<p>Yes I would like to see holistic evaluation implemented exclusively. I think every applicant deserves to have as much information as possible considered, not just one number. I'm afraid that ultimately high school kids will be motivated to do nothing more than take the easiest possible courseload to attain the highest possible gpa. Extracurriculars won't matter, science and humanities competitions won't matter, community service won't matter, SATs won't matter.....Creating such one dimensional students does not serve the State of Texas or society in general. Yes....Having worked in Admissions, I'm a big proponent of letting the Admissions Office do their job...evaluate the candidates individually.</p>
<p>I do support diversity and AA. But I would like to see more attention paid to minority students at the high school level to make sure they are having a meaningful learning experience that programs them for long term success. Getting them in the door of a rigorous school like UT and then abandoning them to failure is no great favor. It's just a political out for Texas legislators interested in re-election.</p>
<p>As I mentioned the actual percentages of African American and Hispanic students at UT and TAMU has fallen since Hopwood/Top Ten law. Especially with Hispanic students, given that the population of college age Hispanics in Texas has exploded in the last few years, this law is a ridiculous failure. </p>
<p>I couldn't get your link to open, but as I understand it, UT can only consider race for spots left open after admitting the mandated top ten percent applicants. This year, that was only approximately 2200 spots out of over 9000.</p>