where is UVA and UNC? |
Did he get Turing? |
The ones that are on the list (UT, Cal, UCLA, UCSB, UW, Illinois, Michigan) are more or less the schools the UK sees as putting out a number of high quality graduates in strategic fields like computer and data science, biotechnology, etc. More than UVA, UNC, and Florida, it is a bit surprising that Georgia Tech is not on. |
Perhaps the UK isn’t as enamored with Georgia Tech as USNWR? |
Hard admit and very popular. Dumb to just try to find a category for it to rank it in your mind. |
It has for Texans who make up 90% of the student population . Way too many cowboy hats and country music. |
90% instate? Why bother applying? It’s not like it’s an elite public. |
Says someone who has never been to Austin. |
The average SAT in Texas is 1037. The low performing schools have average 900 scores. That means top students in these lowest performing schools in the top 6% might be 1200. |
Been there. Yes it’s so progressive! Still Texas. |
Exactly. There aren't going to be a lot of kids at UT who have SATs in the 900 range. I guess it's possible there are a few kids with a 900 SAT there because of the top 6% rule but it wouldn't be very many kids. Majority of top 6%ers, even from really bad high schools will score higher than 900. |
I would certainly hope so! A 900 SAT score is ridiculously low for a highly ranked school. |
It’s not unfortunate for the people of Texas. The school is trying to reach potentially excellent students who weren’t lucky enough to get a quality education. It’s good for the state. Not for northerners looking for a cheap education. |
We went to in info session for the Arts & Sciences school. It was disappointing. The presentation was totally focused on outcomes - jobs, internships etc. Barely a word was said about classes, learning, books, discussion etc. you would think Arts & Sciences would focus on the excitement of learning. Campus is massive and core classes in the first year are 400+ kids. May be a good school for pre professional kids who just want a job, but I doubt many kids come out of there with a thirst for learning/curiosity etc. |
southern schools are more outcomes driven than northern schools but lets be honest, most dc area kids aren't really 'life of mind' types either |