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re: So has LSU disbanded holistic admissions?
Posted on 1/12/26 at 6:54 pm to SlowFlowPro
Posted on 1/12/26 at 6:54 pm to SlowFlowPro
quote:. Did it have more people in it than the short bus most here rode in?
Clearly you have never heard about my time at Honors College at LSU
And I clearly said campus not a class
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Posted on 1/12/26 at 7:02 pm to r0cky1
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I was all for Tate leaving because he was continuing F King’s disaster. Has James Dalton fixed this yet?
I haven’t heard that they have fixed admission or how scholarships are handed out. The interim President this fall was supportive of holistic admissions and voluntary ACT/SAT submissions. He might have continued getting them hooked on the additional money from focusing on quantity over quality with the dorm construction money being spent for new dorms for increasing enrollment. I also read the new chancellor while wanting to improve standards supported holistic admissions, so even if someone pushes for change it may be too late for the fall 2026 freshman class.
The prior 3 classes of blacks are likely to push people they know back home to go to LSU for same deals. The videos of campus along with the on campus shootings on game days are likely to do the opposite for incoming white freshman enrollment as more parents including alumni continue to push their kids to go elsewhere. The change needed to start for fall 2026 as if same trends continue whites will soon become the plurality for all undergraduates in on campus classes which will then continue this trend regardless of increasing standards. The incoming 2025 fall freshman class was 48.6% white and 28.4% black as of most recently posted data. That was the 2nd incoming fall freshman class in a row to have whites below 50%.
This post was edited on 1/12/26 at 7:13 pm
Posted on 1/12/26 at 7:04 pm to dallastigers
yall need to up your asian game
Posted on 1/12/26 at 7:09 pm to OWLFAN86
I think I need to change my 529 assumptions from “in-state public school” to something else.
Posted on 1/12/26 at 7:12 pm to LaBR4
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Posted on 1/12/26 at 7:16 pm to SlowFlowPro
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standards weren't that stringent into the early 00s
That's my recollection. When I started . If you qualified for basic TOPS, you had admission to LSU when I first started. By like 2007, I feel like it was getting more difficult. Like I recall needing a 25 on your ACT for guaranteed admission. I remember articles about LSU climbing a bit in the rankings. Then there was the 08 downturn and all that went away.
Posted on 1/12/26 at 7:23 pm to dallastigers
Do they ever release what percentage of the freshman class did not turn in an ACT score?
I would love to know what their selection criteria is for picking the kids who actually get accepted. They are dealing with a pool of kids who have gpas and test scores and another pool of kids who only have gpas. How do they pick who is in and who is out? What is the priority rank?
I would love to know what their selection criteria is for picking the kids who actually get accepted. They are dealing with a pool of kids who have gpas and test scores and another pool of kids who only have gpas. How do they pick who is in and who is out? What is the priority rank?
Posted on 1/12/26 at 7:31 pm to Thecoz
I agree with your assessment but the economics of the situation cannot be ignored. If you up the stakes and no one plays, you have to change. You need to find a balance of growth and improved academics. The LSU brand sells itself in athletics but still has a way to go in overall academics but has made significant strides towards improvement. With the current landscape of investment in Louisiana, there is a possibility of really getting both to drive LSU, and the state, to an unprecedented growth trajectory.
Of course, the politics in the state will probably screw it up for everyone.
Of course, the politics in the state will probably screw it up for everyone.
Posted on 1/12/26 at 7:34 pm to Dingeaux
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it's all about bringing in the money. academic standards be damned
these don't seem like full pay out of state rich daddy types.
Posted on 1/12/26 at 7:38 pm to Dingeaux
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Do they ever release what percentage of the freshman class did not turn in an ACT score?
I don't know the answer to this, but I'd bet (once accounting for ChatGPT submissions) the essay portion of the application would be a dead giveaway as to the academic potential of the future students. And the name at the top.
They know what they are doing with/without ACT scores.
Posted on 1/12/26 at 7:38 pm to Dingeaux
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They are dealing with a pool of kids who have gpas and test scores and another pool of kids who only have gpas. How do they pick who is in and who is out? What is the priority rank?
I'm going to assume the kids who have the highest test scores with sufficiently high gpas get first pick, as long as the racial allotments are correct.
LSU makes a huge deal about the average ACT scores of their incoming classes, so it must be based on something, even if it's an average of an undisclosed number of tests. Might be like 25 people lol
Posted on 1/12/26 at 7:51 pm to HouseMom
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LSU makes a huge deal about the average ACT scores of their incoming classes, so it must be based on something, even if it's an average of an undisclosed number of tests. Might be like 25 people lol
Only 47% of the fall 2024 incoming freshman class submitted test scores. They have not released the same reporting for the fall 2025 incoming freshmen class (nor did they celebrate the new record for black % of the class like they usually did in September or after the census). LSU actually pushes out recommendations on what scores should be submitted to help ensure scores go up. They went voluntary and used that as a comparison to prior years, then went to using & reporting super scores as the composite score to also use to compare to prior years true composite scores, and then started to basically tell the applicants what score will help them with admissions, honors college, and LSU scholarships and what will not.
The % of ACT/SAT scores being submitted kept dropping under Tate as the average scores for the incoming freshman classes increased.
This post was edited on 1/12/26 at 7:54 pm
Posted on 1/12/26 at 7:56 pm to contraryman
quote:FWIW, during the late aughts and early teens LSU was ranked as high as the 120s academically. This past year it had risen from recent years to #169. Sad.
In fact, I would argue that LSU has been better lately about being considered academically successful
Posted on 1/12/26 at 8:10 pm to dallastigers
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Only 47% of the fall 2024 incoming freshman class submitted test scores.
Hilarious. It's clearly up to them if they choose to be a test-optional institution, but you can't advertise "statistics" that are just made up. It's a bad look.
Posted on 1/12/26 at 11:19 pm to dallastigers
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The incoming 2025 fall freshman class was 48.6% white and 28.4% black as of most recently posted data. That was the 2nd incoming fall freshman class in a row to have whites below 50%.
The plan is to convert LSU to an HBCU
Posted on 1/12/26 at 11:33 pm to contraryman
quote:How so? Rankings-wise it's about as low as it has ever been.
way to go in overall academics but has made significant strides towards improvement
Posted on 1/13/26 at 4:59 am to LaBR4
Could be an opening scene to Lean On Me Part II
Posted on 1/13/26 at 5:38 am to DrrTiger
This is actually the best way to study astrophysics
Posted on 1/13/26 at 7:36 am to Granola
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Granola
Alabama banned holistic admissions. I would think LSU follows
God, I hope so.
Posted on 1/13/26 at 7:43 am to r0cky1
Idk but I got a shitty surprise yesterday.
My daughter (no pics) tries to go to the UREC and is turned away.
Turns out, even though she’s an 8th semester senior graduating in May, she doesn’t get UREC privileges because she’s not taking enough hours to be full-time.
My daughter (no pics) tries to go to the UREC and is turned away.
Turns out, even though she’s an 8th semester senior graduating in May, she doesn’t get UREC privileges because she’s not taking enough hours to be full-time.
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