Ucbalumnus:
"Isn’t the effective admission threshold for an Alabama resident student from a poor family 3.5 GPA and 30 ACT (needed to get the in-state full tuition scholarship), because the school is otherwise too expensive for such a student to afford? (Those close enough to commute may be able to make do with one of the lesser scholarships at 27, 28, or 29 ACT.)
I was referring to in state students who are on the low end of the ACT/SAT range. In state students reportedly have an easier time getting admitted.
“Are there significant numbers of white Democrats or non-white Republicans in Alabama?”
I wouldn’t say a huge number, but a significant number, yes. Here is an article that sheds a little light on White Democrats trying with futility to participate in their own state Democratic Party. Seems racism goes both ways. http://www.al.com/opinion/index.ssf/2015/07/want_to_see_racism_at_work_mee.html#incart_most-read_opinion_article
Atlanta68 wrote:
UA has one of the highest enrollments of Black students of any state flagship in the nation.
“With a high black population in the state, that should be expected…” So what is your point? Actually, if you compare the enrollment of Blacks at UA with the enrollment of Blacks at other large state schools like UGA, Auburn, UF, FSU, etc., the percentage of Blacks enrolled at UA is pretty impressive. Of course, the percentage is even MORE impressive than at schools such as UCLA, Harvard, GA Tech, UC Berkely. But I wouldn’t expect people to notice that, what with the South being so “unprogressive” and all. SARCASM