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Texas Wahoo

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  1. The University of Texas is forced to fill 75% of the class (it used to be 80%+) with top ten percent applicants (so it ends up being more like the top 7%), with the other 25% of applicants coming from all other Texas applicants, out-of-state applicants, and international applicants. Most of those slots are always going to go to highly qualified in-state students that do not meet the top ten percent requirements for whatever reason. That leaves very few slots for non-Texas residents. Unfortunately, because of the small number of slots available for out-of-state students, all non-Texas residents are going to have more difficulty getting into the University of Texas than they would for other similarly situated schools. Thus, you end up having trouble attracting out-of-state candidates because you are competing with extremely prestigious schools for those students.
  2. One of the biggest problems is the Top Ten Percent Rule, as it limits the number of out-of-state kids a school like the University of Texas can accept to a very small percentage.
  3. Or lease the land as a revenue stream. Or maybe, as was the case with the PUF land, they will find oil.
  4. I wouldn't exactly say "one or two others in each system. The following lists are straight out of the Texas Constitution: A&M System Schools with access to interest from the PUF (1) Texas A&M University, including its medical college which the legislature may authorize as a separate medical institution; (2) Prairie View A&M University, including its nursing school in Houston; (3) Tarleton State University; (4) Texas A&M University at Galveston; (5) Texas Forest Service; (6) Texas Agricultural Experiment Stations; (7) Texas Agricultural Extension Service; (8) Texas Engineering Experiment Stations; (9) Texas Transportation Institute; and (10) Texas Engineering Extension Service. UT System Schools with access to interest from the PUF (1) The University of Texas at Arlington; (2) The University of Texas at Austin; (3) The University of Texas at Dallas; (4) The University of Texas at El Paso; (5) The University of Texas of the Permian Basin; (6) The University of Texas at San Antonio; (7) The University of Texas at Tyler; (8) The University of Texas Health Science Center at Dallas; (9) The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston; (10) The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; (11) The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio; (12) The University of Texas System Cancer Center; (13) The University of Texas Health Center at Tyler; and (14) The University of Texas Institute of Texan Cultures at San Antonio.
  5. I think he probably meant it has the same relation to UH that UT and UT-San Antonio, Dallas, Arlington, El Paso, etc. have. They are part of the same system.
  6. I did not know that. I've checked southwest's site a couple of times though, and never got a close price.
  7. In his defense, I fly domestically a lot and I usually search a lot of sites online to find the cheapest fare. I have yet to get Southwest as the cheapest. And based on that map, they go to almost all of the places I go. For a no frills airline, it seems weird that they're never cheaper to those airports...
  8. I have a question. If you bring a "carry-on" on wheels that ends up being slightly too big and they tag it at the gate, do you still have to pay? I'm taking a trip on US Air soon and I was just wondering, because they already have this policy.
  9. Is it not part of the UH system??? It shares a Board of Regents. What is the difference?
  10. I think Houston University is more confusing than UH-Downtown. I agree that the abbreviations would be really confusing, especially since a lot of schools that are "University of..." use the _U abbreviation. People might think HU was University of Houston.
  11. No Problem. Also, it's possible that they jack up the prices in downtown DC above what it would be in Houston, but who knows. Either way, I'm sure you'll enjoy it.
  12. I've only been to the one in DC when the firm was paying. Everything was really good and extremely large portions. If you have enough people, you should try the hashbrowns a la Occeanaire. One desert is big enough for at least 2-3 people, maybe more if you're not huge eaters. And yes, it is extremely expensive. My firm no longer allows people to go there for luches anymore because the bills get so high.
  13. I can see that. I've just had too many delays and times where my luggage has been lost flying through Chicago/LA/etc. I like the Charlottesville, VA airport because they only have like 5 employees which are always the same and they are very nice and never lose your luggage. I've been to a small town airport once and I spent 15 minutes trying to figure out where the baggage claim was. Turns out they just bring it around and put it on the sidewalk in front of the airport.
  14. I love Terminal A. There are almost never any lines and you can get through it quickly. It's like flying out of a small town.
  15. As you move east and south of the energy corridor you enter Alief from the south and clusters of low income apartments to the west. Parts of Alief can be pretty bad but for the most part, the whole is area pretty nice and surprisingily well established. I suppose that's true. Although you have to go pretty far south (or south west). I don't expect the building on Eldridge from Dairy Ashford South to have too much effect on the areas near Westheimer as you move West towards West Oaks - but you never know.
  16. Isn't that parking garage where the BofA is now? Are they getting rid of it? Where in that general area is not upscale?
  17. That is also quite possibly the most poorly drawn map I've ever seen.
  18. I grew up in Fleetwood and I have lots of friends whose parents still live in Fleetwood, Barkers Landing, Thornwood, and Memorial Thicket. They all feed in to Taylor High School these days. I love Fleetwood up against the Bayou. I love having an alley to play basketball with the kids, etc. I don't know about total appreciation, but my Dad's house has appreciated about $100-$125k in the last 5 or so years (about 35%). Barkers landing is nice in that it has 4 tennis courts and a pool. Thornwood has cheaper houses and a pool. Both Thornwood and Barkers Landing have the downside of people in the nearby office buildings can see into your backyard. I know because my mom worked in the tallest Westlake building. As for traffic - it is only bad going on East on memorial at the Eldridge light. For some reason they have screwed up the timing of that light lately and so it backs up where it can take up to 4 lights to get through at the worst times. This summer I got up every morning and took 6 to the Westpark Tollway and there was almost no traffic going that way. As for bus accidents on I-10, the busses don't take I-10. Even when they fed into Mayde Creek we Park Ten. Now I think they go west on westheimer because Taylor HS is south of I-10. Let me know if you have any other questions.
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