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re: Record number of LSU applicants, most from out of state
Posted on 2/16/26 at 10:57 pm to Paul Allen
Posted on 2/16/26 at 10:57 pm to Paul Allen
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I’m honestly surprised by the number of kids still wanting to attend college. For well over a decade now so many people have said college isn’t worth it anymore and that it’s way overrated and overpriced. I really don’t know what to believe anymore.
Kind of hard to be an engineer, lawyer, doctor, or work in accounting/finance without college
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Posted on 2/16/26 at 10:58 pm to Jim Rockford
Kiffin out there recruiting EVERYBODY
Posted on 2/16/26 at 11:04 pm to Jim Rockford
There has to be some correlation between LSU receiving tax dollars from Louisiana and their acceptance of La. Residents vs. the charge for of state tuition ! What is this relationship ?
Posted on 2/16/26 at 11:05 pm to danilo
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Kind of hard to be an engineer, lawyer, doctor, or work in accounting/finance without college
Yeah, he's talking about the marketing, general business, criminal justice, and early education degrees that most people get.
Posted on 2/16/26 at 11:13 pm to TigerBaitOohHaHa
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I'm telling you UT and A&M are not options for even a 4.0 student anymore.
Total BS. My daughter was accepted by A&M, Auburn, Miss St, and LSU in fall ‘24. We’re from Louisiana. She chose LSU. Got scholarship offers from all 4.
Posted on 2/16/26 at 11:16 pm to Jim Rockford
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Record number of LSU applicants, most from out of state
Due to low holistic admission standards??
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LSU led the country’s most selective public universities in increasing economic diversity since 2011, according to data from the New York Times
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LSU’s shift toward holistic admissions standards, which deemphasized standardized testing and placed more importance on recommendation letters, personal essays and extra-curricular activities, came in 2018 under the direction of former President F. King Alexander
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When contacted, Alexander said that due to holistic admissions, LSU increased African-American enrollment by 63% and Hispanic enrollment by 92%
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In comparison, Tulane University decreased its share of Pell Grant recipients by 5%, during the time period that LSU increased it by 9%
Posted on 2/16/26 at 11:20 pm to Jim Rockford
Modern day carpetbagging brought to you by woke and Jew
Posted on 2/16/26 at 11:22 pm to jasonbr1975
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daughter was accepted by A&M, Auburn, Miss St, and LSU in fall ‘24. We’re from Louisiana. She chose LSU. Got scholarship offers from all 4.
That's completely irrelevant without numbers. You could spend less at UT than at Blinn with the right scholarships.
Posted on 2/16/26 at 11:23 pm to Shreve Perry
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Can't get into UT or TAMU, may as well commute over to Red Stick.
Not a recent development.
Perhaps LSU is waiving out of state more now?
They waived out of state for me due to academics when I was there 02-05.
Got into A&M but not UT due to class rank. It’s a bitch at competitive suburban schools.
Posted on 2/16/26 at 11:29 pm to jasonbr1975
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Total BS. My daughter was accepted by A&M, Auburn, Miss St, and LSU in fall ‘24. We’re from Louisiana. She chose LSU. Got scholarship offers from all 4.
He probably should qualify his comment. A&M definitely isn’t the same level as UT. In fact, I think it’s easier to get into than 10–15 years ago.
But having a 4.0 (not on a 4.0 scale) is generally not good enough to get you into A&M and especially UT when you go to good suburban schools due to the top % rule.
This post was edited on 2/16/26 at 11:30 pm
Posted on 2/16/26 at 11:31 pm to DarthRebel
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This would be because people from LA have fled their shithole of a state
From an Ole Miss poster…a university in the state of Mississippi?
Probably thinks 4 teeth is full set. Will be dropping flouride advice on us, too.
Posted on 2/16/26 at 11:33 pm to Jim Rockford
Posted on 2/16/26 at 11:35 pm to tylercsbn9
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you go to good suburban schools due to the top % rule.
Or flag a minority checkbox. There is an admittedly small number of people that transfer into shitty school districts from Asian filled districts in order to get into the top 10%.
Posted on 2/16/26 at 11:35 pm to jasonbr1975
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My daughter was accepted by A&M, Auburn, Miss St, and LSU in fall ‘24. We’re from Louisiana. She chose LSU. Got scholarship offers from all 4.
She should of went to A&M
Posted on 2/16/26 at 11:36 pm to Shreve Perry
Shreve Perry. I see you just joined. Now you can quit. GTFO
Posted on 2/17/26 at 12:31 am to Jim Rockford
Gee I wonder if the tripling of applicants has anything to do with lowering standards to test optional holistic applications?
Of course you are going to have more applicants now. However there's no way they are higher quality now. All you did was lower the bar.
I assume there has to be some percentage to meet of incoming freshmen who are Louisiana residents. Anybody know what that is?
Of course you are going to have more applicants now. However there's no way they are higher quality now. All you did was lower the bar.
I assume there has to be some percentage to meet of incoming freshmen who are Louisiana residents. Anybody know what that is?
Posted on 2/17/26 at 3:48 am to Jim Rockford
Maybe students are learning something at LSU, lol.
Posted on 2/17/26 at 5:22 am to Jim Rockford
Most from out of state? Is married student housing still all Chinese nationals?
Posted on 2/17/26 at 5:34 am to Traffic Circle
And Louisiana won’t be able to retain 95 percent of them post grad 
because the state can’t get out of it’s own way. Sad really.
because the state can’t get out of it’s own way. Sad really. 
Posted on 2/17/26 at 6:12 am to Jim Rockford
People thought I was nuts to attend LSU from Illinois in 2008, seems pretty normal now. I got a full ride scholarship so it was a no brainer.
This post was edited on 2/17/26 at 6:13 am
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