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There are quite a few with those numbers that didn't get in this year. Welcome
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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.
Pasadena
7/20/18 1:39pm
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