(04-30-2011 12:52 PM)CajunT Wrote: (04-30-2011 12:21 PM)Troy87 Wrote: (04-30-2011 12:11 PM)CajunT Wrote: (04-30-2011 12:08 PM)troyw Wrote: ULL...king of the "my poop don't stink" arguments. 
And yet we have the university of Pheonix @Troy talking smack about academics.
Your athletes and Troy's athletes are measured on the same scale set forth by the NCAA. Admission requirements for the general population are different from those for student athletes, and every athletic department uses the same scale for determining eligibility for incoming freshmen.
Now your school may prohibit the athletic department from admitting an athlete who doesn't meet the admission requirements of the general population, but I'm unaware of any that actually do that outside of the maybe the Ivy League and a few other select private institutions.
PS: Just looked at the admission requirements for incoming freshmen at UL, and it appears the ACT requirement is currently the same as for Troy, however, this Fall, the requirement for Troy will be more stringent. The minimum ACT score goes up to 20.
So back at ya!
As per U.S.News UL is a Tier II and Troy is a Regional University on par with ULM. That is nothing to be proud of son.
http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreview...yette-2031
http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreview...rsity-1047
UL Admission Requirements in Fall 2012
In-State Freshman Guaranteed Admission Criteria –
Effective Fall 2012
In-state students applying for freshman admission must meet ONE of the following requirements for admission:
Have a core grade point average of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale OR
Have a ACT composite score of 23 or 1050 SAT Critical Reading+Math (CR+M)
By the way, this doesn't change your current admissions requirements for over a year, which are still the same as Troy's, and all the others mentioned before. So this fall, Troy's admission requirements will be higher than UL, then next fall, UL will have higher admission requirements, so it becomes an arms race of sorts.
But I digress.......this isn't about the general population admission requirements, is it?
This is about eligibility of incoming freshmen athletes, which is the same for everyone.
Eligibility Scale
GPA-------------------SAT-------ACT Index
3.55 and above--------400-----------37
3.5-------------------420-----------39
3.25------------------520-----------46
3.0-------------------620-----------52
2.75------------------720-----------59
2.5-------------------820-----------68
2.25------------------920-----------77
2.0------------------1010-----------86
To get the ACT Index score, try this website
http://highered.colorado.gov/Academics/A...ndexScore/
Insert the GPA and the score on the ACT, and the result will be the ACT Index score.
As an example, say Johhny has a 2.5 GPA and scores a 19 on his ACT. His index score is 83, so he's clearly qualifies.
What if instead of a 2.5, he has a 2.0, but still scores a 19 on the ACT. His index score is now a 74, so now he does not qualify.
This is used by every athletic department in the country to determine eligibility.
