, and the fact that LSU doesn't match that is incredible to me. I nearly made money going to college at Alabama with the automatic scholarships I got which is something that would have been infinitely more difficult at LSU.

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That is how they got me and many of my friends. Because of the very generous national merit scholarship, it was actually cheaper for me to attend Alabama than LSU, and the fact that LSU doesn't match that is incredible to me. I nearly made money going to college at Alabama with the automatic scholarships I got which is something that would have been infinitely more difficult at LSU.

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The southern schools in general are cheaper to attend, than the northern schools. It was about a 1/2 to a 1/3 the cost for me to go out of state to Auburn, than in state in Ohio.