TO THE EDITOR:
In response to Wednesday's letter to the editor, In-state students should be given more priority"" I want to say that the author should consider the reality about out-of-state students.
First, he argues that out-of-state selectivity is not more competitive than in-state selectivity, that fake Tar Heels are taking up spots of real"" Tar Heels.
This argument makes no sense because it is a fact that out-of-state student admission is limited to 18 percent of the first-year class" not that it is reserved for 18 percent.
North Carolina has many bright students but it cannot out-compete the rest of the United States put together.
Therefore it makes sense that the academic standard of out-of-state students is greater than that of in-state students.
However that does not mean that every out-of-state student is brighter than every in-state student.
Also isn't it better that competition in UNC classrooms be increased so that all strive for a higher standard in learning?
One final point is that the author should reconsider the implications of reserving UNC only for in-state students. Like winning basketball games? Will Graves and Mike Copeland (N.C. natives) as great as they are they are not going to take us to the Final Four by themselves.
For that matter say goodbye to most athletic championships because recruiting out-of-state students is critical to almost every varsity sport.
Like being ranked in the top 30 colleges according to U.S. News & World Report? Say goodbye to that too as the SAT score average will be significantly lower.
Adam Tosh
Junior
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