University Of Texas Investigation Exposes Admissions Secrets

Let's all get outraged!

 

Sorry, but a couple anecdotes from an online message board do little to disprove what common sense tells us happens at every school/company in the country. I wouldn't say I'm necessarily in favor of the practice, but I could see it as a necessary evil. Given their connections or turning around their academic performance in college, I bet quite a few of the admits from the crony system end up doing quite well in college and beyond despite a subpar high school record.

Additionally, as long as UT has a guaranteed admission policy (top 10%, top 7%, whatever), I can't put a lot of credence into complaints from kids who don't get in.

 

Played IM basketball against the UT law school...douchebags.

 

I don't blame UT at all. They're trying to protect their funding. I think a legislator who has funding power over the Texas university system shouldn't be writing letters of recommendation for a student to the president of the school. He obviously has a conflict of interest and is applying undue pressure on the school. That's a matter for a congressional ethics body, not a university ethics body.

 

We landed on the moon.

 

Unfortunately this happens in just about everything including school, private sector jobs, government (in both parties), etc... Who you know matters way more than it should.

 

What are you heralding Illinois as? All I'm seeing is hard evidence that another large state university practiced the exact same policy.

 

This is called organization culture , you understand how things go first, then you try to fit in .

 

I don't mean to offend, but I am curious as to your age.

Using one court case and message board posts as some sort of definitive proof that this doesn't occur shows a lack of real world experience.

If you are older, I have some beachfront property in Arizona to sell you. I'll even show you some message board posts as proof that it's legit.