Sorry to hear that, but I sincerely hope she gets accepted to Clemson. My daughter is a junior and she loves it! She is in the business school and already had an internship last summer in Atlanta. We are from Georgia and she comes home whenever she wants. She has made so many great friends. Best of luck with your daughter and the admissions process!
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My daughter was a no as well - OOS, she knew it was a stretch so no surprise. Best of wishes to all the students in class of '24!
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So well said and sounds like you really understand your daughterâs heart during a very emotional time. Frankly this is a cakewalk if they decide to rush 
. We submitted test scores even though a 26 is below the middle 50% OOS and it didnât help unfortunately. Did yours test?
Son is having an issue getting into the portal. When he follows the instructions from Auburnâs original email on how to access, he gets a message that says there is no account linked to his email. Has anyone else had this issue?
Accepted
OOS
pre-nursing
Any feedback on Auburnâs nursing program? How competitive is it to get into the actual nursing program after completing the pre-requisites?
Thanks so much for any input.
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OOS S24 admitted!! I wasnât sure if he would be in the first round because his transcript was marked 9/16 in Auburnâs portal even though it was sent electronically on 9/13. I had him check late last night after he got home from the football game, and he had the email! I was confident he would be admitted eventually, but itâs nice to get it over with in the first round. Now we have some major soul searching to do since I honestly believe itâs between Auburn and Alabama at this point. Auburn is our first choice, but he will get more scholarship money from Alabama and is likely to have some friends going there.
Congrats to all those admitted. I hope everyone ultimately find the school that is the best match for them!
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Iâm sorry with this outcome 
But sounds like she has great options. What was her test score?
I would love to hear how their nursing program works. D26 wants nursing and loved Auburn when we visited for S24.
This is literally us, right down to him not finding out until late last night because of football 
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Their FAQ (bottom 2024 admission section) says you can submit a score after deferral, in case thatâs something you want to consider. I also say this because between Auburn and Clemson, Clemson has become a much tougher admit. Last yearâs results threads made me think theyâve become another UGA. It happened very quickly too. The kids admitted a few years ago from our high school did not have those stats. So if youâre relying on historical admission info, take a look at last yearâs results on CC.
Sorry for the disappointing news from Auburn. Weâre in for a stressful few months but best of luck to your daughter!
Yes she did test but only scored 1100 so pretty low. And although she test super well at school and even her DE classes the SAT was like panic attacks everytime she had to take it. So I didnât want to keep putting her through that unless truly necessary.
Hopefully this will help someone next year !!! This is my first child going off to college, so learning still. I definitely researched a lot-and knew this was a long shot for my D24 as she was going TO. We visited from CT and this was probably my daughters #3 choice after a southern tour of schools.
My ultimate advice is that ONLY
If this school is your kids #1 -retake tests to get into the range wanted and apply. Otherwise move on if they arenât willing to put the work into it. And donât be concerned about number of APâs, DE classes being high â Just a few will do-You HAVE to make sure your GPA and test scores are high like the admitted above !!
My D24 was denied, she had a 3.6 UW GPA. She did not submit test-would not have helped even if we did 
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What is unfortunate for auburn is that they are losing great students with a lot of promise due to the testing requirement. Rigor-8 honors, 3AP, 6 DE, one University early college class. Majoring in business, took 9 business classes.
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Schools in Alabama are very stat focused. We have the opposite problem - we have a shy high scorer whose grades suffered during Covid. His ECs are minimal. Most schools want to see community involvement and a sense the student will add something to their campus. My kid likes to stay in his room. He likes math. We targeted Alabama, Auburn and UAH intentionally, for valuing his strengths. All the best to your daughter! She will do great elsewhere.
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Someone on this forum said that scholarships come with the Auburn admission decision, albeit in a different letter. S24 wasnât able to find any scholarship information. Does this mean none was awarded, or does it in fact come in November? Has anyone seen any scholarship awards?
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We were looking too and have not seen anything
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The scholarships will be awarded in November. I remember reading it somewhere.
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OS daughter with 5.0 GPA & #1 class rank out of 531, (multiple AP & Honors classes) was DEFERRED. She didnât submit test scores as they were âoptionalâ. She already has acceptances from Baylor, Arkansas and Ole Miss and is waiting to hear from Clemson, Tennessee and TCU.
Based on the application requirements (or lack thereof), I donât understand how Auburn is making holistic decisions based on candidates. There was no essay and no where to add a resume or letters of recommendation. Very frustrating, that they arenât asking for this additional information to make a fully-informed decision. Now she can write a 150 word supplemental essay, to a question that is 43 words long (I counted).
The Ole Miss application was almost identical to Auburn, but their acceptance rate is extremely high. It seems like if Auburn is going to have a dramatically lower acceptance rate compared to recent history, they need to increase the information they consider during the process and if they are going to hold a lack of test scores against candidates, then just require the test scores.
We plan to reach out to the admissions counselor for our state, but it definitely seems like an uphill battle. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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I donât think it is holistic. They are pretty clear that in the past few years, itâs been about only ACT and GPA. The are not really test optional at all, and kids who apply TO are at a disadvantage. You would think they would look at stats like your daughterâs and know she would be successful at Auburn, but I think they see the scores as a âlevelâ of the playing field.
Is it possible to submit test scores now? Either way, sounds like she has some amazing options!
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Thanks for the reply - I agree, she has some great options and we havenât given up on Auburn yet, but definitely makes it an uphill climb.
Auburnâs website says once a candidate goes test optional, they canât go back, so it doesnât appear submitted scores is allowed for admission purposes.
In late Oct, your student should get an email to his/her AU account with a timeslot. During that time, they can log in and apply for housing and you can pay the application fee then. That basically gets them in line for housing picks in the spring. Housing is SO much easier if you apply as EARLY as possible, so I suggest completing the application and paying as soon as their timeslot allows.
This website has a good timeline for housingâŠ
https://universityhousing.auburn.edu/apply/new/