This is patently false. If anything, it seems to be the opposite these days. My

Jul 13, 2017
6:52:48am

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niece from Lindon got it with a 25 ACT and a middling GPA, while her cousin from back East didn't get in, with a 29 ACT and much higher GPA.

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If a HS student has a 3.95 GPA and tons of extracurriculars including

garyfan

7/12/17 11:40pm

DrKennethNoisewater

7/12/17 11:42pm

31 = shoe in. 28-29 = cross fingers

d-coug

7/12/17 11:42pm

This

(Private)

7/13/17 9:05am

If white and from Utah 31. Outside of Utah? 28 should do

bigbossbyu

7/12/17 11:44pm

Edited OP to clarify that student is in Texas.

garyfan

7/12/17 11:46pm

Yeah, but is she white?

Cougarfan777

7/12/17 11:49pm

Meh, race only matters in Utah

bigbossbyu

7/12/17 11:50pm

My son had a 30 act. 3.75 gpa. White kid from mesa

kotacoug

7/13/17 12:00am

Wow that's rough. Although Mesa is basically an extension of Utah😉

bigbossbyu

7/13/17 12:02am

Wow...mine got in last year with a 30 and a 3.6. I knew he was borderline, but I

Fdnman

7/13/17 5:25am

Eagle Scout, 4 yr seminary grad and work experience? Those might also factor in.

Fdnman

7/13/17 5:27am

4 yr seminary grad, work experience, did a Hefy service trip

kotacoug

7/13/17 6:44am

When? Was this a weighted GPA?

(Private)

7/13/17 9:09am

This past year. Non weighted, he took a couple AP classes which

kotacoug

7/13/17 9:47am

I have a very hard time accepting this...

(Private)

7/13/17 12:27pm

Academic scholarship at ASU. Mission first though

kotacoug

7/13/17 6:01pm

Sounds just like my nephew, except he's Hispanic and also didn't get in. And

chilango

7/13/17 12:34pm

Dont Fret....

Swishfromdeep3

7/14/17 11:02pm

This is patently false. If anything, it seems to be the opposite these days. My

chilango

7/13/17 6:52am

There are other factors you aren't mentioning, because that ACT score is seriously low for BYU

jdub

7/13/17 7:43am

We were shocked that she got in. Even she was shocked.

chilango

7/13/17 9:33am

Must have written a great essay...

Fdnman

7/13/17 9:41am

does she have a parent that works at BYU

Nat Gas Man

7/13/17 8:25am

No. And no other relative either.

chilango

7/13/17 9:32am

lol

Dissenter

7/13/17 12:02pm

All domestic candidates are treated equally. 30 years ago it was different. But the myth lives on.

Cochise Cat

7/13/17 7:06am

The myth lives on because BYU puts out the information that students that live

Submariner

7/13/17 7:33am

Do you have a link?

CougSilver

7/13/17 9:29am

No, it is what they said at a BeSmart admissions fireside.

Submariner

7/13/17 10:48am

That's also a myth. I worked in admissions. The standards are identical no matter where you live in the U.S.

Cochise Cat

7/13/17 4:51pm

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Cochise Cat

7/13/17 5:12pm

Basically everyone that applies to BYU will need at least a 30 to breathe easy

YIsForBrigham

7/12/17 11:48pm

28-29 probable but get a 30+ to lock it in

Jezza

7/12/17 11:56pm

Average was 29. I'd feel safe with a 29 given the GPA and

BYUCLA

7/12/17 11:57pm

That was my daughter's GPA with lots of service & extracurriculars and she got in this year

soupie

7/13/17 12:08am

My daughter got in with a 28 ACT, but had a GPA of 4.28 and a lot of sports

fstachitus

7/13/17 12:45am

Weighted GPA means nothing. My sons got in with a 28 and unweighted of 3.6 but

Fdnman

7/13/17 5:23am

It's true. BYU only uses unweighted GPA's. Most HS's in Utah don't do weighted GPA's at all. But they will

soupie

7/13/17 7:36am

I would venture that next year the average will be a 30 and 3.9+

Nat Gas Man

7/13/17 12:35am

May need a backup plan...maybe Harvard or Yale. Maybe even Cal.

Texas Hammer

7/13/17 6:24am

He can look at MIT and Cal Tech as a 2nd tier backup

WDaddy

7/13/17 6:38am

jensen46

7/13/17 8:02am

Lol at everyone saying 30+. That'd be above average for ACT and GPA

Dissenter

7/13/17 12:00pm

Thus it would be a "shoe-in" as was the question...

Fdnman

7/13/17 12:07pm

The question isn't for a 'shoe-in', it's just admission, period.

Dissenter

7/13/17 3:47pm

There are two questions:

jensen46

7/13/17 6:01pm

Doesn't BYU give equal weight to ACT and GPA?

(Private)

7/13/17 8:16pm

I don't believe so. I think ACT carries more weight.

jdub

7/13/17 8:25pm

It's hard to tell what they give weght to.

chilango

7/15/17 5:56am

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