TCU Acceptance Rate 1979-2012

I updated the data from the TCU Fact Book for 2012. Looks like TCU is still being selective (which is a good thing. The acceptance rate went up slightly from 2011 but still near all time lows at just less than 41% of students that apply get into TCU. When I was a freshman I can still remember TCU beating OU in 2005 who was then ranked 5th in the country if I remember correctly. Since then TCU I believe has become more popular. However, I would rather TCU be a strong academic power then just "popular". Maybe soon TCU will be the Northwestern of Texas (same school colors)

Trevor Rees-Jones on Uncommon Knowledge

Very interesting interview given by Trevor Rees-Jones who rarely does interviews and his worth close to $1.5 billion. He is very interesting and should really do an autobiography. He is also on the board of trustees for TCU.

Fuzzy’s: The Story of Chuck Bush and Capitalism

During my undergraduate years I went to Fuzzy’s at least once a week. Usually, I went on Saturday nights after a long day of studying. I use to switch off between Fuzzy’s and Whataburger for fast food followed by 7-11 for a brownie. Anyways I was always impressed by how well run Fuzzy’s was run. Fuzzy’s opened a store in Jersey Village (outside of Houston) but was only open for a short time before it closed. This was surprising considering how great Fuzzy’s food is and how popular it is.

Fuzzy’s offers low cost high quality Mexican food with the original store being located on Berry Street right next to the TCU campus. If you go to Fuzzy’s on a Friday or Saturday night it will be packed. Even during lunch time it is fairly busy.

Originally Fuzzy’s was not profitable in 2003. However, Chuck Bush saw something different and realized what Fuzzy’s could be. Bush paid $90,000 in July 2003 from the original owner. By 2007 there were close to forty Fuzzy’s stores. The total cost of running a restaurant can run from more than $300,000 to less than $700,000. Another positive thing is that prices for things on Fuzzy’s menu have not increased since 2003 which is rare considering inflation does exist even today. The company also gives workers .5% of sales as their bonus. Fuzzy’s typically opens in college towns. Hopefully, now they seem to be opening more locations in larger cities. I attended Texas Tech and I believe the year before I attended (2008) the first Fuzzy’s store was open. Fuzzy’s was just as popular in Lubbock, Texas as Fort Worth, Texas.

Chuck Busch himself had experience in the restaurant industry. He started out at a restaurant in Abilene and went from server to running become the general manager after he graduated college. He then worked at Hooters for a while and then eventually decided to get into Fuzzy’s. Fuzzy’s just on the franchise sales (food not included) has made $1 million in 2010 which was up $800,000 from the prior year. This past January Fuzzy’s opened its 50^th store near Love Field Airport.

Fuzzy’s illustrates the story of how one man with a vision to improve and expand on what existed. Even though Fuzzy’s expanded the quality has not seemed to suffer. You can’t really recommend anything to order anything since everything at Fuzzy’s is great.

Inspiration for this article:

http://www.star-telegram.com/2011/07/29/3257185/how-fuzzys-taco-shop-built-an.html

TCU Historical Admissions 1999-2011 and AP Football Ranking

TCU’s football program has gained national recognition in the past couple of years. My freshman year at TCU (2005) I remember TCU beating Oklahoma who was highly ranked. Since 2005 TCU has been ranked every year except 2007. Around this same time I noticed applications to TCU were dramatically increasing. I was curious as to how much of the increase in applications could be explained by the football program. When I looked at the TCU Fact Book I found that a higher ranking really didn’t correlate with the increase in applications. For instance, the largest percentage increase came in 2007 when the prior AP ranking for TCU was 22 but the increase in applications was 37%. However, after TCU won the Rose Bowl and was ranked #2 and the number of applications increased 36%. The largest increase in the number of applications (not percent) did come after the Rose Bowl win. Also was it interesting is that the acceptance rate of TCU has gone down dramatically. In 1999, the acceptance rate was only 75%. For 2011, the acceptance rate was a mere 38%. In a little over a decade it has become twice has hard to get into TCU!

Congrats TCU Poinsettia Bowl Winners!

Congratulations to TCU last night for winning. TCU didn’t play their best however they came out with the win. Skye Dawson had a magnificent catch that lead TCU for the go-ahead touchdown. TCU will be taking home $750,000 for the win (less after they divide it up between the Mountain West Conference). TCU is going to the Big 12 division next year which should be interesting. I am proud to have graduated from Texas Christian University!

TCU Admissions 2011 and Historical Admission Rates

I updated my historical admission rate for TCU for 2011. For 2011, the acceptance rate at TCU was only 38%. I plan to update this graph with football rankings to see if the football rankings have had anything to do with this.

Source: TCU Fact Book

TCU Admissions 2011 and Historical Acceptance Rate (1979-2010)

2011 seems to be a popular year for high school seniors to apply to Texas Christian University (TCU). This year 19,000 students have applied. In the fall of 2010 over 14,000 students applied to TCU a little over 7,000 were accepted (50% acceptance rate) and 25% of those who applied enrolled. Since this year 19,000 students have applied it will be interesting to see what the admissions office will do. The admissions office could accept more people but not beyond a certain amount since there are only so many dorms freshman can live on campus. I have a feeling 2011 may be one of the most selective years in TCU history. The acceptance rate has been declining since 1979. One big reason I think kids are applying to TCU is because of the football team winning the Rose Bowl and the TCU baseball team was also in the college world series last year. Although, this is nice I would rather have TCU known for its academics rather than its athletics.

Source for graph: TCU Fact Book