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Posted on 9/1/16 at 9:54 am to pvilleguru
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.
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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.
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