I’m sorry about the deferral. Did you submit test scores?
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Submitted score. 1240 SAT.
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Accepted
3.71 wgpa
31 act
3 honors 3 ap
D24 accepted
1370 SAT
OOS
3.98 UW
So sorry to see. You have an amazing attitude and insight. Good luck to you!!!
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is the housing deposit the same as the enrollment deposit?
no. they are two different deposits.
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Thanks! I loved my tour there at the end of June….but I also loved a lot of other schools as well so I don’t have a number one top choice. I’ve got acceptances to Baylor, Belmont, Florida Tech, Randolph-Macon, and Wingate so far so I have options already and am waiting on Furman, Clemson, University of Miami, Nova Southeastern, Tennessee, App State, UNC Wilmington, UF, TCU, and Tampa.
What’s funny is that on all the college sites, Niche, collegevine, naviance, etc., Auburn was listed as a safety for me with an above 90% chance of admittance while Baylor and Florida Tech were matches and in the 70s% for acceptance. There are so many great schools that getting rejected from one really shouldn’t be devastating to anyone; we’ll all find our place 
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I seriously think there are schools like Auburn , UTK and others where the actual data from 2022-2023 admissions cycle has not been considered. Tennessee for example still shows an 80% (or higher) overall acceptance rate, when last year was 33%!!! There were a LOT of students with amazing stats who were denied from UTK and they wrongly assumed it was a safety for them.
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I agree. There were lots of articles that came out last year about UTK acceptance rate. This year they just started guaranteeing admittance to instate students but only if they* Finish in the top 10% of their high school’s graduating class; or * Achieve a 4.0 or higher cumulative GPA." Auburn is much easier to get into instate especially if the student does DE. The college process is definitely very stressful. Now I’m trying to figure out how to pay for OOS at Auburn. I know it is expensive, but I feel it is the best place for my child and I cannot put a price on my child’s happiness and success. I feel really at ease with my child attending Auburn. It really feels like home. I’m trying to convince my husband for us to just move there.
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It sounds like we’re in the same boat! Auburn is by far and away my first choice for my son, but it is the most expensive school on his list. I just don’t know how to make the money work without him having to take on some significant debt. That’s assuming he receives the highest merit scholarship, which he should. Call it a mother’s intuition or whatever, but I too feel at ease with him attending Auburn. Something about it felt like “home,” and I can easily imagine him there. If he’s going to be 7+ hours away from all of his family and friends, that is really important to me.
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UTK’s instate acceptance rate last year was 59% and OOS was 33%. Definitely tougher than the year before. It will be interesting to see what happens this year now that they have the new policy in place for in state guarantees!
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Back in the 90s while I was in grad school at another SEC school, I worked in the graduate business admissions office. We rec’d hundreds of applications from very qualified candidates that had a nearly identical profile: CPA, Accting degree from well known college, great GMAT score, similar extracurricular activities and work experience. Many of these applicants did not gain admission, however, while much more “interesting”, “unique”, and diversified candidates with lesser academic credentials were welcomed and even recruited. I can remember one instance where a professional musician applied for the MBA program - you would’ve thought he was Warren Buffett’s son. They fell over backwards getting this young man to enroll. The need for schools to make their programs and classes interesting, with diversified experiences and backgrounds is real. No one wants to take in a Business Case Study class and hear 50 CPA’s discuss their approach to the solution. Very little breadth would be expected. So, “better qualified” may or may not make for better classes, better peer-to-peer learning, and a better experience. Not saying this happened to your child, but it’s within the realm of possibilities for many students. I wish you luck in finding the best college home, hopefully it will eventually be Auburn.
UTK had an extreme boost in applications (+40% from the year before) coming off the football teams performance the year before. Certainly drove acceptance rates down but until they produce the common data set it’s tough to analyze if the metrics of the kids accepted were higher than the year before. And possible they’ll see a YoY application decrease - though the football team is still performing well.
Unless those in-state guarantees come with guaranteed merit I can’t imagine it will change anything since those kids, if they applied (non-guaranteed), they were almost certain to get in anyhow.
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It will be interesting. My kid is waiting for UTK decisions to come out and we are in state. When I say waiting his top school is still Auburn. I will let you know once we find out.
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My daughter’s application was completed after 9/15, so she’ll be in the second wave, but after reading the comments I’m fairly certain she’ll be deferred or rejected. She submitted TO. We are OOS also.
She did get that social media invite last night that was mentioned previously. Thankfully, I was able to tell her not to read anything into it after seeing it discussed in this community! It’s so easy to try and make anything seem like it means something with all of the waiting and stress.
Congrats to those who got in and best of luck to those still waiting!
My son is a freshman at AU and attended a VIT day last year. He loved touring campus by private golf cart and meeting individually with key players. However, the best part was having lunch with 2 students and getting a “real” feel for the school. His tour guide is a recent grad and is now in grad school at AU and she was also amazing with personal insight. Wonderful experience and sealed the deal for my DS23.
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You can probably find more information in the 2023 thread, but I remember kids being deferred EA1 were then accepted shortly after without any posted timeline. Maybe a holistic process is done later on? I would reach out to your assigned admissions advisor for suggestions. A letter of continued interest might help. Best of luck!
Do you know if they will offer any more VIT opportunities this year (it seems like it may have been more of a summer/early fall event)?
Hi there! Son is applying to Auburn which is his first choice. Trying to decide if he should apply early action or rolling admission? He has average ACT scores and grades but wants to see if he can get in as he wants to be a pilot and Auburn has a great program. Any thoughts on which way to apply? Common app specifically asks which way you want to apply. Thanks.