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This bill limits the "10 percent admissions" rule at 40 percent of a university's total enrollment.Background
HB 788 /75-R/ created the "10% rule" guarenteeing admission to state funded universities for students that graduate in the top 10% of their class. As admission under this provision has grown, controvisal suggestions to cap admissions under the 10% rule have been made by various parties, including former University of Texas at Austin president Larry Faulkner.
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This bill limits the "10 percent admissions" rule at 40 percent of a university's total enrollment.
Background
HB 788 /75-R/ created the "10% rule" guarenteeing admission to state funded universities for students that graduate in the top 10% of their class. As admission under this provision has grown, controvisal suggestions to cap admissions under the 10% rule have been made by various parties, including former University of Texas at Austin president Larry Faulkner.
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Texas Ten Percent Plan is FinePerceptions and Opinions of University of Texas Entering Freshmen: The Impact of The Texas Top 10% Automatic Admissions Law
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Daily TexanAustin American Statesman
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Summary
This bill limits the "10 percent admissions" rule at 40 percent of a university's total enrollment.
Background
HB 788 /75-R/ created the "10% rule" guarenteeing admission to state funded universities for students that graduate in the top 10% of their class. As admission under this provision has grown, controvisal suggestions to cap admissions under the 10% rule have been made by various parties, including former University of Texas at Austin president Larry Faulkner.
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Texas Ten Percent Plan is FinePerceptions and Opinions of University of Texas Entering Freshmen: The Impact of The Texas Top 10% Automatic Admissions Law
Press Mentions
Daily Texan
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This is an older version of this article.
Summary
This bill limits the "10 percent admissions" rule at 40 percent of a university's total enrollment.
Background
HB 788 /75-R/ created the "10% rule" guarenteeing admission to state funded universities for students that graduate in the top 10% of their class. As admission under this provision has grown, controvisal suggestions to cap admissions under the 10% rule have been made by various parties, including former University of Texas at Austin president Larry Faulkner.
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Press Mentions
Daily Texan
Version No. 1
This is an older version of this article.
Summary
This bill limits the "10 percent admissions" rule at 40 percent of a university's total enrollment.
Background
HB 788 /75-R/ created the "10% rule" guarenteeing admission to state funded universities for students that graduate in the top 10% of their class. As admission under this provision has grown, controvisal suggestions to cap admissions under the 10% rule have been made by various parties, including former University of Texas at Austin president Larry Faulkner.
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