It’s really not arbitrary. The kids with good qualifications still generally get in. Essays just matter more now.

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Apr 8, 2021
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Is there an ACT score that puts a kid in the "almost guaranteed acceptance"...

bluecheese

4/8/21 1:17pm

34+

LiveCoug

4/8/21 1:19pm

We had a German exchange student live with us in HS. Got a 35.

bluecheese

4/8/21 1:23pm

Maybe your next kid will be less disappointing.

OPINIONS

4/8/21 1:20pm

She's not a disappointment. She was disappointed, not surprised to not get in.

bluecheese

4/8/21 1:21pm

Based on what I've seen and talked to other parents about, 33/34+

The Old Y

4/8/21 1:20pm

No. The essays are heavily weighted for acceptance. A 30 plus ACT would be a

kotacoug

4/8/21 1:24pm

Doesn't heavy weight on the essays just mean

Huge Manatee

4/8/21 1:34pm

those were totally an afterthought when I applied (20 years ago now)

Mayor of Cougartown

4/8/21 3:19pm

What I have seen is no there is not. ACT doesn’t matter much anymore which is

ChiCityCoug

4/8/21 1:24pm

It matters but isn’t overly weighted.

kotacoug

4/8/21 1:25pm

When my son got a 30 and he had good grades, I knew he’d get in. Then he got a 31 and I knew even more.

Superkid

4/8/21 1:29pm

My niece- 4.0 GPA, 31 ACT, class president, valedictorian, seminary council

GSwarriorcoug

4/8/21 1:56pm

Just wrong and weird. My kids haven't bothered applying due to the stories

Gibbcoug

4/8/21 1:59pm

I love it when people list seminary council or seminary class president

Turd Ferguson

4/8/21 2:03pm

Shouldn't they be at a school like BYU?

bluecheese

4/8/21 2:05pm

Turd Ferguson

4/8/21 2:07pm

please explain why not?

Mayor of Cougartown

4/8/21 2:10pm

I see it the same as Laurel Class president

Turd Ferguson

4/8/21 2:13pm

Seminary class president actually means that you most likely are a good

kotacoug

4/8/21 2:18pm

It’s an indication that their seminary recommendation was likely solid.

Superkid

4/8/21 2:20pm

Whether you or I think it is important or not doesn't matter. Most

GSwarriorcoug

4/9/21 2:16pm

that would be a really dumb reason not to get in

Turd Ferguson

4/9/21 2:20pm

by 26 GPA, do you mean 26 ACT or 2.6 GPA?

The Shazad

4/8/21 2:04pm

Whoops. 26 ACT. Corrected it.

GSwarriorcoug

4/9/21 2:18pm

that ticks me off. I'm not married yet nor have kids so i haven't followed the

ColonelMustard

4/8/21 3:40pm

It’s really not arbitrary. The kids with good qualifications still generally get in. Essays just matter more now.

Superkid

4/8/21 3:41pm

It's weird. My own daughter didn't apply but I think she probably would have

GSwarriorcoug

4/9/21 2:40pm

The best part about the high standard for acceptance at BYU

USMCdad

4/8/21 2:06pm

ummm ok. Even at half tuition scholarships BYU is still cheaper than everybody

Mayor of Cougartown

4/8/21 2:09pm

My son had multiple full tuition offers and a few full offers

USMCdad

4/8/21 2:46pm

one daughter had full ride offers from schools in CA (residence), but chose BYU

calcio

4/8/21 2:59pm

Absolutely, and that’s the point of my post, not to downgrade BYU

USMCdad

4/8/21 3:16pm

My son got a scholarship to ASU... the fees, dues and parking came out close to

kotacoug

4/8/21 2:20pm

My son went that route as well but graduated with very little debt

USMCdad

4/8/21 2:44pm

This is something that often goes ignored.

MetaLearner

4/8/21 3:00pm

My son received substantial scholarships from UofU and USU.

Superkid

4/8/21 2:22pm

Same, the offers mine had made ASU, UofA, UofU, USU and Tulsa all

USMCdad

4/8/21 2:48pm

Probably not. I think it all depends on seminary teacher recommendations

Princepete

4/8/21 3:11pm

I may be in minority but using seminary teacher recommendations is silly.

Gibbcoug

4/8/21 3:16pm

I hope you are not in the minority. There is such a wide range of seminary teach

Turd Ferguson

4/8/21 3:22pm

Ya, I think it's incredibly stupid as well but just a correlation I've noticed

Princepete

4/8/21 5:39pm

We had a kid in our stake denied to byuI due to seminary teacher.

Gibbcoug

4/8/21 5:59pm

yikes, that is like 99.7% acceptance rate

Turd Ferguson

4/8/21 6:35pm

I got in with a 24 act, but I was a transfer student.

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