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re: Why does University of Alabama have so many out of state students?
Posted on 6/20/14 at 8:25 pm to Dawgnational
Posted on 6/20/14 at 8:25 pm to Dawgnational
Robert Witt planned it that way.
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Posted on 6/20/14 at 8:25 pm to roadGator
Yep.
Posted on 6/20/14 at 8:26 pm to roadGator
I worked at a huge suburban ATL high school for 25+ years. Beginning around 2000, alabama recruited our kids heavily, the kids who could not get into UGA or GT. Those kids choices were Ga State or GA Southern or West GA or Clemson or alabama.
Posted on 6/20/14 at 8:29 pm to Dawgnational
Why do you care? Jealous much? Maybe they don't want to go to UGA
Posted on 6/20/14 at 8:29 pm to Dawgnational
As for UGA, UF, and UTexas , it's much harder to get into these schools. I seriously do not know abou UTenn, but I'll say it's the same.
And most students would rather sacrifice the money for out of state , to attend a big name state university for all the social aspects.
And most students would rather sacrifice the money for out of state , to attend a big name state university for all the social aspects.
Posted on 6/20/14 at 8:32 pm to 3rddownonthe8
So why don't texas high school students who can't get into texas or A&M go to texas tech? 
Posted on 6/20/14 at 8:32 pm to jb4
Posted on 6/20/14 at 8:34 pm to jb4
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So why don't texas high school students who can't get into texas or A&M go to texas tech?
They do. You just described Tech's entire student body.
Posted on 6/20/14 at 8:35 pm to jb4
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So why don't texas high school students who can't get into texas or A&M go to texas tech?
Have you ever been to Lubbock?
Posted on 6/20/14 at 8:41 pm to EKG
It's also the kids who can't get the scholarship money to LSU, OU, Ole Miss, etc to make going to those schools worth it. Also LSU is probably a third of the distance Tech is from Houston. OU is maybe half the distance from Dallas. OU is closer to Houston than Tech is. I bet Arkansas is about the same from both. It's so far out there
This post was edited on 6/20/14 at 8:47 pm
Posted on 6/20/14 at 8:42 pm to Golfer
26.5 million people in Texas , that's a lot of high school grads I assume each year. Texas only has 2 "big" univ. Not do dure tech would be considered big time by most
Posted on 6/20/14 at 8:47 pm to GeorgeReymond
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It took him a while to respond. I cropped out his name
So he didn't actually get a UA scholarship. He applied for and was awarded an endowed scholarship based on his writing ability.
Posted on 6/20/14 at 8:49 pm to Bama54
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So he didn't actually get a UA scholarship. He applied for and was awarded an endowed scholarship based on his writing ability.
Who do you think holds the endowment?
Posted on 6/20/14 at 8:49 pm to Bama54
Like a New Orleans whore Bama is cheap easy and fun, and you are screwed in the end
This post was edited on 6/20/14 at 8:51 pm
Posted on 6/20/14 at 8:50 pm to 3rddownonthe8
True.
But we've got an obscene amount of smaller universities as well link.
But yeah, if you cant get into one of the two flagships, and aren't accepted at TCU, SMU, Baylor, Tech, and maybe UH, chances are good such a kid will opt for a big, out-of-state school, rather than a University of St. Thomas in Houston.
But we've got an obscene amount of smaller universities as well link.
But yeah, if you cant get into one of the two flagships, and aren't accepted at TCU, SMU, Baylor, Tech, and maybe UH, chances are good such a kid will opt for a big, out-of-state school, rather than a University of St. Thomas in Houston.
Posted on 6/20/14 at 8:54 pm to EKG
Ole Miss has a ton of out of state too for same reasons. Ole Miss was called the school for the rich and stupid when I was there too. The old slogan Ole Miss where the people are plastic but the Platinum cards are real.
Posted on 6/20/14 at 9:00 pm to Bama54
If that makes you feel better, sure thang 
Posted on 6/20/14 at 9:04 pm to TutHillTiger
Yep, I know several rich, but stupid kids that went there b/c they couldn't get in another SEC school.
Posted on 6/20/14 at 9:08 pm to TutHillTiger
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Ole Miss has a ton of out of state too for same reasons.
It's a place where kids can go who are unable to gain admission elsewhere.
And it's a member of a large athletic conference.
A much more appealing option for many kids than would be their alternatives.
Posted on 6/20/14 at 9:15 pm to TutHillTiger
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Ole Miss has a ton of out of state too for same reasons. Ole Miss was called the school for the rich and stupid when I was there too. The old slogan Ole Miss where the people are plastic but the Platinum cards are real.
As opposed to the poor, stupid people that go LSU
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