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Anonymous wrote:Auburn EA averages 4.21? fml

Remember grades are REALLY inflated.

My kid is in DCPS and for 18 months the entire school district did not give a grade lower than a B. (all C's and below were converted to "P"s which are not calculated into GPAs).
Then, if you signed your name on the papers, you got an A. The standards for As were ridiculously low. In quarters 3 and 4 of 20-21 all work was considered extra-credit. My son
and all his friends ended up with 300% in most classes.

This graduating class is screwed because so many kids have unusually high GPAs. The pool of high GPAs is much higher than usual.

Check last year's NACAC list of schools that had space available in the spring:

https://www.nacacnet.org/news--publications/Research/openings/

Anonymous wrote:I would meet with your son's school counselor (or hire a college counselor for a meeting) to discuss before the Regular Decision deadlines.

Yep and see if you can get a few more transcripts out the door ASAP - our MCPS school insists on a month but I assume they can do some quick turnaround requests if necessary.

If you post his stats and schools we can suggest others that might be of interest.

Auburn EA averages 4.21? fml

It's hard, but tell him to hang in there. You too.

I would meet with your son's school counselor (or hire a college counselor for a meeting) to discuss before the Regular Decision deadlines.

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Anonymous wrote:How many applications did he do that are not EA?

He did all EA or rolling
Several safety type schools which is a misnomer these days (70-80 percent admit rate well in range for stats)

He will get in somewhere it's just he will have to wait.

I was in your exact same shoes this time last year. My son was deferred by almost every school, with the exception of one straight-up rejection, that he applied EA to. I think he applied to 8 in that round. Two of the deferrals were what he--and his college counselor--considered safeties. He added 4 additional applications to the 6 he was already planning for RD, by January 1. In the end, he applied to about 18 schools. Rejected by 2, waitlisted at 2 (both of which are ranked well below schools he did get into), and accepted into all the rest. While we had a lot of stress around this time, by Christmas, he just convinced himself that something would work out and just moved forward. It's hard to believe, but it does work out. I would pick a true rolling decision safety and get one acceptance under his belt in January or so, if he can. Good luck!

Anonymous wrote:How many applications did he do that are not EA?

He did all EA or rolling
Several safety type schools which is a misnomer these days (70-80 percent admit rate well in range for stats)

I posted on another thread that Auburn had a dramatic influx and essentially changed their credentials. They became very popular along with a slew of other southern schools.

Did your kid visit U of AL? It’s a fabulous campus and college town. Since it’s huge, your kid might have a better shot.

The demand for an Auburn degree has never been greater, with the university recently topping the 40,000 mark in freshmen applications for fall 2022—an all-time high.

The record number of applications for next fall is a 68.5% increase from those received for fall 2021 and a 155% increase from fall 2020.

“It is exciting to see that many students continue to demonstrate a strong interest in joining the Auburn Family,” said Joffery Gaymon, Auburn’s vice president for enrollment. “As we focus on efforts of greater access to underserved areas, we are working hard to build connections and further grow our applicant numbers.”

Among the more than 40,000 applications received for fall 2022, there was a 76% increase in students applying from Alabama and a 100% jump in applicants from students with a diverse background. The applicant pool included students from every county of Alabama and every state within the United States.

The university’s 2022 early action decisions extend from October to January, with regular decisions being announced in March. The acceptance rate for Auburn’s first two early action periods was 24% for a total of 9,600 acceptances. Those students had an average ACT score of 28.6 and an average GPA of 4.21, with less than 7% admitted under the university’s test-optional pathway.

Make sure he applies to a safety school. He may get into all those deferrals.

How many applications did he do that are not EA?

Applied to 10 schools, well within range for all but 2. Received 5 deferrals so far. Very discouraged. Trying to help him focus on next steps in deferral process. FWIW the schools he applied to are seeing insane application volume increase. For example, Auburn, where EA admits used to be around 75 percent and were 24 percent this year.