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A comment on Carnegie Mellon, University of Pittsburgh end use of legacy status in admissions. Parent comment

Re:Carnegie Mellon, University of Pittsburgh end use of lega... by haroldp on Wednesday July 19, 2023 @12:34PM (#36789163)
This is the way many public universities without legacy admissions actually function as well. They have a high published tuition, but if you are a half decent student, there are many discounts and scholarships that can reduce it significantly. Only less qualified students pay full price.
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Re:Carnegie Mellon, University of Pittsburgh end use of lega... by LanceH on Wednesday July 19, 2023 @12:37PM (#36789225)
They love to tell this story. It's absolutely laughable how limited scholarships are for actual academic performance.
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Re:Carnegie Mellon, University of Pittsburgh end use of lega... by meroes on Wednesday July 19, 2023 @12:41PM (#36789298)
Just trying to gauge opinions. Is roughly half off tuition for 3.5+ GPA acceptable? That’s been the most generous I’ve seen
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Re:Carnegie Mellon, University of Pittsburgh end use of lega... by ameister14 on Wednesday July 19, 2023 @12:48PM (#36789423)
I think that depends on the school - Georgia Tech is free for high academic performers from Georgia, for example.
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Re:Carnegie Mellon, University of Pittsburgh end use of lega... by ethbr0 on Wednesday July 19, 2023 @12:55PM (#36789528)
For non-Georgian's reference, the HOPE scholarship essentially funds Georgia public college tuition with lottery receipts, subject to merit only. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/HOPE_Scholarship

It's changed a bit over the years (+/- qualifications and coverage), but generally does what it says on the tin -- keep a high GPA and graduate in a reasonable amount of time, and most of your tuition is paid for.

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Re:Carnegie Mellon, University of Pittsburgh end use of lega... by dabluecaboose on Wednesday July 19, 2023 @03:44PM (#36792101)
God forbid you come from a competitive high school, though. Some kids can't get into Georgia Tech simply because of the quota system. A kid with a 3.8GPA will surely get in from Tri-Cities HS, but not from Milton HS.

If that's the case, your options are somewhat limited for a comparable tech/engineering school.

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