Meh, that’s only part of the issue

Dec 8, 2019
11:12:58am

cougarmanguy All-American

BYU’s pool of applicants is still very excellent, whenever they come from - and that part of your analysis seems more anecdotal

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Prediction: the U will match BYU in US News Ranking with 10 years

Modiolus

12/8/19 10:45am

Who cares about those rankings? If you’re not top 10 what difference does it make?

Virginia Ute

12/8/19 10:46am

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Abe Froman

12/8/19 10:47am

The rankings that matter. Agreed.

Virginia Ute

12/8/19 10:48am

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Abe Froman

12/8/19 10:50am

I think 12 is a good ranking. Win the bowl game and maybe finish top 10? Not too shabby

Solomon Levi

12/8/19 10:51am

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Abe Froman

12/8/19 10:53am

I wouldn’t be sad to fall into the 15-25 range but a little disappointed

Solomon Levi

12/8/19 11:00am

RE: I think 12 is a good ranking. Win the bowl game and maybe finish top 10?

WJCougar

12/8/19 10:55am

As long as they don’t play a top 20 team they might win.

bluecougar1985

12/8/19 11:14am

If you don't live in Utah you better bet they make a difference

Yiowa

12/8/19 11:16am

well if that happens...

run26

12/8/19 10:47am

How did you feel when your team lost Friday night?

cougarmanguy

12/8/19 10:49am

No, for reals

cougarmanguy

12/8/19 10:51am

What’s making BYU fall when applicant GPA/ACT seems to get higher each year?

dtownCoug

12/8/19 10:50am

I suspect PC culture plays a big part

Moab Rising

12/8/19 10:54am

Bonus points for the cry closet

AZ Coug

12/8/19 10:55am

Diversity of applicants - weighted heavier now.

cougarmanguy

12/8/19 10:56am

Scoring is changing

Modiolus

12/8/19 10:59am

So having so many trailer park dwellers enrolling as commuters

AZ Coug

12/8/19 11:01am

Which- read this- is defined by how many pell grants have been received on campus

cougarmanguy

12/8/19 11:05am

eliminating admission percentages would really help BYU. BYU has a remarkably high acceptance rate.

HarlemCoug

12/8/19 11:09am

That's what I'm thinking.

Genghis Spreads

12/8/19 11:13am

Why would BYU drop? Research becoming a bigger part of the ranking? Because the

jkccoug

12/8/19 10:50am

And are the SL County commuters suddently becoming smarter?

AZ Coug

12/8/19 10:54am

I get to interview many job applicants from both schools, it’s

snowbird

12/8/19 10:56am

That may be changing over time...

Modiolus

12/8/19 11:11am

Meh, that’s only part of the issue

cougarmanguy

12/8/19 11:12am

For instance, the average gpa of Utah freshmen this year is 3.55

cougarmanguy

12/8/19 11:19am

Also, still one third of BYU students are from utah

cougarmanguy

12/8/19 11:23am

Lastly, I’d be worried it BYU was losing top tiered member kids in state to Utah. But there’s no evidence that is

cougarmanguy

12/8/19 12:09pm

Top tier Utah HS students make up what % of the U student body? 3% 4%?

AZ Coug

12/8/19 11:19am

Had a national presenter talk at my university about gaming these rankings

Scooter

12/8/19 11:02am

It looks that way. Especially with the recent emphasis on more people admitted

Yiowa

12/8/19 11:24am

Doubtful - I’m in academia as well. Byu undergrad vs UU is not even close.

valleus

12/8/19 12:43pm

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