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Kentucky has an acceptance rate of 94%
Posted on 11/25/19 at 2:57 pm
Posted on 11/25/19 at 2:57 pm
Jesus Christ. Also among the top:
Ole Miss: 88%
UT/Mizz: 78%
Arkansas: 77%
Auburn: 75%
LSU: 74%
Schools not named Vandy:
UF: 39%
UGA: 49%
MSU: 57%
Alabama: 59%
SC: 63%
A&M: 68%
Ole Miss: 88%
UT/Mizz: 78%
Arkansas: 77%
Auburn: 75%
LSU: 74%
Schools not named Vandy:
UF: 39%
UGA: 49%
MSU: 57%
Alabama: 59%
SC: 63%
A&M: 68%
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Posted on 11/25/19 at 2:59 pm to SCgamecock2988
Talk about taking what ever you can get... 
Posted on 11/25/19 at 2:59 pm to SCgamecock2988
Wow...that is embarrassing. Is this how all these moron SJW"s keep getting socialist degrees and think they are experts on everything, despite taking an easy course load?
Posted on 11/25/19 at 2:59 pm to 225Tyga
I was just bored at work - wasn't even going to make a topic or anything. But 94%? 
Was surprised UGA's wasn't lower than 49% as well tbh.
Was surprised UGA's wasn't lower than 49% as well tbh.
This post was edited on 11/25/19 at 3:01 pm
Posted on 11/25/19 at 3:10 pm to SCgamecock2988
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MSU: 57%
Alabama: 59%
These are the most shocking
Posted on 11/25/19 at 3:12 pm to SCgamecock2988
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Ole Miss: 88%
UT/Mizz: 78%
Arkansas: 77%
Auburn: 75%
LSU: 74%
Schools not named Vandy:
UF: 39%
UGA: 49%
MSU: 57%
Alabama: 59%
SC: 63%
A&M: 68%
Looks like some of you states can't pass the ACT.
Posted on 11/25/19 at 3:14 pm to SCgamecock2988
Lots of different ways to twist this. Average ACT/SAT scores among those accepted and those who apply would be a better barometer. And does your school have an honors college which ups the anti considerably?
This post was edited on 11/25/19 at 3:15 pm
Posted on 11/25/19 at 3:17 pm to I Bleed Garnet
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These are the most shocking
Mississippi State actually is a pretty good school, especially the engineering program. All the smart kids go to state and the dumbasses go to Ole Miss.
Posted on 11/25/19 at 3:18 pm to Muleriderhog
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All the smart kids go to state and the dumbasses go to Ole Miss.
But the party scene, bro.
Posted on 11/25/19 at 3:22 pm to SCgamecock2988
A lot of schools intentionally recruit kids they have no intention of accepting just so they can turn them down. It lowers their acceptance rate and makes them look more exclusive. Several Ivies got into a bit of scandal for doing this years ago.
94 percent is ridiculously high but a lot of state universities have an auto acceptance for in-state students *if* they score x and/or have a GPA of x. I would definitely say it looks like it's easier to get into UK than other places but at the same time acceptance rates are a poor measure to use when looking at an institution. Really, most of the measures sold to the general public by the various guides are trash when it come to determining actual academic value but it sells magazines and guides and gives admissions offices something to crow about.
Prospective students and their parents need to be looking at individual programs not university rankings. They also need to be looking at individual professors and dept. connections to outside programs and institutions the student may want to pursue while attending and after attending but those things are harder to quantify.
94 percent is ridiculously high but a lot of state universities have an auto acceptance for in-state students *if* they score x and/or have a GPA of x. I would definitely say it looks like it's easier to get into UK than other places but at the same time acceptance rates are a poor measure to use when looking at an institution. Really, most of the measures sold to the general public by the various guides are trash when it come to determining actual academic value but it sells magazines and guides and gives admissions offices something to crow about.
Prospective students and their parents need to be looking at individual programs not university rankings. They also need to be looking at individual professors and dept. connections to outside programs and institutions the student may want to pursue while attending and after attending but those things are harder to quantify.
Posted on 11/25/19 at 3:24 pm to Prof
I get all that. I'm just a South Carolina fan in late November man. I'm not perfect.
Posted on 11/25/19 at 3:25 pm to SCgamecock2988
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I get all that. I'm just a South Carolina fan in late November man. I'm not perfect.
No biggie. 
Posted on 11/25/19 at 3:26 pm to Muleriderhog
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Mississippi State actually is a pretty good school,
Yea ok
Posted on 11/25/19 at 3:28 pm to Insideradvantage
I suspect state population, sports popularity, and school capacity have more to do with these numbers than anything else. For example, UF's total enrollment is 52k compared to UK's 30k, yet the state of Florida has 5 times as many people. I'm not saying its the only factor, but I would be surprised if it wasn't the dominant factor in acceptance rates for public flagship universities.
I mean, it's not like any of these schools are intentionally bringing in fewer students. They have a strong incentive to bring in as many students as they can hold to maximize revenue.
I mean, it's not like any of these schools are intentionally bringing in fewer students. They have a strong incentive to bring in as many students as they can hold to maximize revenue.
Posted on 11/25/19 at 3:30 pm to SCgamecock2988
LSU has recently adopted the holistic approach for candidate acceptance. Not really sure if that has affected acceptance %'s or just affected who is accepted.
Posted on 11/25/19 at 3:32 pm to SCgamecock2988
There's nothing wrong with open admissions, as long as your graduation rate isn't high as well.
If your goal is a high graduation rate, you will have a high graduation rate. There is nothing inherently good about high graduation rates.
A lot of state schools used to have open admissions. The thought was, it's easy to get in, but the hard part is actually staying in.
If your goal is a high graduation rate, you will have a high graduation rate. There is nothing inherently good about high graduation rates.
A lot of state schools used to have open admissions. The thought was, it's easy to get in, but the hard part is actually staying in.
Posted on 11/25/19 at 3:34 pm to WildTchoupitoulas
Benedict College in Columbia, last I heard, basically guaranteed graduation as long as students showed up to class. They were guaranteed no less than a C by just attending.
Posted on 11/25/19 at 3:37 pm to WildTchoupitoulas
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There's nothing wrong with open admissions, as long as your graduation rate isn't high as well.
If your goal is a high graduation rate, you will have a high graduation rate. There is nothing inherently good about high graduation rates.
A lot of state schools used to have open admissions. The thought was, it's easy to get in, but the hard part is actually staying in.
That's how my school was (don't know if it still is because that was 25 years ago). Pretty much everyone could get in because it's a state school, but ~50% of the freshman would drop out because it was so difficult. Trial by fire.
Posted on 11/25/19 at 3:39 pm to LordLouisiana
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LSU has recently adopted the holistic approach for candidate acceptance. Not really sure if that has affected acceptance %'s or just affected who is accepted.
IIRC, acceptance rate before, 63%. After 74%.
This post was edited on 11/25/19 at 3:40 pm
Posted on 11/25/19 at 4:10 pm to SCgamecock2988
Acceptance rates are a dumb metric that can be brought down artificially. The states flagship university should educate the people of the state. A good way to view a university is by what their graduated have done to help society, the school’s research, what they have done to preserve the state’s history and culture... everything but an acceptance rate
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