University of Texas Admissions Law Could Face Change

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AUSTIN, TEXAS

If it weren 't for the top 10 percent law, says Dr. Monte Geren, many of the most successful students in his school district wouldn't make it to a Texas university.

Geren is superintendent of La Vega Independent School District, a relatively low-income area in central Texas. Eliminating the law, which guarantees students who graduate in the top 10 percent of their high-school classes automatic admission to public universities, would likely punish students for factors beyond their control - such as the location and wealth of the school they attend.

"The fact of the matter is that in many instances the curriculum is more limited, facilities and other …