(02-06-2014 05:48 PM)Cajuncat Wrote:  

(02-06-2014 05:35 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  

(02-06-2014 04:43 PM)Cajuncat Wrote:  Stereotypes:
Party School
No school on Fridays
All students want to transfer to UT
Always go to Austin on the weekends
If you breath oxygen you automatically get in
Fraternity guys are roided up, metrosexuals, with bleached hair
Sorority girls have bleach blonde hair, blue eyes and are all turbosluts
STD capital of Texas
For every 2 guys there are 5 girls
You can simply find a senior if they have built calf muscles (Climbing hills)
All Alumni go on to be Teachers & Coaches

1) That's not a bad thing
2) I always heard that and my best friend who went there said it was true.
3) Of 12 kids who went there out of high school 11 did just that.
4) Your own students say that
5) It is one of the easier schools in the state to get in to.
6) That is one but then again Texas frats are more Jersey than real
7) The term is 'sorostitute'
8) That's Tech
9) Who knows
10) Huh?
11) My one friend who graduated from the business school swears it was the worst decision he made because nobody respects a Texas St Business degree in a sea of Texas, Aggies, Raiders, and more.

Things may change slowly but Texas State has a lot to overcome.

Heart of Dixie, thanks for your input, it was entertaining. We can only hope and pray we get over whatever it is we need to overcome :)

Let me qualify what I said, and how I actually see it.

From a pure sense of prestige, which is only as important as helping you stand out a bit or as bragging rights, Texas State has very little to stand on. Texas State folks, in a purely blind taste test, are going to find themselves only a few steps from the bottom. That's just the cold hard reality.

From a sense of how good of an education did you get, that's debatable, but for the most part an education is what you make of it, not the other way around. So, like the story you gave, you did make the right choice and the school should get a slap on the back. But, let's be honest, that's more of a positive reflection on you than the school. So, essentially, for a kid willing to learn and looking for a shot Texas State, as gauged by the quality of education, not prestige, offers as much of an opportunity as just about anybody else in the state.

If you're an idiot, one who thinks the name on their degree is their greatest asset, then this whole post won't make a lot of sense, or more accurately, you won't want to hear that nobody gives a **** about that.

Respectfully, I'm sorry if I offend or intimidate you bud. Your entitled to make whatever comment(s) you want, just know it's not going to get me into a debate. I said what I've needed to say and if anybody wants to know anything more about Texas State University let me know.

(02-06-2014 06:08 PM)Cajuncat Wrote:  Respectfully, I'm sorry if I offend or intimidate you bud. Your entitled to make whatever comment(s) you want, just know it's not going to get me into a debate.

I think you missed my point, but that's okay.

I was trying to say my goal was not to run down Tx St.

(02-06-2014 06:09 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  

(02-06-2014 06:08 PM)Cajuncat Wrote:  Respectfully, I'm sorry if I offend or intimidate you bud. Your entitled to make whatever comment(s) you want, just know it's not going to get me into a debate.

I think you missed my point, but that's okay.

I was trying to say my goal was not to run down Tx St.

Really???

Is not going to school on Friday that big of deal? You learn not to schedule classes on Friday after your first semester unless its only time offered.

(02-06-2014 09:41 PM)MissouriStateBears Wrote:  Is not going to school on Friday that big of deal? You learn not to schedule classes on Friday after your first semester unless its only time offered.

Good Lord. There are classes on Friday at Texas State. Everyone can go ahead and cross that one off the list.

I know enough about Texas State that they go by TXST and not "TSU".

Texas State seems to be a university on the rise, along with Missouri State. Whenever realignment does finally end (for the foreseeable future at least), I think TXST could find itself in the MWC. Wouldn't surprise me to see TXST along with Houston if the AAC loses a few more programs or maybe along with UTEP.

