re: UCF's endowment is a laughable 155 million

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I don’t think it matters why the difference exists

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They are forced to accept by state law, same requirements for OM

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Full admission to Mississippi State will be granted to high school graduates who complete the CPC with one of the following:

A minimum 3.20 grade-point average (GPA) on the CPC.
A minimum 2.50 GPA on the CPC and a composite score of 16 or higher on the ACT or the equivalent SAT score.
A minimum 2.0 GPA on the CPC and a composite score of 18 or higher on the ACT or the equivalent SAT score.
Standing in the top 50 percent of the class and a composite score of 16 or higher on the ACT or the equivalent SAT score.
Satisfy the National Collegiate Athletic Association standards for student-athletes who are full qualifiers or academic redshirts under Division I guidelines.

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instead, is it a useful metric? Depends on what it represents. I know this has probably been studied, but would a student be better off at a school with more academically gifted students?

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As a freshman how many classes were in a format where your peers aided your education?

Id say research, degrees(post and pre), and depth of professors matter more for educational standards