High School GPA

[wareagle93]

Originally Posted by als463

Seriously? I didn't know such incredible schools like Mizzou and Ole Miss would take people with such low scores. Am I missing something?

I got into UT-Austin (a Public Ivy) with a 3.42GPA and a 29ACT.

[als463]

Originally Posted by wareagle93

I got into UT-Austin (a Public Ivy) with a 3.42GPA and a 29ACT.

Ummm....Correct me if I'm wrong but, a 3.42 is MUCH DIFFERENT than the OP's 2.5 GPA...right?

[UGAalum94]

Originally Posted by wareagle93

I got into UT-Austin (a Public Ivy) with a 3.42GPA and a 29ACT.

How did you do this? I had a former student with close to a 4.0, probably over a 4.0 weighted with APs, and much higher scores who didn't even get wait listed. Congrats, though. How did you end up picking Auburn?

And I'm backing DeltaBetaBaby that some majors are pretty easy, especially relative to other majors. I have no idea how anyone in this thread will do, but there are probably a couple of in-state private high schools in Mississippi at which having a 2.3 might predict doing alright at Ole Miss, especially if one picks a less rigorous major. And the on-campus data is probably out there to allow a student to assess which classes, professors, and majors are likely to be less rigorous although it would be incredibly stupid to make your academic decisions primarily on that data. (ETA: It creeps me out, but I think there are websites that provide average grade distributions by course and professor, as well as others with student evaluations and commentary. I don't think this is a positive development overall for higher education, but it's available, and as far as the grades awarded data, I think it comes from the college itself. We can all tell kids not to use this information to choose coursework, but the information does exist.)

Neither one of us is trying to say that the point of college is to pick an easy major, skate through your academics, and join a frat, and I think those of you advising that the lower GPAs guys focus on academics first are correct.

ETA: I see this little lightbulb-ish icon at the top of this post. Where did that come from and what does it mean? Did I hit some keys I didn't mean to?

[wareagle93]

Originally Posted by UGAalum94

How did you do this? I had a former student with close to a 4.0, probably over a 4.0 weighted with APs, and much higher scores who didn't even get wait listed. Congrats, though. How did you end up picking Auburn?

And I'm backing DeltaBetaBaby that some majors are pretty easy, especially relative to other majors. I have no idea how anyone in this thread will do, but there are probably a couple of in-state private high schools in Mississippi at which having a 2.3 might predict doing alright at Ole Miss, especially if one picks a less rigorous major. And the on-campus data is probably out there to allow a student to assess which classes, professors, and majors are likely to be less rigorous although it would be incredibly stupid to make your academic decisions primarily on that data. (ETA: It creeps me out, but I think there are websites that provide average grade distributions by course and professor, as well as others with student evaluations and commentary. I don't think this is a positive development overall for higher education, but it's available, and as far as the grades awarded data, I think it comes from the college itself. We can all tell kids not to use this information to choose coursework, but the information does exist.)

Neither one of us is trying to say that the point of college is to pick an easy major, skate through your academics, and join a frat, and I think those of you advising that the lower GPAs guys focus on academics first are correct.

ETA: I see this little lightbulb-ish icon at the top of this post. Where did that come from and what does it mean? Did I hit some keys I didn't mean to?

Thank you so much for the kind words and congratulations. I really appreciate it. I chose Auburn for a variety of reasons:

1.) I've wanted to attend Auburn since I was in the 6th grade.
2.) I wanted to go down south for college (I'm from above the Mason-Dixon Line), and this might sound foolish/stupid, but I just wanted to be around nicer people (I have family that lives in Georgia and visit them every so often, and I liked the atmosphere and the people better).
3.) They gave me a good amount of financial aid.
4.) I want to meet new people and go to college far away from where I live (you can't stay cooped up in your town/state forever, right?)

UGAalum94, in fact, I have two cousins (one is going to be a sophomore, and the other is set to be a senior in high school who will have a great shot of getting in). I applied to UGA, got in, but did not receive a very flattering financial aid package, same goes for UT-Austin. I also got accepted to Georgia Southern and Georgia State.