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re: Saban Catholic Student Center almost complete
Posted on 9/1/16 at 9:13 am to CapstoneGrad06
Posted on 9/1/16 at 9:13 am to CapstoneGrad06
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Not sure why that's surprising to the whomever wrote the article
Surprising to me.
Then again I'm not from Alabama.
Just assumed.
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Posted on 9/1/16 at 9:26 am to StopRobot
Looks like Saban was too worried about his hair to put that hard hat on.
Posted on 9/1/16 at 9:26 am to I Bleed Garnet
quote:But neither are 54% of their students
Then again I'm not from Alabama.
Posted on 9/1/16 at 9:31 am to lsupride87
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But neither are 54% of their students
lol had to look this up...
then I saw 54% of the student body is female.
Touche
Posted on 9/1/16 at 9:34 am to I Bleed Garnet
quote:54% of their student population is also out of state. Which to me, is crazy for a State flagship school
ol had to look this up...
then I saw 54% of the student body is female.
Posted on 9/1/16 at 9:36 am to I Bleed Garnet
I see what you did there.
Posted on 9/1/16 at 9:40 am to lsupride87
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54% of their student population is also out of state.
That can't be right.
frick in the state of SC I think it's required for USC and Clemson to have atleast 70% or something like that.
Posted on 9/1/16 at 9:42 am to lsupride87
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54% of their student population is also out of state. Which to me, is crazy for a State flagship school
I don't have a problem with that.
Posted on 9/1/16 at 9:43 am to StopRobot
Vandy would not approve.
Posted on 9/1/16 at 9:45 am to lsupride87
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54% of their student population is also out of state. Which to me, is crazy for a State flagship school
$$$
If you are not recruiting more out of state than in state, then you are doing it wrong.
Posted on 9/1/16 at 9:46 am to RollDatRoll
And it's not like we've reduced the acceptance of instate kids.
Posted on 9/1/16 at 9:51 am to pvilleguru
UA's student enrollment has nearly doubled over the last 10-15 years, and it's been accomplished by recruiting out of state kids.
I don't really like it, and I have a neighbor whose daughter had a Presidential Scholarship offer and went on a visit. He said just about everyone they encountered gave him and his daughter the cold shoulder while they seemed to bend over backwards for the out of state kids on the visit. He's an alum and was so bothered by it he no longer joins the alumni association and gave up his Tide Pride tickets. His daughter is now at Auburn.
I don't really like it, and I have a neighbor whose daughter had a Presidential Scholarship offer and went on a visit. He said just about everyone they encountered gave him and his daughter the cold shoulder while they seemed to bend over backwards for the out of state kids on the visit. He's an alum and was so bothered by it he no longer joins the alumni association and gave up his Tide Pride tickets. His daughter is now at Auburn.
Posted on 9/1/16 at 9:52 am to StopRobot
Sinners have souls, too?
Posted on 9/1/16 at 9:54 am to StopRobot
There are some really great memes to be made out of this
Posted on 9/1/16 at 9:54 am to pvilleguru
quote:It is not a huge deal, but I would hate to see LSU become that. We are at 75% in state, and I love that about the university. It was made to service the residents of the state of Louisiana, and it continues to do so. Having a majority out of state, would mean LSU lost its soul, as the Louisiana people is what makes our university unique. Maybe for a place like Alabama, that isnt as big of a deal. Just my $.02
I don't have a problem with that.
Posted on 9/1/16 at 10:00 am to lsupride87
The state of Alabama also has two large public universities. Plus several smaller ones. A state of 5.7 million can't produce enough students. Had Alabama not switched to a policy of heavy out-of-state recruitment around 2000, the university would still be around 18,000 with slow growth.
Posted on 9/1/16 at 10:01 am to lsupride87
That was Alabama's mission for years, and they had realistically maxed out enrollment at around 20,000 students. And let's face it, the Alabama education system is pretty crappy so they weren't getting that many exceptional students. Alabama wanted to bolster its national image as a better school, and to do that they had to target more out of state kids. They get more tuition $$, the bolstered image opens up more research $$ and endowments.
It's now at around 32,000 students, and truthfully the city of Tuscaloosa just doesn't have the infrastructure to support that many students. The tornado didn't help initially, but it has been sort of a blessing in disguise as recovery money has flooded the city which has been used to improve the infrastructure, though it's still a work in progress.
It's now at around 32,000 students, and truthfully the city of Tuscaloosa just doesn't have the infrastructure to support that many students. The tornado didn't help initially, but it has been sort of a blessing in disguise as recovery money has flooded the city which has been used to improve the infrastructure, though it's still a work in progress.
Posted on 9/1/16 at 10:09 am to lsupride87
Wow;
Actually shocked about this:
South Carolina
Actually shocked about this:
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46% come from Alabama
51% come from elsewhere in the United States
3% are international students from 62 countries
South Carolina
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In-state: 60%
Out-of-state: 40%
Posted on 9/1/16 at 10:12 am to Captain Crown
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That's cool. I didn't realize he was Catholic.
I went to school with his daughter, St Thomas Aquinas. He's a big catholic
Posted on 9/1/16 at 10:14 am to Old Money
quote:Interesting, considering she went to St. Aloysius
I went to school with his daughter, St Thomas Aquinas.
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