Proposed bill shows ‘Promise’ for Georgia
Georgia Promise will allow “certain students who apply for admission to member institutions of the University System of Georgia as freshmen and who graduate from certain public or private high schools in this state with a grade point average in the top 10 percent of such student’s graduating class shall be automatically admitted,” according to Senate bill 221.
While this admission policy will be new to the state of Georgia, other states have similar versions of the policy already active.
The Georgia Board of Regents realizes that there is a lack of minorities in Georgia’s colleges and universities as they work towards the placement of this new plan.
Even GCSU acknowledges the need for an influx of diversity, as our freshman admission essay for the past two years is a follows:
“As part of our mission to provide students with a liberal arts education, Georgia College & State University strives to create an atmosphere that instills in students exceptional qualities of mind and character including respect for human diversity and individuality. Given your own individual background, life experiences, and personal identity, how will you contribute to the overall diversity of the student body at GCSU?”
According to the Princeton Weekly Bulletin, “these plans, in some cases, have failed to sustain minority admission and enrollment.” However, in other cases it has proven beneficial.
Chris Schrimpf, an assistant for the governor of Georgia’s office, said that they “don’t comment on legislature before it hits the governor’s desk, but it will be a hard one to pass.”
Whether Schrimpf’s assumption is accurate or not, Georgia’s Promise must be thoroughly looked over to insure that diversity is instituted and not another level of further segregation.
Policy name: Four Percent Plan
Percentage accepted: Top 4
Standards: Determined by SAT II scores (math, writing and reading)
Enrollment choices: State university
- Admission guaranteed to one of the eleven state college/ universities; however, not necessarily their first choice. All other requirements needed for acceptance into a major must be met.
Source: The Regents of the University of California
Policy name: One Florida Plan selects the Talented Twenty
Percentage accepted: Top 20 percent
Standards: GPA determines acceptance; however, SAT/ ACT must be taken
Enrollment choices: State university
- Admission guaranteed to one of the eleven state college/ universities; however, not necessarily their first choice. All other requirements needed for acceptance into a major must be met.
Sources: Florida Board of Governors,
Florida Department of Education
Policy name: Texas Ten Percent Plan
Percentage accepted: Top 10 percent
Standards: Determined by GPA
Enrollment choices: State university
- Texas gives it students admission to their first choice of college/ university and major, with the exception of architecture and fine arts.
Source: University of Texas System Board of Regents
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