What schools have guaranteed admission?

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<p>Actually, OSUcowboys, according to all measure, students accepted on the Texas Ten rule are far more likely to be successful at UT than those not accepted under the Texas Ten rule. Additionally, while it hurts some communities, it has made tremendous strides in “fixing” the achievement gap in Texas. It hasn’t “ruined” UT, even if it has taken the admissions department out of the loop just like any other guaranteed admissions policy does.</p>

<p>[News:</a> 10% Admissions – the Full Impact - Inside Higher Ed](<a href=“http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/04/06/texas]News:”>http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/04/06/texas)</p>

<p>[News:</a> The 10% Fight Is Back - Inside Higher Ed](<a href=“http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/01/12/tenpercent]News:”>http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/01/12/tenpercent)</p>

<p>[The</a> Quick and the Ed](<a href=“http://www.quickanded.com/2009/03/talented-tenth.html]The”>http://www.quickanded.com/2009/03/talented-tenth.html)</p>

<p>Key point from the last post:</p>

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This would all be some feel-good diversity policy if the ten percent students failed to produce results. In fact, they earn higher freshmen grades and stay in school and graduate at higher rates than students accepted by all other methods, even ones with higher SAT scores. In other words, the ten percent admissions policy does a better job of screening applicants than the university’s own admissions office.

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<p>Essentially, if you read those articles, students who would have gotten into UT in the past with almost 100% certainty did not even apply because they were disenfranchised due to a lack of social capital. This is precisely the kind of problem that maintains the differences between races in America. The UT law, for all the moaning, accepts more students who perform better from a more diverse set of Texas state residents, who are precisely the target benefactors of having a public education system.</p>