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Doing the UC system model won't benefit the A&M main campus.
Do you want to follow UT-Dallas model?
It would help the Main Campus in that it would allow
other campuses to tackle a very real area of need; providing access to an affordable, yet quality, education.
That would allow the Main Campus to focus on maintaining, if not improving, its academic rigor and research quality. The Main Campus could grow its enrollment as growth of infrastructure and faculty allow for---rather than playing catch-up with faculty and facilities as we know has happened.
I'm all for increased opportunities for prospective students, but that's not always best served by growing enrollment at the flagship institution.
College Station shouldn't follow the UT-Dallas model in so far as disregarding athletics, et. al., Extracurriculars do and should be a positive for the campus and its alumni. I think Main Campus can continue to have and foster fantastic athletic and extracurricular programs and atmospheres while also improving its academics and research.