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re: SEC Schools : Enrollment % by State (per University enrollment reports)
Posted on 4/12/16 at 4:09 pm to BHMKyle
Posted on 4/12/16 at 4:09 pm to BHMKyle
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Not really. Yes, Alabama turns a lot of in-state kids away just simply because most every kid sends an application to Tuscaloosa, even if they don't have the grades.
But if you have decent grades, its not difficult to get accepted to Alabama. While Alabama shows a lower acceptance rate compared to Auburn, I know plenty of Auburn graduates who've had to watch their kids enroll at Alabama simply because their kids didn't have the grades to get into Auburn, but were accepted into Alabama.
Alabama is not turning down any quality in-state kids in favor of out of state kids. If you have semi-decent grades, you can enroll at Alabama.
My sister, and a few of my friends got into Alabama with some awful test scores. They admitted her last year and her SAT, at the time, was under 1000 for a 3 score. C'mon Bama... we know you want the money. A few schools should be doing this, I just have to poke fun at that
She raised her score and is going to UF. Probably that admissions letter bumped her rating up to a 4 star or something.
This post was edited on 4/12/16 at 4:12 pm
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Posted on 4/13/16 at 9:26 am to Old Money
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My sister, and a few of my friends got into Alabama with some awful test scores. They admitted her last year and her SAT, at the time, was under 1000 for a 3 score. C'mon Bama...
Alabama has strategically positioned itself to be a magnate for out of state kids who want to attend a big, public university with great athletics at an affordable price and without stringent entry requirements. There are many kids from outside the Southeast who choose to go to Alabama because they are not able to get accepted to UNC, UVA, Texas, etc..... but there are also a lot of kids who attend Alabama because they are also unable to get accepted into Florida, Georgia, Clemson, and many other big state schools that are quite honestly superior from an academic standpoint.
Alabama has so far done well at the balancing act of rapid enrollment expansion, coupled with keeping the quality of the average student at an acceptable level. Their success in football has really helped them market themselves well, and its enabled them to grow in this direction.
For Alabama, its probably been a very good thing. They could have kept enrollment lower... around 22,000 or so... and raised entrance requirements considerably. Honestly had they done that approach, they could probably have risen up to the level of UF, UGA, Texas A&M, etc. from an academics standpoint. But they chose rapid enrollment instead. Not saying that is a bad thing, its just their approach.
Alabama took a specific direction, and they've been very successful at their approach. However, lets be honest and admit that Alabama has become the "easiest" big state school in the South with quality athletics for kids to get into.
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