(02-06-2014 03:04 PM)Captain Bearcat Wrote:  

(02-05-2014 08:17 PM)10thMountain Wrote:  TXST one of the biggest schools in the state (30k) and is regional/masters level school. It's located in San Marcos about halfway between San Antonio and Austin which is where most of its students come from. It has a reputation for being a party school. The campus is nice, clustered on a group of hills above the San Marcos river. Students are mostly UT t-shirt fans and spend their weekends partying in Austin.

How can it be a party school if a big portion of the campus leaves on weekends to go to Austin?

Just curious, because those sound like complete opposites.

Because they all go on weekends to party in Austin!
Its only 30 miles away. Doesn't take them any longer to drive to 6th Street than it does the UT kids in West Campus to walk there.
Its officially in the Austin metro area. Had a cousin live on the north side of Austin and commute down there.

Here's a Bobcat Day Video from a little over a year ago. There are other videos you can youtube also titled:
Research with Relevance
Pride in Action
Texas State Growth
Texas State Pride

Enjoy!

Any college student with any sort of a knowledge of how scheduling works knows how to make sure they don't have a class on Friday. Not that Texas State would ever go along with such a system of no Friday classes, but its impossible to not have Friday classes. Athletes are pretty good examples of a group that tries to schedule no Friday classes because of the amount of times they have to travel on a Friday.

As for Texas State, they remind me of where ASU was a few years ago. Quickly developing out of the T-Shirt campus mentality, taking over the town and making it its own, and all the while increasing the academic profile of the University each time.

Unlike the rest of us though, they have a huge advantage in terms of location, and alsosit in an area of the country where D1 athletes are much easier to find. It will be hard for them to not succeed at this level, though I'm sure they have a few administrators in palce who will certainly try.

(02-06-2014 10:35 PM)Blackhawk-eye Wrote:  I know enough about Texas State that they go by TXST and not "TSU".

Texas State seems to be a university on the rise, along with Missouri State. Whenever realignment does finally end (for the foreseeable future at least), I think TXST could find itself in the MWC. Wouldn't surprise me to see TXST along with Houston if the AAC loses a few more programs or maybe along with UTEP.

Our name change partners! The similarities between the two schools are pretty cool.

Southwest Texas State->Texas State
Southwest Missouri State->Missouri State

In 2012, Texas Tech played Texas State in San Marcos to open TXST's newly expanded/renovated stadium. It was our first trip to Texas State but friends and I agreed that the campus is beautiful, the stadium awesome (for its size), the TXST students and fans very cool, and the Bobcat girls equal to Red Raider coeds. (High praise indeed!) Several years ago Texas State admins approved a program to raise admission standards over time and to increase its research profile. I believe TXST is primarily a regional non-Phd granting university but that may be changing and more power to them.

(02-08-2014 08:37 PM)FreshPrinceOfDarkness Wrote:  In 2012, Texas Tech played Texas State in San Marcos to open TXST's newly expanded/renovated stadium. It was our first trip to Texas State but friends and I agreed that the campus is beautiful, the stadium awesome (for its size), the TXST students and fans very cool, and the Bobcat girls equal to Red Raider coeds. (High praise indeed!) Several years ago Texas State admins approved a program to raise admission standards over time and to increase its research profile. I believe TXST is primarily a regional non-Phd granting university but that may be changing and more power to them.

My wife and I went to the Tech-Tx State game in San Marcos and we had a great time. Concession lines sucked but the atmosphere was good and I'm glad we were able to help them out.

Generally my opinion of San Marcos is positive. Decent game atmosphere, great fans, and a LOT of potential as a program. To the future!

(02-08-2014 08:37 PM)FreshPrinceOfDarkness Wrote:  In 2012, Texas Tech played Texas State in San Marcos to open TXST's newly expanded/renovated stadium. It was our first trip to Texas State but friends and I agreed that the campus is beautiful, the stadium awesome (for its size), the TXST students and fans very cool, and the Bobcat girls equal to Red Raider coeds. (High praise indeed!) Several years ago Texas State admins approved a program to raise admission standards over time and to increase its research profile. I believe TXST is primarily a regional non-Phd granting university but that may be changing and more power to them.

