{"id":2023871,"date":"2023-09-06T19:06:04","date_gmt":"2023-09-06T23:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/university-to-guarantee-admission-to-top-students-to-increase-inner-city-rural-enrollment\/"},"modified":"2023-09-06T19:09:57","modified_gmt":"2023-09-06T23:09:57","slug":"university-to-guarantee-admission-to-top-students-to-increase-inner-city-rural-enrollment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/university-to-guarantee-admission-to-top-students-to-increase-inner-city-rural-enrollment\/","title":{"rendered":"University to Ensure Admission for Top Students, Boosting Inner City and Rural Enrollment"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Funiversity-to-guarantee-admission-to-top-students-to-increase-inner-city-rural-enrollment%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2023871&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div data-post-content=\"true\" class=\"post_content\" id=\"post_content\">\n<p>Exciting News for \u200bHigh-Achieving \u2064High School\u200c Students in Tennessee!<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>The University of Tennessee \u2062(UT) \u2063system is\u200c set to pass a groundbreaking plan that guarantees admission to\u2063 high-achieving <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-insistence-by-democrat-politicians-and-medical-elites-empirical-evidence-does-not-conclusively-show-that-masks-reduce-the-spread-of-covid\/\" title=\"Despite Insistence by Democrat Politicians and Medical Elites, Empirical Evidence DOES NOT Conclusively Show that Masks Reduce the Spread of COVID\">high school<\/a>\u200c students. Led by UT \u200bSystem President\u200d Randy Boyd, \u2064this proposal aims\u200d to redefine pathways to higher education in the state. If approved at the Board of Trustees \u200dmeeting on Friday, September 8, the\u2063 program could benefit current high school seniors applying\u2062 for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-justice-department-scraps-investigation-into-yales-discriminatory-admissions-process\/\" title=\"Biden Justice Department Scraps Investigation Into Yale\u2019s Discriminatory Admissions Process\">college admission<\/a> in the fall of 2024. <a href=\"https:\/\/trustees.tennessee.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2023\/09\/Board-of-Trustees-Meeting-Book-9-8-23.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Check out the proposal here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>&#8220;This plan will be an equalizer, giving\u200d students from\u200c underrepresented inner \u200ccity and\u2063 rural schools a better\u2064 chance,&#8221; Boyd told the Knox News \u200bnewspaper. &#8220;Our goal is to have\u200b a student body that reflects the population of the \u2064state. By admitting the top 10% \u2063of every \u2062high school or making them eligible, we can achieve better representation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Deep Dive Into Admission Nuances<\/h2>\n<p>The proposal offers three\u200c specific avenues for\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-are-media-ignoring-this-muslim-mayors-racism-and-alleged-election-fraud-in-michigan\/\" title=\"Why Are Media Ignoring This Muslim Mayor\u2019s Racism And Alleged Election Fraud In Michigan?\">local high school students<\/a> to secure their spot at one of UT&#8217;s campuses:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Graduating in the top 10\u2064 percent of \u2063their high \u2063school class<\/li>\n<li>Achieving\u2064 a GPA\u200d of 4.0 or higher<\/li>\n<li>Combining a\u200c GPA\u200b of 3.2 or\u200b higher with an ACT score of 23 or \u2064higher, or an SAT score of 1130-1150<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"border-comp-divider mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\" id=\"in_article_related_stories\">\n<div class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related\u200d Stories<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/university-of-california-proposes-guaranteed-admission-for-qualified-transfer-students-5165722\">University\u200b of \u2063California\u200b Proposes \u2062Guaranteed Admission\u2062 for Qualified Transfer Students<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">4\/1\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/university-of-california-proposes-guaranteed-admission-for-qualified-transfer-students-5165722\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 flex gap-2\">\n<div class=\"grow\">\n<div class=\"mb-1 