these days, but I knew a high school girl from our ward back in West Virginia that didn't have high enough something. She called him personally. He said if she went to summer classes at the Y, he'd look at it for the fall. She did well and ended up graduating from BYU.
As I said, I don't know the current individual and I don't know how much personal contact can come into play. My SIL's father retired about 3-4 years ago.
I don't know how I feel about the Gail Miller granddaughter story. You shouldn't be able to buy your way to getting into BYU, but...