No, they are separated and independent to each other. |
Maybe present data then? There’s no evidence to suggest they’re more successful so far. |
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https://www.cs.utexas.edu/turing-scholars/success
It's competitive because it's only 50 students and Texas is about 7 times the population of VA or MD. It's a standard "insulate the nerds from the muggles" residential honors program, so it feels more like an elite college |