They recently added Texas State to the schools eligible for the Tier I pool along with UH, Tech, UTD, UTA, UTSA, UTEP and UNT. Texas St. has Phds in a number of fields.

Another example of the irrationality of Texas higher education. We really don't need another Tier I in Austin-San Antonio, but we do need a Sam Houston/Stephen F. Austin/Lamar type university.

(02-08-2014 11:48 PM)jml2010 Wrote:  

(02-08-2014 08:37 PM)FreshPrinceOfDarkness Wrote:  In 2012, Texas Tech played Texas State in San Marcos to open TXST's newly expanded/renovated stadium. It was our first trip to Texas State but friends and I agreed that the campus is beautiful, the stadium awesome (for its size), the TXST students and fans very cool, and the Bobcat girls equal to Red Raider coeds. (High praise indeed!) Several years ago Texas State admins approved a program to raise admission standards over time and to increase its research profile. I believe TXST is primarily a regional non-Phd granting university but that may be changing and more power to them.

My wife and I went to the Tech-Tx State game in San Marcos and we had a great time. Concession lines sucked but the atmosphere was good and I'm glad we were able to help them out.

My thoughts exactly. Fortunately, we brought our own "concessions" to the game.

(02-09-2014 10:38 AM)bullet Wrote:  

(02-08-2014 08:37 PM)FreshPrinceOfDarkness Wrote:  In 2012, Texas Tech played Texas State in San Marcos to open TXST's newly expanded/renovated stadium. It was our first trip to Texas State but friends and I agreed that the campus is beautiful, the stadium awesome (for its size), the TXST students and fans very cool, and the Bobcat girls equal to Red Raider coeds. (High praise indeed!) Several years ago Texas State admins approved a program to raise admission standards over time and to increase its research profile. I believe TXST is primarily a regional non-Phd granting university but that may be changing and more power to them.

They recently added Texas State to the schools eligible for the Tier I pool along with UH, Tech, UTD, UTA, UTSA, UTEP and UNT. Texas St. has Phds in a number of fields.

Another example of the irrationality of Texas higher education. We really don't need another Tier I in Austin-San Antonio, but we do need a Sam Houston/Stephen F. Austin/Lamar type university.

this is really a non-factor

the optimal size for most universities (especially ones that are not UT, AU, ASU or MN with a very sizable graduate student population and an extremely large array of under grad offerings including many niche programs) is about 40-42,000 students

Texas State is nearly at 36,000....UTSA is about 31,000 and San Antonio has the new TAMU-SA campus and Temple/Killeen has TAMU Central Texas......both of those are upper division currently, but Texas State has always been more of a residential campus and UTSA is moving in that direction as well

none of the schools eligible for NRUF funding outside of UTD and Texas Tech (with UTD being very high) have significantly higher admissions standards than the others Texas State, North Texas State and UTA are pretty much the exact same while UH is slightly higher and UTSA is slightly lower because of their "guaranteed review" and UTEP is lower

Texas also has 34 (or 36 now I think) public universities so there is no lack of "available" universities for students of all levels of standards and UTSA and Texas State specifically are getting near the point of needing to cap out under grad growth and Texas State specifically has a low % of graduate enrollment for the size of the university

so there is a need for each of those universities to start to look to keep undergrad enrollment on a slow groth path with increased standards while growing graduate enrollment and anyone that is going "away from home" for school will either have to meet the metrics (that are really still not all that high) or they can make a choice of one of the many many many many available choices to go away from home for college

those that need a "commuter school" and will stay home for school again can either meet the entrance metrics for UTSA or Texas State or they can head to the multitude of community college options available in the central Texas and San Antonio area and then if they are so stupid they can not make the 2.0 with 60 hours or 2.25 with 60 hours (I don't think it is higher at either school and really even for UTD and other Texas schools outside of UT and A&M transfer requirements are EXTREMELY LOW) then they either need to rethink if college is for them or get a brain transplant from Abby Normal so they can get smarter and Texas as a state has no business keeping large and fast growing universities like Texas State and UTSA open to those that can't work within those options