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re: Auburn's acceptance rate for 2023 was 44%
Posted on 12/27/23 at 7:27 pm to New Hampshire Tiger
Posted on 12/27/23 at 7:27 pm to New Hampshire Tiger
The Auburn fanbase seems to have slung a rod. The last few days have just been a smoking mess for them. Such random timing too.
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Posted on 12/27/23 at 7:28 pm to New Hampshire Tiger
Pretty picky for a cow college
Posted on 12/27/23 at 7:30 pm to HempHead
quote:Auburn requires a higher ACT score. Been that way for as long as I can remember. If memory serves me right, Auburn requires a minimum score of 21, while Alabama requires an 18.
Unless something has drastically changed, a student (from Alabama) that can get in to one can get in to the other. I can't recall anyone who applied for both that wasn't either rejected or accepted by both.
Posted on 12/27/23 at 7:34 pm to New Hampshire Tiger
Acceptance rates are far more meaningless than many universities want you to believe. This was recently covered in another thread.
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I've always thought that acceptance rates are a lousy way to determine whether or not universities are "quality". It is just a raw percentage that does not take into account externalizations and missions.
Take the Ole Miss example. Their acceptance rate is VERY high - but by law in Mississippi, they are required to accept applications on par with other state funded schools. This includes Miss St., Alcorn State, Southern Miss, Miss Valley State, etc. Those are external factors that are beyond Ole Miss's ability to control as a point of legal policy.
Secondly, application acceptance rate does not always accurately reflect who actually shows up on campus. I applied and was accepted to MANY schools when I graduated from high school in the mid 80's. But I ended up at Alabama. All those other schools took a hit on their "acceptance rate" even though I never showed up on campus.
Additionally, acceptance rates can be skewed by what the university WANTS to do. Some universities are content to be where they are, but some universities are in active growth mode. Universities like that deliberately accept more students than they normally would because they are growing numbers, bringing in out of state cash, starting new majors or programs, etc.
Finally, the mission of the institution comes into play. Some universities do not have engineering schools. Or nursing schools. Maybe they have a mandate to train as many teachers as possible for their state. And so forth. This significantly affects acceptance rates because some majors are a lot tougher than others.
The bottom line is that a lot of universities have high acceptance rates that are not at all indicative of the quality of their institution.
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I've always thought that acceptance rates are a lousy way to determine whether or not universities are "quality". It is just a raw percentage that does not take into account externalizations and missions.
Take the Ole Miss example. Their acceptance rate is VERY high - but by law in Mississippi, they are required to accept applications on par with other state funded schools. This includes Miss St., Alcorn State, Southern Miss, Miss Valley State, etc. Those are external factors that are beyond Ole Miss's ability to control as a point of legal policy.
Secondly, application acceptance rate does not always accurately reflect who actually shows up on campus. I applied and was accepted to MANY schools when I graduated from high school in the mid 80's. But I ended up at Alabama. All those other schools took a hit on their "acceptance rate" even though I never showed up on campus.
Additionally, acceptance rates can be skewed by what the university WANTS to do. Some universities are content to be where they are, but some universities are in active growth mode. Universities like that deliberately accept more students than they normally would because they are growing numbers, bringing in out of state cash, starting new majors or programs, etc.
Finally, the mission of the institution comes into play. Some universities do not have engineering schools. Or nursing schools. Maybe they have a mandate to train as many teachers as possible for their state. And so forth. This significantly affects acceptance rates because some majors are a lot tougher than others.
The bottom line is that a lot of universities have high acceptance rates that are not at all indicative of the quality of their institution.
Posted on 12/27/23 at 7:38 pm to Tuscaloosa
Much more difficult? Nah. The average ACT score of students denied admission is 18.9 and GPA of 3.2 according to Auburn’s admissions website.
My kid has a 3.6 GPA, taking 3 AP courses this year, and two last year. She scored a 26 ACT. She applied and got waitlisted. Final decision comes this Spring.
My kid has a 3.6 GPA, taking 3 AP courses this year, and two last year. She scored a 26 ACT. She applied and got waitlisted. Final decision comes this Spring.
Posted on 12/27/23 at 7:39 pm to Tuscaloosa
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Are you also of the belief that Auburn went from admitting 70-80% of applicants historically (with several years at 90%+) to admitting a number more than 20% lower than their all time lowest number (69% in 2007) in the matter of one academic school year?
