No school in their right mind would give a "reason" for not admitting a student

Mar 6, 2015
12:49:48pm

Thrill

BYU gets more applicants than it can accept and lots of students who meet the minimum qualifications will not get accepted.

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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

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