IMHO the rise of the superscore and grade inflation makes it impossible to compare our era to now
kids are taking SAT/ACT five and six times.  Previous Message They were one of the schools that were significantly higher than I’d have guessed, along with BU. Of course, flagship schools across the board are way more selective and have far higher admissions standards than they used to. I was pretty shocked at the average test scores for MD, Rutgers, etc., never mind the more prestige level schools. Seems like Big Ten admissions standards are comparable to where the Ivy League was back when I was applying, while the top schools are pushing up against the limits of quantitative metrics like SAT scores or GPA, and are probably a lot more random in admissions decisions now. Which has probably fueled the huge increase in number of applications per kid, along with the common app making it a lot easier. Previous Message Previous Message To try to bolster their academic reputation? Would Auburn be doing something similar? Previous Message
how do I know this? Because there's absolutely no way the median admitted Auburn out of state student has a 4.25/4.00 GPA. Especially when correlated to that ACT score. Even the early action kids.
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 College application season is in full swing and colleges are inflating admitted student GPAs - ATL November 25, 2025, 12:51:34
- With AI, any colleges that don't use test scores are worthless institutions.* - gullit November 26, 2025, 11:51:17
- Grade inflation is real; link to blog post about UCSD students - jfinsocal November 26, 2025, 11:39:22
- my daughter is HS jr. she scored 30 on ACT first attempt ranked 4th out 300?of - redgrange77 November 26, 2025, 11:28:43
- Any chance they are using a 5 point scale? - DT November 26, 2025, 7:24:56
- Do they really inflate the gpa? How? I’m starting to get worried about my oldest - FidelGoodell November 26, 2025, 5:28:42
- my daughter had 4.0 unweighted in HS but was back somewhat from the top in weighted - Potomac November 26, 2025, 11:58:50
- He’ll be fine. People put way too much stock in an undergraduate degree at this point. And way too - voiceofreason November 26, 2025, 9:36:19
- Over for what? Ivy League, probably. What’s wrong with the University of Colorado?* - Toonces November 26, 2025, 9:15:15
- The world needs ditch diggers too* - gvibes November 26, 2025, 9:06:49
- They all admittedly recalculate GPAs based on formulae with varying degrees of transparency. Auburn - ATL November 26, 2025, 7:36:59
- Send him to trade school. * - haighter November 26, 2025, 7:28:37
- Eat arbys* - lcubed November 26, 2025, 6:26:44
- Lulz - ATL November 25, 2025, 21:05:08
- How are your kiddos faring thus far? My senior is in at Pitt, Minnesota and MSOE - nash November 25, 2025, 15:24:50
- Don’t send your kid to Pitt if they’re looking for a normal undergrad experience. - opossum jenkins November 26, 2025, 9:42:37
- what's msoe? also noobster was at beloved MATSE for a year - Nobster November 25, 2025, 19:52:16
- My kiddo has cast a wide net because she's on the cusp of D2 Track and Field - illinibone November 25, 2025, 18:51:45
- mini is in at Kennesaw St, Auburn, Pitt and PSU. EA to the Beloved, scUM, UF, Va Tech, Clemson, NCSU - ATL November 25, 2025, 15:49:23
- it's all open growth plates.* - VIV November 25, 2025, 13:03:39
- Wasn't Alabama offering free tuition to OOS kids with a 4.0 or better a few years back? - haighter November 25, 2025, 13:02:33
- It was for a 32 Composite ACT that I know of... - SurfTheBoneyard November 25, 2025, 19:34:37
- My daughter received the UA Presidential Scholarships - jfinsocal November 25, 2025, 17:53:57
- Delete - jfinsocal November 25, 2025, 17:53:57
- That was a while back. I’d heard second hand that they’d scaled that back a lot, but IDK.* - DT November 25, 2025, 16:29:30
- 2 years ago, Diglet1 received $30K in scholarship from Alabama. Not sure if - OWWDig November 25, 2025, 13:50:22
- Don't know. Will have to see. Ga Tech would be free for in state kids who can get in - ATL November 25, 2025, 13:48:45
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