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I thought this article was pretty interesting. It seems China is having a similar problem to Texas concerning the number of students trying to get into state-funded universities. Although it doesn't directly tie into the Top Ten Percent Rule, it was enlightening.

I think that media is getting a bit out of hand. As a relative outsider in the Democrats vs. Republicans debate, it shocked me one day to hear that certain public channels are considered Republican and some liberal. Can no one just watch the news anymore? As a moderate, I'd like to know where my channel is. I mean, as far I as knew, the same stuff happens in the world no matter what your political preference. It's rather disturbing that political parties feel that they must slant the news to their side. What does that say about our culture? We can't even turn on the television without being bombarded with some political issue.

I found all of these through Google images.

The top ten percent rule is based on a fairly valid principle: those who do well in high school should be able to get into their state's public universities. However, the establishment of the top ten percent rule for Texas universities has negatively impacted high schools throughout the state by establishing a faulty basis for comparison.

The top ten percent rule operates on a false premise: the top ten percent of every high school is made up of people of the intellecutal ability. However, this is not true. There are a number of variables that make it impossible to ensure that every high school's top ten percent is equally deserving of a spot at a public university. From varying curriculums to various socio-economic backgrounds and even different grading scales, there is no way to ensure that the top ten percent will fairly decide the most qualified students. Rather than decide the most deserving students in the state, it decides the most deserving students from each high school, which is not the same thing.