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Mar 6, 2015
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AF Cougar
If this is true, it is ABSOLUTELY not right.
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Athlete son has 3.65 GPA, 30 ACT, seminary graduate...but rejected by BYU
PGVikingDad
3/6/15 10:16am
"3.65 GPA," especially if athletics was his only extra-curricular is probably
scall
3/6/15 10:18am
3.8 or better is what I was told
BigYfan
3/6/15 10:21am
4.0, 33ACT, sports and extracurriculars, turned down by BYU
Acorn
3/6/15 11:11am
I have personally signed deny letters to multiple 36 ACT kids this past month.
Six Foot Seven
3/6/15 11:19am
Why would a 36 ACT be turned down?
PJMort
3/6/15 11:44am
srsly
timpjynx
3/6/15 11:45am
All kinds of reasons this could happen. Not all 39 MCATs get accepted to
Harrison0Yfan
3/6/15 11:53am
Sorry, I don't work at BYU. I can't speak for them.
Six Foot Seven
3/6/15 11:56am
multiple 36 ACT kids in a single month? I call BS
jota
3/6/15 12:03pm
We only consider the English and Math subsections
Six Foot Seven
3/6/15 12:17pm
No school in their right mind would give a "reason" for not admitting a student
Thrill
3/6/15 12:49pm
It's because he likes sports. BYU students don't like sports - just books.
zonacougar
3/6/15 10:18am
He should start growing chives in his spare time.
enigomo
3/6/15 10:49am
Sounds like an awesome kid! I am really suprised he wouldn't get in.
zzcoug
3/6/15 10:19am
Absolutely terrific kid. He's pretty discouraged.
PGVikingDad
3/6/15 10:24am
encourage him not to give up on BYU. I did and it is my biggest regret.
Ironhide
3/6/15 11:20am
is he white and from Utah was the obvious next question
BigYfan
3/6/15 10:20am
He's also not an Eagle Scout. Apparently, 85% of male freshmen are Eagles.
PGVikingDad
3/6/15 10:27am
go to UVU for 2 years and get a good GPA and transfer
permiso
3/6/15 10:30am
Not likely. My son was admitted last year with a 3.34 GPA and no eagle scout
kccougar
3/6/15 3:52pm
my daughter who is white and from Utah got in with a 3.2 GPA and 32 ACT.
RocketCoug
3/6/15 10:28am
It was the hardware store
Sea Chicken
3/6/15 10:30am
First, that's a great ACT! My son's letters of recommendation were very
PGVikingDad
3/6/15 10:32am
sounds like the same qualifications my daughter has. like I said, I can't figure
RocketCoug
3/6/15 10:40am
Is she cute?
BigYfan
3/6/15 10:49am
yup, if he was from New York he would have been a shoe-in
thebruce
3/6/15 10:21am
I'm from the east coast and I got accepted pretty easily. Not really stellar
Harrison0Yfan
3/6/15 11:54am
Not sure what his plans are but he could probably get an academic scholarship
kerfufle
3/6/15 10:21am
Definitely Plan B. Knock out the mish, first.
PGVikingDad
3/6/15 10:22am
not a good enough athlete.
smokymountainrain
3/6/15 10:22am
Tell him to sneak into BYU through the back door...
RalphWiggam
3/6/15 10:24am
I think that's the route we'll go. He'll tear it up no matter where he attends.
PGVikingDad
3/6/15 10:26am
Or go to BYU Salt Lake Center
Chasicle
3/8/15 7:30pm
Last time he snuck into a school through the back door he got arrested.
BE-WHY-YOU
3/8/15 7:54pm
PGVikingDad
3/9/15 12:12pm
Fat non athlete 3.5gpa 29 act bassman got in haha
Mr Bassman
3/6/15 10:24am
that sucks. sheesh. it's getting so tough.
riboflavin
3/6/15 10:25am
My BIL was 3.62, 28 ACT, 2 Sport Athlete, Eagle Scout, RM, from California
TheDeek
3/6/15 10:29am
Yiiiikes. It's just nuts. My wife and I also went to BYU, as did three of my
PGVikingDad
3/6/15 10:34am
We have several similar kids in our ward (Highland). They have had a lot
CocaColaRecovery
3/6/15 10:32am
Student body officer. I think that ways more heavily than all other things
Hank Rearden
3/6/15 10:35am
I have seen the same exact thing
blucoug18
3/6/15 10:46am
So... they want popular kids? It's not like student government does anything.
SandYFan
3/6/15 10:52am
This is all I could think during BYUSA elections this week.
Harrison0Yfan
3/6/15 11:56am
If this is true, it is ABSOLUTELY not right.
AF Cougar
3/6/15 12:42pm
My son heard that this is the highest % rejection ever for BYU
PJMort
3/6/15 10:38am
BYU knows this, but in a lot of schools, a 3.65 probably ranks them only top 25
Hank Rearden
3/6/15 10:38am
I don't think they pay as much attention to the GPA as many think. I got in with
BertoChavez
3/6/15 3:53pm
I know a kid with a 4.0 and a 36 ACT who got rejected
PJMort
3/6/15 10:39am
Selective admissions. Selective admissions! SELECTIVE ADMISSIONS!!
Six Foot Seven
3/6/15 10:39am
Based on my kids grades in school, I am starting to believe that there is
Bob Vance
3/6/15 10:43am
It's the GPA. They compare them to others in that school
CSoul
3/6/15 10:45am
ACT, GPA, Then Seminary Teacher Recommendation, are the most important
BostonCougar
3/6/15 10:48am
GPA bit him
PhilPete
3/6/15 10:49am
I think so. And no Eagle.
PGVikingDad
3/6/15 10:52am
apply winter semester. It is what spring summer used to be for admissions
travelcoug
3/6/15 10:50am
Interesting.
PGVikingDad
3/6/15 10:53am
My son was not accepted at BYU. Spent summer at BYU as guest student, got 4.0
notsofast
3/6/15 11:17am
30 ACT is good
franklyvulgar
3/6/15 10:57am
Did your son get cleared of the trespassing charges?
TonyStark
3/6/15 12:00pm
Paid a $200 fine and it was expunged after three months. Not a factor, here.
PGVikingDad
3/6/15 12:45pm
it's a good thing San Jose cops "didn't have time fo dat"
permiso
3/6/15 4:07pm
Junior college is a good option
sdg_coug
3/6/15 12:14pm
This thread troubles me, BYU needs to expand... really
AF Cougar
3/6/15 12:41pm
Just have him go somewhere else and transfer
SausageKing
3/8/15 9:15pm
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