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Anonymous wrote:I still can’t believe those stats for OOS admits…above a 30ACT for Auburn. We loved the school but my kid doesn’t have a 30 (just hoping to bring the 26 up to 28). Interesting how they accept lower stat kids for instate, where in FL and Tx it’s the opposite - harder for instagram students.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I still can’t believe those stats for OOS admits…above a 30ACT for Auburn. We loved the school but my kid doesn’t have a 30 (just hoping to bring the 26 up to 28). Interesting how they accept lower stat kids for instate, where in FL and Tx it’s the opposite - harder for instagram students.

I suspect your kid will struggle academically anywhere with a 26. Consider keeping them closer to home. Seriously.

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That is not true. Several of my kid’s friends have test anxiety and struggle with these sorts of tests but are great in school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I still can’t believe those stats for OOS admits…above a 30ACT for Auburn. We loved the school but my kid doesn’t have a 30 (just hoping to bring the 26 up to 28). Interesting how they accept lower stat kids for instate, where in FL and Tx it’s the opposite - harder for instagram students.

I suspect your kid will struggle academically anywhere with a 26. Consider keeping them closer to home. Seriously.

The average ACT score among all test takers is 19. Seriously.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I still can’t believe those stats for OOS admits…above a 30ACT for Auburn. We loved the school but my kid doesn’t have a 30 (just hoping to bring the 26 up to 28). Interesting how they accept lower stat kids for instate, where in FL and Tx it’s the opposite - harder for instagram students.

I suspect your kid will struggle academically anywhere with a 26. Consider keeping them closer to home. Seriously.

That's crazy talk. A 26 on the ACT is around the 80th percentile nationally. Let's not suggest people's kids will struggle without a bit more info.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I still can’t believe those stats for OOS admits…above a 30ACT for Auburn. We loved the school but my kid doesn’t have a 30 (just hoping to bring the 26 up to 28). Interesting how they accept lower stat kids for instate, where in FL and Tx it’s the opposite - harder for instagram students.

You can’t really compare UT, as most students are auto-admit by HS class rank. Last time I looked, admit stats for in state non-auto admits and OOS were similar (very high).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I still can’t believe those stats for OOS admits…above a 30ACT for Auburn. We loved the school but my kid doesn’t have a 30 (just hoping to bring the 26 up to 28). Interesting how they accept lower stat kids for instate, where in FL and Tx it’s the opposite - harder for instagram students.

Well regarded STEM schools have gotten more competitive nationwide, and Auburn saw applications increase 150% between 2020 and 2022, after they started taking the Common App. Applications were up another 5% for 2023.

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Anonymous wrote:I still can’t believe those stats for OOS admits…above a 30ACT for Auburn. We loved the school but my kid doesn’t have a 30 (just hoping to bring the 26 up to 28). Interesting how they accept lower stat kids for instate, where in FL and Tx it’s the opposite - harder for instagram students.

I suspect your kid will struggle academically anywhere with a 26. Consider keeping them closer to home. Seriously.

The average ACT score among all test takers is 19. Seriously.

No way that's true.

[Anonymous]

A ton of their class comes from Magnet schools nearby. Loveless Academic High School is actually in the Top of High schools in the Nation. There are quite a few in the same area. It was an incredibly hard school to get into and the magnet elementary schools would say that their job was developing a product to pass off. Most of the kids wanted to stay close to home and most would just go to Auburn with their friends.

[Anonymous]

We visited Auburn and DC loved the school and cute town. However, my DC was outright rejected last year and ended up at a top 40. It has gotten a lot harder to get into.

[Anonymous]

Sorry 9:34am poster here- I meant to say in-state students (not instagram). For UF and UT it is more difficult for respective in-state students to achieve admission. I have kids at both. My #3 and 26 act hoping for 28 really likes Auburn and I was shocked by the figures for OOS admits.

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Anonymous wrote:I still can’t believe those stats for OOS admits…above a 30ACT for Auburn. We loved the school but my kid doesn’t have a 30 (just hoping to bring the 26 up to 28). Interesting how they accept lower stat kids for instate, where in FL and Tx it’s the opposite - harder for instagram students.

I suspect your kid will struggle academically anywhere with a 26. Consider keeping them closer to home. Seriously.

The average ACT score among all test takers is 19. Seriously.

No way that's true.

https://www.collegetransitions.com/blog/what-is-a-good-act-score/#:~:text=The%20average%20ACT%20score%20is,is%20a%20good%20ACT%20score%3F It's true...all of it.