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TaiJuan
Though if I had my preferences, I would have addressed it as Chinese heritage
speakers unless there's some Korean, Japanese, or Indian (American) kid who happened to take the class. I doubt any of those would have a particular advantage, though.
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The BYU admissions dilemma...
Fdnman
8/29/15 5:58am
Did your oldest get in? If your kids do that well in hard classes 30+ shouldn't
Flyingdolphin
8/29/15 6:04am
He is submitting his papers this fall. 3.6 GPA and 30 ACT.
Fdnman
8/29/15 6:11am
Is the rest of his application well-rounded? Activities/service/leadership?
IGlowInTheDark
8/29/15 6:16am
Many community activities, not much school extracurricular...
Fdnman
8/29/15 6:23am
I don't think you have much to worry about.
kccougar
8/29/15 6:26am
Helicopter Parenting
Tsisquan
8/29/15 7:00am
Good stuff...no basis in reality, but good stuff.
Fdnman
8/29/15 8:12am
I think he will have a strong resume
kccougar
8/29/15 6:25am
Is there still time to boost that ACT score?
korihor
8/29/15 7:36am
Very good point...hard to argue it is the tough school if you don't get
Fdnman
8/29/15 8:14am
You won't like the answer, but
BYUtiful
8/29/15 6:38am
While BYU does not offer the same credit for an IB diploma that some schools do
kccougar
8/29/15 6:44am
If it was me would definitely play the game
cougfanz
8/29/15 6:39am
After some long discussion with BYU admissions, I learned
EV94305
8/29/15 6:40am
Fairfax County?
Remigius
8/29/15 6:41am
Yep
Fdnman
8/29/15 8:15am
Do you live outside of Utah?
WJCougar
8/29/15 7:13am
I grew up in the Utah schools and most of my relatives...yes he has a better
Fdnman
8/29/15 8:22am
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cvd6262
8/29/15 7:19am
"oriental" - FWIW - "Asian" is BY FAR the preferred reference
HarlemCoug
8/29/15 8:06am
Though if I had my preferences, I would have addressed it as Chinese heritage
TaiJuan
8/29/15 8:14am
I apologize if my vernacular has offended. I have nothing but the highest
Fdnman
8/29/15 8:24am
Now I am confused. Are you suggesting your kid got outperformed because kids
TaiJuan
8/29/15 8:27am
Yep, you are confused.
I am saying that the Chinese class specifically was
Fdnman
8/29/15 8:34am
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Fdnman
8/29/15 8:36am
GPA is an extremely soft indicator of performance
sidsie716
8/29/15 8:20am
Back in the 90s, BYU had rankings of every high school and used that to weight
Byron McNertney
8/29/15 8:35am
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cvd6262
8/29/15 8:41am
Sorry to high-jack your thread. Can you still get into BYU during Spring or
SD-Y-FAN
8/29/15 8:44am
I am not arguing that my kids are all American scholars...I understand they
Fdnman
8/29/15 8:44am
I would balance it;
Archaea
8/29/15 8:57am
Anecdotal evidence suggests his ACT score is most important.
CosmoK
8/29/15 9:16am
This exact question was recently asked to BYU admissions advisor
byu1
8/29/15 9:16am
What if the skills you learn in AP classis improve your ACT by 3 points?
CosmoK
8/29/15 9:24am
There may not be a correlation. I didn't take a ton of AP classes and was able
cougarnerd
8/29/15 9:43am
To this point...my son flat out stated that he didn't learn a blasted thing
Fdnman
8/29/15 10:01am
The fact that the class sounded useless should be the most important thing, no?
CosmoK
8/29/15 10:14am
And I would still disagree
kccougar
8/29/15 12:43pm
i can confirm this and to me it's a dilemma
run26
8/29/15 3:46pm
Easy classes, straight A's. Every single time. I promise.
Sherlock
8/29/15 1:44pm
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