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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are endless numbers of kids with inflated grades.  Many districts have 75% of the kids above a 4.0.  [/quote]

Of course, but 4.25 for Auburn is bananas! I know my kid is in a NOVA public school, is at 4.2 and she is class ranked at 30%. So for our school I think if you are just above 4.0 you are probably closer to 50%

I really think more emphasis needs to be put on SAT to have some sort of baseline. [/quote]

Instead schools are going TO...[/quote]

Sure, but Auburn is a bit interesting they are now “test preferred” and published that last year their admit rate for TO was only 10%. Also all merit is based on SAT and/or ACT scores. Zero merit for TO kids. Looks like they fully understand grade inflation.[/quote]

Interesting. I wonder what kind of kids are accepted TO, then.[/quote]

Probably very high GPA. Auburn is only by the numbers. They don’t do a wholistic approach. No essay no ECs. It’s a numbers game. The only thing they seem to do is keep a healthy gender balance.  You submit your test scores, your GPA, your rigor,  and what program of study/school you are applying for. [/quote]

THIS and they are VERY transparent about it. There are a lot of upset parents that their kid with a 4.2 GPA got deferred but applied TO. They very clearly say admission is all based on high stats for the first couple of EA rounds and that they are NOT truly test optional. TO is really only reserved for the very rare situation where a test could not be taken (think natural disaster, house burned down the night before the test, etc., etc.). Auburn is also getting very selective yet the published admission rates do not reflect that. They are still showing up at in the 70's % when the reality is last year they were at 44%. University of Tennessee is another school where people think it is a safety because it is showing 80% acceptance. Last year was 33% for OOS kids and there were MANY shocked OOS high stats kids who assumed their admission was a sure thing.

In my opinion, for Auburn the test scores are more important than the GPA. My kid was just admitted with a 3.9 and a 30 ACT. His friend had a 4.2 and a 29 and was deferred. [/quote]

+1 Folks need to add LSU, Ole Miss, UK to the list. Auburn, UofSC, UT are going to be tough admits this year. [/quote]

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