kingkat99 Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Since there has been some back and forth about if Sam Houston has tougher admission standards than Lamar I thought I would post this info. Looks like Lamar is the easiest Southland school in the state of Texas to get in to... :o Southland Conference Admission Criteria University Top 10% 11-25% 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter Central Arkansas GPA of 2.5 + ACT 19 Lamar No Minimum 850 930 1000 1000 McNeese High School GPA of 2.35 + ACT 20 Nicholls High School GPA of 2.35 + ACT 21 Northwestern St. High School GPA of 2.35 + ACT 20 Oral Roberts Top 40% Automatic Admit SAT 940+ Sam Houston No Minimum 850 930 1030 1140 Southeastern La. High School GPA 2.0 +or ACT 21 Stephen F. Austin No Minimum 850 950 1100 Evaluated Texas A&M CC No Minimum 900 1000 1100 1200 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBonesLU Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Thanks for that info, KK99. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachacola Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Since there has been some back and forth about if Sam Houston has tougher admission standards than Lamar I thought I would post this info. Looks like Lamar is the easiest Southland school in the state of Texas to get in to... alt=:ohttp://bigredinsider.com/smf/Smileys/aaron/shocked.gif[/img] Only for those students in the bottom half of their class, otherwise LU, SFA and SHSU are virtually identical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJWooten Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Since there has been some back and forth about if Sam Houston has tougher admission standards than Lamar I thought I would post this info. Looks like Lamar is the easiest Southland school in the state of Texas to get in to... alt=:ohttp://bigredinsider.com/smf/Smileys/aaron/shocked.gif[/img] Only for those students in the bottom half of their class, otherwise LU, SFA and SHSU are virtually identical. But in terms of the bottom half.... still easier to get into Lamar. If you're in the top 1/2, it's usually not a problem going to college. Who would have thought that TAMU-CC was so stringent? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BigRed2010 Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Give it up Wooten, there's not dime's difference between all the conference members. TAMU-CC, Lamar,SHSU, SFA, etc. Academically, we are all the same! Come'on man! Please, let's talk sports, not this bs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJWooten Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Give it up Wooten, there's not dime's difference between all the conference members. TAMU-CC, Lamar,SHSU, SFA, etc. Academically, we are all the same! Come'on man! Please, let's talk sports, not this bs. TAMU-CC is significantly different at every level compared to SFA/SHSU/Lamar If you don't like that this thread isn't talking about sports, then move on to a different thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachacola Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Give it up Wooten, there's not dime's difference between all the conference members. TAMU-CC, Lamar,SHSU, SFA, etc. Academically, we are all the same! Come'on man! Please, let's talk sports, not this bs. I was surprised too about TAMU-CC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BigRed2010 Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 So, TAMU-CC academic standards are a little above SHSU, SFA, and Lamar. Does anyone really care? What's your point? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJWooten Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 So, TAMU-CC academic standards are a little above SHSU, SFA, and Lamar. Does anyone really care? What's your point? Last I checked, I didn't make the OP. Why are you so offended? Did you miss the cut at TAMU-CC or something? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CardAmbassador Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 There seems to be little difference between the top 50% number to me, even for AMCC. That's the people who go to college anyway. Alot less people in the bottom 50% of their class even attempt college. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJWooten Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Give it up Wooten, there's not dime's difference between all the conference members. TAMU-CC, Lamar,SHSU, SFA, etc. Academically, we are all the same! Come'on man! Please, let's talk sports, not this bs. I was surprised too about TAMU-CC. Is that an A&M related thing? I'm not really familiar with how things in other systems work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CardAmbassador Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Give it up Wooten, there's not dime's difference between all the conference members. TAMU-CC, Lamar,SHSU, SFA, etc. Academically, we are all the same! Come'on man! Please, let's talk sports, not this bs. I was surprised too about TAMU-CC. Is that an A&M related thing? I'm not really familiar with how things in other systems work. It's not a branch campus for TAMU College Station so no. I think the slightly higher admission standards have to do with TAMUCC being the only large College in South Texas. I can't think of anyone else open for business that far south. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUSportsFan Posted July 23, 2012 Share Posted July 23, 2012 If I am reading this article correctly, Sam Houston revised its admission standards to automatically accept the top 25% (previously top 10% was automatically accepted). At they same time, they increased their admissions standards for those below the top 25%. I can see where automatic admission of the top 25% might reduce overhead costs since there would be less to make decisions on. It might be beneficial particularly if Sam had a historically high acceptance rate of the top 25%. Lamar is still at top 10% as its automatic admission threshold. I don't see anything wrong with either SHSU's or Lamar's strategy. According to a Houstonian article, SHSU's admission standards were changed in May during the TSUS regents quarterly meeting so the current standards have only been in effect for a couple of months. It would be an interesting "post-mortem" analysis of the change. http://timesoftexas.com/2012/06/13/entry-standards-raised-to-improve-shsu-retention-graduation-rates/ http://www.houstonianonline.com/news/entry-standards-raised-to-improve-shsu-retention-graduation-rates-1.2743883#.UA23bqBWT-F Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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