Absolutely, we need to expand

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Jul 19, 2018
12:21:39pm

2FarGone No One of Consequence

The idea that expanding will dilute the prestige of BYU is not based in fact, given the stats of those we turn away.

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2FarGone

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Sitting in an orientation/tour at USC. My son is totally sold

Wolvercougs

7/19/18 12:03pm

Yeah, South Carolina is a nice place.

Tokolosh

7/19/18 12:04pm

Columbia probably makes the Top 5 SC cities... probably...

Noni Fruit

7/19/18 12:05pm

Not sure . . . it's kind of a dump

Pasadena

7/20/18 1:31pm

Wow.... im glad I went to BYU when I did because I would NOT get in today

TPcoug

7/19/18 12:04pm

I got in by divine intervention

2FarGone

7/19/18 12:06pm

If divine intervention = community college, then me too

Odysseus

7/19/18 12:13pm

No, I got in as a freshman out of HS

2FarGone

7/19/18 12:19pm

RE: If divine intervention = community college, then me too

SJS

7/19/18 12:31pm

I got in with a 3.6 GPA, 26 ACT. I did however graduate HS with my Associates

Powerbait DPM studnt

7/20/18 5:25pm

Yeah, in the same boat. Totally different game today than it was even 10 years

westsidecoug

7/19/18 12:14pm

or 5 years ago for that matter.

TPcoug

7/19/18 12:21pm

🤑

Yucaterco

7/19/18 12:05pm

schollies I'd hope for how much it is...

jwf

7/19/18 12:06pm

That would be a solid place to go to college. Good for your son

Medute

7/19/18 12:10pm

Southern Cal?

Gustav

7/19/18 12:12pm

Wowzers, it's 50k/year. I paid way less for medical school...

WorfoSAUR

7/19/18 12:14pm

More than Stanford, more than Harvard Med School, etc.

Gustav

7/19/18 12:19pm

That's about on par for private schools. Gonzaga is the 2nd cheapest WCC school

molodyets

7/19/18 12:19pm

It is definitely expensive, crazy expensive

kimdaddy35

7/19/18 12:16pm

$72k per year! He has to get in first and then we’ll cross that bridge!

Wolvercougs

7/19/18 5:21pm

I hope you are pushing him to a state school. Because ruining your own

molodyets

7/19/18 5:22pm

Seriously... for value and high education in CA you can't beat Cal Poly.

ArchbishopMitty

7/19/18 7:44pm

Good for you. Great school. When BYU called to ask for a donation from me

byuwahoo

7/19/18 12:18pm

Same with me. I’ve heard from an inside source that there has been intense neg

Wolvercougs

7/19/18 5:24pm

Glad to hear about the feedback. We need to raise our voices.

byuwahoo

7/20/18 8:31am

Being an RM increases his chances dramstically

Bonoman

7/20/18 11:47pm

When we have kids not getting in with stats like that then we need to expand

DazeofBlue

7/19/18 12:19pm

Absolutely, we need to expand

2FarGone

7/19/18 12:21pm

Agree. BYU won't ever get the prestigious anyway. So expand already.

Richbyu

7/19/18 12:30pm

His son is well above average for ACT/GPA. He should have been an autoadmit

byuwahoo

7/19/18 12:24pm

Theres something you arent telling us. Did your son not complete seminary or something? Those are well within

monkeycowboy

7/19/18 12:29pm

I think there is a quota on smart kids. More than a few situations are popping

kotacoug

7/19/18 12:33pm

You mean an upper limit?

2FarGone

7/19/18 12:35pm

I might be okay with this. We gotta weed out the larping tunnel singing folk somehow

monkeycowboy

7/19/18 12:38pm

Amen! Preach on brotha!

Rise Against

7/19/18 12:43pm

Normal students do that?

2FarGone

7/19/18 12:44pm

I love that people think this

CSoul

7/19/18 12:54pm

The admissions process changed starting this year. It's "holistic" now.

fredgarvin

7/19/18 12:41pm

Hmm id be a massive proponent of expanding admission to 50K students. Getting rid of the dumb housing rule. Charging a

monkeycowboy

7/19/18 12:44pm

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East1999

7/19/18 12:47pm

All good. Seminary grad, endorsements etc. we even met with admissions. I

Wolvercougs

7/19/18 5:35pm

There are quite a few with those numbers that didn't get in this year. Welcome

Pasadena

7/20/18 1:33pm

My son didn't get in originally with similar numbers. We're convinced it was

chilango

7/19/18 12:30pm

but what was his unweighted gpa? extracirriculars?

aplusfan

7/19/18 1:03pm

3.93 gpa, ballroom dance national champion, plays piano and had his own studio

Wolvercougs

7/19/18 5:42pm

Do yourself a favor and have a look at the neighborhood before you leave.

ArchbishopMitty

7/19/18 7:42pm

Did he get in to USC already? Good for him. Great school and opportunity.

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