Good for Texas

Announcement from the great University of Texas:

AUSTIN — Economic pressures have prompted the University of Texas at Austin officials to stop giving scholarships to some of their best and brightest students. The university will end its National Merit Scholarship program — worth about $13,000 per student — beginning with entering freshmen next fall. "Some people mistakenly feel that this is a signal that UT-Austin is no longer interested in recruiting high-achieving students. That's not the case,” said Thomas Melecki, director of student financial services for the university.

Well, Mr. Melecki, I guess fact is much less important than perception. After all, this is concerning TU, for which students should need no economic incentive to encourage them to attend. Seems a bit arrogant.

Maybe these National Merit Scholars will find motivation to attend an institution of higher learning, like the University of Oklahoma.