[Hank 91]

[quote author=Roberton3 link=topic=9617.msg148127#msg148127 date=1450120416]
[quote author=TrumpCard link=topic=9617.msg148124#msg148124 date=1450118924]
The "experts" missed the boat on this one big time.  TAMU tops the predictions, yet the kid has said multiple times that his #1 priority is a prestigious degree...

Keep in mind that in Texas, TAMU is widely considered to be a prestigious degree.  And that's not entirely crazy: nearly all Texans stay in-state for college (a far higher percentage than in most states), and TAMU is the third-best university in the state.
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While at Stanford, I got enough education in relativism to last me a lifetime.  Let's just focus on objective criteria.  My understanding is that UT-Austin has a 10% rule, which is that all kids in the top 10% of their class automatically earn admission.  McCulloch is in the top 1% of his class, plus he's his class president and the star of his football team.  He's a superstar.  There wouldn't be another kid like him in his whole class at TAMU.
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This is a big part of the equation, I think. A lot of our recruits fit this profile -- class president, great grades, great kids -- and they're also incredible football players. If they take a visit to Stanford, it's almost certainly the only place where they see other kids like themselves. And that's the big recruiting advantage Stanford enjoys. Birds of a feather.

[Hank 91]

[quote author=Roberton3 link=topic=9617.msg148127#msg148127 date=1450120416]
[quote author=TrumpCard link=topic=9617.msg148124#msg148124 date=1450118924]
The "experts" missed the boat on this one big time.  TAMU tops the predictions, yet the kid has said multiple times that his #1 priority is a prestigious degree...

Keep in mind that in Texas, TAMU is widely considered to be a prestigious degree.  And that's not entirely crazy: nearly all Texans stay in-state for college (a far higher percentage than in most states), and TAMU is the third-best university in the state.
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While at Stanford, I got enough education in relativism to last me a lifetime.  Let's just focus on objective criteria.  My understanding is that UT-Austin has a 10% rule, which is that all kids in the top 10% of their class automatically earn admission.  McCulloch is in the top 1% of his class, plus he's his class president and the star of his football team.  He's a superstar.  There wouldn't be another kid like him in his whole class at TAMU.
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This is a big part of the equation, I think. A lot of our recruits fit this profile -- class president, great grades, great kids -- and they're also incredible football players. If they take a visit to Stanford, it's almost certainly the only place where they see other kids like themselves. And that's the big recruiting advantage Stanford enjoys. Birds of a feather.