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2011 CBFC Day 1 Afternoon Update – Arkansas Tech and Georgia College

This is the introduction video for the 2010-11 Arkansas Tech University Tech Knowledge Sessions. The orientation sessions are designed to give entering freshmen a glimpse of what life is like at Arkansas Tech before they arrive each fall.
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I need college admissions help?

I’m a senior in high school from Texas, I am Hispanic if that makes a difference as well. I need help as to which universities I can get into and what not. My GPA is a 3.7 = 93. I take mostly all AP and dual credit, and PAP when AP were not provided. I am not in the top 10% of my class. My high school is a top notch public school and is extremely competitive. The cutoff is 53 and I am ranked in the 70s. My SAT scores are from the middle of Junior year, and I am going to retake them in November. 520 Math, 560 Comprehension, 540 Writing (didn’t study). I am in National Honors Society, National Spanish Honor Society, play in the Orchestra, play basketball and rugby as well.
The perspective schools I am considering are

Texas Tech University (Visited already, and going for University Day)

Arizona State University(Have not visited, but receive many booklets)

Texas Christian University(Have not visited, but receive many booklets)

Baylor University(Have not visited, applied already. They waived the $50 application fee, and the required essay)

University of Alabama(Have not visited, but receive many booklets)

University of Miami(Have not visited, but I had an interview sophomore, and junior year with a representative, and am having one again, also they have already sent me an application)

University of Arkansas(Have not visited, but receive many booklets

Any suggestions or input about how my chances are would be greatly appreciated. I am just scared I won’t get accepted into any of the schools I want. So once again any input would be greatly appreciated.

and BTW I already use collegeboard.com and I have checked many websites concerning these Universities

I need college admissions help?

I’m a senior in high school from Texas, I am Hispanic if that makes a difference as well. I need help as to which universities I can get into and what not. My GPA is a 3.7 = 93. I take mostly all AP and dual credit, and PAP when AP were not provided. I am not in the top 10% of my class. My high school is a top notch public school and is extremely competitive. The cutoff is 53 and I am ranked in the 70s. My SAT scores are from the middle of Junior year, and I am going to retake them in November. 520 Math, 560 Comprehension, 540 Writing (didn’t study). I am in National Honors Society, National Spanish Honor Society, play in the Orchestra, play basketball and rugby as well.
The perspective schools I am considering are

Texas Tech University (Visited already, and going for University Day)

Arizona State University(Have not visited, but receive many booklets)

Texas Christian University(Have not visited, but receive many booklets)

Baylor University(Have not visited, applied already. They waived the $50 application fee, and the required essay)

University of Alabama(Have not visited, but receive many booklets)

University of Miami(Have not visited, but I had an interview sophomore, and junior year with a representative, and am having one again, also they have already sent me an application)

University of Arkansas(Have not visited, but receive many booklets

Any suggestions or input about how my chances are would be greatly appreciated. I am just scared I won’t get accepted into any of the schools I want. So once again any input would be greatly appreciated.

and BTW I already use collegeboard.com and I have checked many websites concerning these Universities

I need help with college admissions?

I’m a senior in high school from Texas, I am Hispanic if that makes a difference as well. I need help as to which universities I can get into and what not. My GPA is a 3.7 = 93. I take mostly all AP and dual credit, and PAP when AP were not provided. I am not in the top 10% of my class. My high school is a top notch public school and is extremely competitive. The cutoff is 53 and I am ranked in the 70s. My SAT scores are from the middle of Junior year, and I am going to retake them in November. 520 Math, 560 Comprehension, 540 Writing (didn’t study). I am in National Honors Society, National Spanish Honor Society, play in the Orchestra, play basketball and rugby as well.
The perspective schools I am considering are

Texas Tech University (Visited already, and going for University Day)
Arizona State University(Have not visited, but receive many booklets)
Texas Christian University(Have not visited, but receive many booklets)
Baylor University(Have not visited, applied already. They waived the $50 application fee, and the required essay)
University of Alabama(Have not visited, but receive many booklets)
University of Miami(Have not visited, but I had an interview sophomore, and junior year with a representative, and am having one again, also they have already sent me an application)
University of Arkansas(Have not visited, but receive many booklets

Any suggestions or input about how my chances are would be greatly appreciated. I am just scared I won’t get accepted into any of the schools I want. So once again any input would be greatly appreciated.

and BTW I already use collegeboard.com and I have checked many websites concerning these Universities

What about this bowl game/playoff proposition?

With all the bowl games going on and the national championship less than a week away comes all the chatter about why there isn’t a playoff in college football. Now as a college football fan and a student at a Division 1A University, I find all the reasons why there isn’t a playoff hysterical. A sixteen team playoff would be fair to all the conferences and the independents, and would generate millions, maybe even billions in revenue at a time when not only athletic departments, but entire universities are hitting hard financial times. The biggest argument against the playoff is that it would destroy the bowl games. Now let me make this clear, I hate the bowl games even the BS, I mean BCS ones, they are nothing but glorified exhibitions that mean absolutely nothing in terms of crowning a champion. But in order to make all those rich sponsors and bowl organizers happy, here is my proposition. In order to make room for a playoff and keep the bowl games, I would have the bowl games be played in the first week of the following season. Think about it for a second, this past season we had the Boise St.-Virginia Tech game to kick things off, which was fantastic. But imagine having Wisconsin-TCU, Arkansas-Ohio St., and Oregon-Auburn at the beginning of the season, it would be amazing in my opinion. It would keep the bowl games running and make room for what every college football fan who truly values competition wants: a playoff. This is just a thought, please share your responses.
A playoff would consist of the 11 conference champions and five at-large teams in order to be fair to the independents (Notre Dame, Army, Navy, and soon-to-be BYU). Yes, some teams would get left out that may be deserving but if the team wins their conference they are in. It is so simple win and in, lose and you play the bubble game. Just like in basketball, where every team has eventually gotten over the fact that their bubble got burst by the next season. A playoff would allow every single D-1A team a shot at a championship, something the BCS does not do. As far as where the games would be played, the first round should be on the higher seed’s campus. The following rounds and championship could be played at some of the bowl sites (i.e. Rose Bowl, Louisiana Superdome, Sun Life Stadium, Cotton Bowl, etc.) This would allow games to still be played on New Year’s Day in traditional places.