Yes, this is exactly what happened and it is old news btw. Auburn joined the common application back in 2021-22. This resulted in applications to go up from 27k to 45k within one academic school year. Since AU is not growing significantly, the university can only accept 19-20k (incoming) students every year (5,300 freshmen enrolled in 2022).
This post was edited on 12/27/23 at 7:49 pm
Posted on 12/27/23 at 7:39 pm to HempHead
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At some point, there is a carrying capacity - or a preservation of culture - that demands a stop to infinite growth
Trying to sell limits to Americans, godspeed brother lol. I agree with you for the record.
Posted on 12/27/23 at 7:41 pm to AUreo
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Since AU is not growing, the school can only accept 19-20k students every year (5,300 freshmen enrolled in 2022).
Incorrect. Try 33K enrollment instead as of fall 2023.
Per Auburn/Opelika News
Posted on 12/27/23 at 7:44 pm to iglass
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Incorrect. Try 33K enrollment instead as of fall 2023.
Nope, 33k is total enrollment incl grad students etc.
A total of 33,015 students enrolled this fall —26,874 as undergraduates and over 6,100 as graduates.
We are only discussing freshman enrollments here..
This post was edited on 12/27/23 at 7:45 pm
Posted on 12/27/23 at 7:46 pm to New Hampshire Tiger
All early admissions are down, way down. Even Ivy League.
Posted on 12/27/23 at 7:54 pm to AUreo
I'm not disparaging Auburn here, it is a fine educational institution. All I'm saying is that the numbers - self reported BY AUBURN - don't add up.
Tuscaloosa has even laid this out very clearly and unequivocally. And I laid out above why acceptance rates don't really matter, except in the minds of the uneducated and uninformed.
And yes, I have insight into this particular process at the State of Alabama level.
Tuscaloosa has even laid this out very clearly and unequivocally. And I laid out above why acceptance rates don't really matter, except in the minds of the uneducated and uninformed.
And yes, I have insight into this particular process at the State of Alabama level.
Posted on 12/27/23 at 8:09 pm to iglass
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I'm not disparaging Auburn here, it is a fine educational institution. All I'm saying is that the numbers - self reported BY AUBURN - don't add up.
The numbers “don’t add up” because you are comparing two different academic years and refer to various press releases. The numbers make perfect sense when you stop ignoring overall admissions data for the 2022-23 academic year instead of merely citing press releases related to the following academic year (2023-24).
2022-23
43% overall acceptance rate (46,010 total number of applications and 19,909 were admitted)
2023-24
We don’t know yet. The official press release only refers to EAD. However, it should be very comparable to the previous year because it also mentions “48,000 total applications”.
This post was edited on 12/27/23 at 8:41 pm
Posted on 12/27/23 at 8:13 pm to AUreo
Auburn fans have now resorted to arguing over ACT scores and acceptance rates? What has happened to Auburn athletics to get to this point?
Cardale Jones won a national championship by beating Alabama. Auburn should take notes.
Cardale Jones won a national championship by beating Alabama. Auburn should take notes.
Posted on 12/27/23 at 8:18 pm to Marktastic86
The cult won't just accept anyone in their fold. They have to pass rigorous brainwashing first.
Posted on 12/27/23 at 8:32 pm to Opry
4 of your last five posts are about Auburn. You are consumed by Auburn, little bro.
Posted on 12/27/23 at 8:58 pm to jangalang
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4 of your last five posts are about Auburn
You just started a sentence with an actual number, didn’t spell it out, to brag about Auburn academics.
Auburn may have a great pharmacy and vet school, but apparently the English department has disbanded.
Posted on 12/27/23 at 9:00 pm to captdalton
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You just started a sentence with an actual number, didn’t spell it out, to brag about Auburn academics.
Are you drinking? I did no such thing.
Posted on 12/27/23 at 9:41 pm to jangalang
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Are you drinking? I did no such thing.
Damn you are dumb. It is literally right there. And you didn’t even edit it. But tell us about that fine Auburn education. Please, we can’t wait to hear someone tell us how great Auburn is.
Posted on 12/27/23 at 10:08 pm to geauxnavybeatbama
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showing the same trend as your win column
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