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

Dec 8, 2019
11:19:25am

cougarmanguy All-American

Which is a small increase over the years, but nothing dramatic. For BYU it is 3.87, which is also slightly higher than years past, even with the new admissions practice of weighting essays heavier

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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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