line-clamp-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/activist-who-upended-race-based-college-admissions-now-challenging-legal-fellowship-programs-5478675\">Activist Who Upended Race-Based College Admissions Now Challenging Legal Fellowship Programs<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"text-comp-caption text-[14px] leading-[18px]\">8\/22\/2023<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"shrink-0 basis-[120px]\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/activist-who-upended-race-based-college-admissions-now-challenging-legal-fellowship-programs-5478675\"><\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Boyd&#8217;s proposal emphasizes that\u200d guaranteed\u200b admission does not guarantee acceptance into specialized departments or programs. It serves as \u200ban open door to\u200b the\u2062 University of Tennessee campus to \u2064which \u2063the applicant has applied, subject to\u200b meeting the\u2062 eligibility requirements.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-left:0;margin-right:0;max-width:1200px\">\n<figure style=\"width:640px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto\" class=\"aligncenter\"><figcaption>FILE -\u2063 In this \u2064Oct. 3, \u200d2009, file photo, the University of Tennessee\u2019s Pride of the Southland Band performs\u2062 before an\u200d NCAA college football game \u2062in Knoxville, \u200bTenn. The band will perform in \u200cits 15th \u200dpresidential inaugural parade since \u20641953 on Friday, Jan. 20, 2017, a decades-old tradition its\u2062 band \u2062director said transcends politics and the \u200dnation\u2019s \u2064divisions. (AP \u2064Photo\/Wade Payne, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The proposal highlights\u2064 that \u200bUT campuses in Chattanooga, Pulaski, and Martin admit the \u200dmajority\u2064 of applicants who meet the criteria. By making\u2063 a &#8220;public promise&#8221; of admission, the university aims\u200d to \u2062increase applications and \u2062enrollment of\u2063 Tennesseans at each campus.<\/p>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Boyd also\u2064 hopes that this policy will dispel \u200cthe misconception that prospective students can&#8217;t get into UT&#8217;s flagship campus\u200d in Knoxville. By \u2062ensuring a spot for \u2064Tennessee&#8217;s most prepared students, the university aims to address the brain\u2064 drain \u2064issue.<\/p>\n<h2>Addressing the Brain Drain<\/h2>\n<p>In 2021, \u206428 percent of Tennessee&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/university-to-guarantee-admission-to-top-students-to-increase-inner-city-rural-enrollment\/\" title=\"University to Ensure Admission for Top Students, Boosting Inner City and Rural Enrollment\">top-tier public high school students chose<\/a> out-of-state institutions for their post-secondary\u2064 education. Boyd&#8217;s proposal aims to change that by offering \u2062automatic admission to UT&#8217;s top high school\u200b graduates.\u200b This way, \u200cprospective students will know early in the college selection process that there is a place for them at the state&#8217;s top public \u200buniversity system. They will only be an application away\u200d from being admitted.<\/p>\n<p>If \u2063approved, the UT system will\u2064 join \u200bother public institutions in \u2064at\u200c least a \u2062dozen states, including Arizona, Florida, and Texas, that offer similar guaranteed admission to eligible students. \u2064The initiative&#8217;s effectiveness will be reviewed annually by\u2063 the Board of Trustees, \u2063allowing for adjustments as needed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-5\">\n<p>Based on projections from 2022&#8217;s\u200d high school \u200dgraduation numbers, \u2063approximately 6,400 students could directly\u2063 benefit from\u200d this new policy in its inaugural year\u200c of 2024.<\/p>\n<h2>Anticipated Impact Across All Campuses<\/h2>\n<p>While the spotlight\u2062 often\u2064 shines on UT&#8217;s flagship\u200d campus in Knoxville, this proposal will have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/experts-warn-not-to-make-these-6-health-resolutions\/\" title=\"Experts warn you not to make these 6 Health Resolutions\">significant positive impact<\/a> on the broader UT ecosystem. Cam<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>High-achieving Tennessee high school students will secure assured admission to the UT system. The plan, set to pass at a Board of Trustees meeting on September 8, aims to redefine state&#8217;s higher education pathways. 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