C@LAg said:
Teslag said:
C@LAg said:
at least they have some standards. and are taking some corrective actions.
we are nothing more than a diploma mill, looking for ways to enroll even more.
It's harder to get into A&M than ever before.
yes, but what good does that do when enrollment continues to increase while tu is working to cut theirs down and require more stringent guidelines for admission.
correct me if I am wrong, but A&M still does that "top 10% garbage" while tu has cranked theirs to 6 or 7%.
that is a smarter choice than just increasing numbers because we have land to add more buildings.
the quality and value of an A&M degree is not commensurate to the number of people on campus.
Not sure you understand the difference between the two schools. Texas is down to "top 6 or 7 percent" because the campus has nowhere to grow. They are landlocked and not growing their student body.
Meanwhile A&M is the only other tier 1 public school in the state and has plenty of room to grow which means we are going to do so. We aren't accepting everyone, that's factually incorrect. Our standards are high yet we provide multiple opportunities for kids below those standards to prove themselves. As a state university in a rapidly growing state I'd say we do a good job balancing our mandate to educate the citizens of the state with the need to maintain high standards.
Where the problem actually exists is in how the state has structured higher ed. There are two tier 1 and one can't grow. The state needs to invest heavily in 3-4 other schools and elevate those to tier 1 to relieve the pressure on A&M. That's the only way we're going to see our enrollment level out.
The federal government was never meant to be this powerful.
