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02-16-2009, 06:18 PM
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Middle of the road school district in small town around Austin
I'm looking for a middle-of-the-road school district in a small town close to Austin. By this I mean a district that would provide a decent quality of education but not be so popular that it would be super competitive in terms of achieving top 10 percent, for example.
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02-16-2009, 07:16 PM
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if you are hoping to gain automatic admission to ut/a&m via the top 10% rule, I don't think it is possible to find the scenario you are suggesting. small districts still have some very smart kids that know and value that top ten percent just as much as a kid in a huge austin high school. those small districts might only have 90 seniors, which means only 9 kids make the top ten. the competition is still very competitive, and most schools require that you be in that district as a junior in order for you to qualify for the top 10 percent (in other words, a kid can not show up for their senior year).
Last edited by chickenfry; 02-16-2009 at 07:17 PM..
Reason: spelling
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02-16-2009, 07:17 PM
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Try looking at the towns east of I35.
Taylor, Granger, Elgin, Coupland, Thorndale, Thrall. Taylor has an early College Start program with Temple Community College and there is a Temple satellite school right there in Taylor.
They all have online ISD sites you can read.
There's also Manor but I don't know enough about that ISD.
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02-16-2009, 08:20 PM
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Sad tht the top 10% rule in Texas has pushed people into looking for a 'middle of the road' school for the express purpose of getting into UT. I can't blame the OP, but it's too bad.
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02-16-2009, 08:42 PM
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In response to an earlier post, I wasn't meaning to imply a smaller HS would mean less smart students but, from what I've heard, in some districts, such as in the Westlake area, students with a mid to high 90s average still might not be in the top 10 percent. My older daughter was in the top 11 percent in her graduating class, and still had a hard time getting into UT.
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02-16-2009, 10:11 PM
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I'll second HappyTexan. Here in Hutto lots of graduates go to UT and other very good colleges after graduation.
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