Didn't get in...

<p>From Indiana. Consistant 3.62 GPA, 27 ACT, 4 AP Classes, 71st Percentile. Did dance team and worked a part time job. </p>

<p>You have GOT to be kidding me, is IU seriously this ****ing hardcore now? I went on Facebook after school and like 3 of my friends had "Got into IU!" as their status so I went and checked my application and you know what I saw? I saw this:</p>

<p>"After a careful review of your application, we regret that we are unable to offer you admission." </p>

<p>Someone please explain this. My guidance counselor said that a 3.5 GPA and higher and a 26 ACT and higher is almost a safe bet for IU.</p>

<p>Wow - we’re in Indiana too. I’m really surprised. Any chance something didn’t get turned in, like transcripts or ACT scores?</p>

<p>I’m really sorry - I would have thought you’d be in no problem. I can imagine how you’re feeling. Have you applied to other schools?</p>

<p>It seems to me you’re better off calling Admissions directly and seeing if you can get an answer from them.</p>

<p>That’s ridiculous. I would contact the two Indiana General Assembly representatives that represent your house and senate districts and complain to them. Those score would have placed you firmly in the middle of the admitted students in the 2009-2010 class. If one of the gpa or the ACT was really low, then I could understand you not getting in, but both are very solid.<br>
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<p>It might have something to do with IU increasing admissions standards. This article from last year discusses new standards, but I don’t know if they are in place or not. This is something your counselors should have information about, if they are doing their job properly.<br>
[idsnews.com</a> | Indiana Daily Student |](<a href=“http://www.idsnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=68574]idsnews.com”>http://www.idsnews.com/news/story.aspx?id=68574)</p>

<p>Wow. Your stats are the same as mine…I applied last year with a 3.62 and a 27 ACT. And I think they bragged at orientation about how our new average for the 10-11 school year is 3.68, and I imagine it’s even higher for your class. It’s crazy how high the standards are getting, IU doesn’t want to be seen as “just another state school” anymore. But there probably wasn’t a mistake…=/</p>

<p>That’s odd. Odd stuff happens in college admissions all of the time. I have a question about your rank. The higher your percentile, the lower the rank. Meaning; 71st percentile means that your GPA is better than 29% of your classmates. Also how was your rigor? Did you take Honors or AP classes? </p>

<p>It seems odd to receive SUCH a final answer so early…not a deferral even? I can only think it’s the rank.</p>

<p>^ Percentiles and ranks are different. 99th %ile means that you are better than 99%. Top 10% rank means you’re better than 90% of your class.</p>

<p>That is unheard of though. I guess it’s just a case of one of those odd college rejections that no one wishes to get. I’ve seen this happen with applicants of great stats to other colleges. It is just pure misfortune. To the others, she had to have turned everything in to get a decision. Sorry OP.</p>

<p>given bthomp’s post, wonder if the OP can return and let us know if he/she did not take math this year? or possibly did not have the required # of science or FL courses that the new requirements suggest</p>

<p>I would follow up with the admissions office. This is really strange.</p>

<p>Interesting about the percentile thing. Our school in NJ (large public) does it in the reverse by degrees of 5% (best students are in the tenth percentile, etc…) Never ocurred to me that this was different but now I check CC I see it reported both ways (top students are reported as tenth percentile and ninetieth) I wonder if it’s regional?</p>

<p>^ That’s odd that it would do that. Percentiles are based off of a bell curve. They are also given based on number of standard deviations from the mean. I guess some schools are really odd.</p>

<p>I shot my guidance counselor an email and she said it’s no mistake and that she’s heard several accounts of kids getting denied the last two years who had similar or better grades and scores than me. I’ve already been accepted at MSU and UW-Madison so I still have options, but no instate tuition unless I wanna go to Ball State or Purdue which were NOT in my plan of action but maybe it’s time to reconsider?</p>

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<p>Never once have I seen someone confuse “%” with “percentile”. On this board, the internet, schools, and all regions, you will see lots of reference to “top 10%”, “top 5%”…OR 90th percentile, 95th percentile and so on…not 10th percentile or 5th percentile. I think you are just terribly confused about what precisely percentile means (and how percentile and percentage are not at all the same thing).</p>

<p>Accepted out-of-state to Wisconsin-Madison and denied in-state by IUB is really perverse. OOS kids posting the last week on this board have considerably lower stats than you and got accepted by IU. I guess its not good enough anymore for kids’ parents to pay taxes all their lives in Indiana and have their high-achieving kids get accepted by IUB.</p>

<p>Two years ago your stats would have gotten you an automatic scholarship from IU!!!</p>

<p>IU’s enrollment managers appear to have gone over the edge.</p>

<p>For the record, IU is purposely trying to admit more students because they want the size of their freshman class for next year to exceed 7,000 students (a dumb move given the lack of bed space and potential for overcrowding, but whatever). So to see a student with your stats denied is a little ridiculous, although you do sound a bit entitled in your post. However, I would contact the admissions office because I think your circumstances warrant an explanation. Good luck.</p>

<p>Just curious, what major have you chosen?</p>

<p>^ The intended program of study wouldn’t have this much of an impact on the admissions decision. When people don’t get in as direct admits to the school of their choice, they are generally admitted into University Division for exploratory majors.</p>

<p>Bunnyhopgirl, It is very difficult to believe that you were denied , not even deferred , with a 3.6 GPA and 27 ACT in state. Out of state students have been admitted with 3.6 GPA and 1630 SAT and 86 GPA and 1740 SAT. Something is not right here. Do you have anything disciplinary on your record? If there are not other negative factors , you should appeal.</p>

<p>Bunnyhop-if its any consultation-Wisconsin is of of the most competitive respected Universities in the country. And don’t ya’ll jump on me, considerably more competitive than IU. So kudos to you! It just adds to the mystery of why you’d get in a tougher out-of-state school and not an easier in-state school. I’m assuming that instate kids compete with a ton of their classmates for IU spots? Do you think they can either max out after so many acceptances have been sent for one school? How was your rigor? You take a lot of high honors and AP classes? Your test scores look damn tight. When my daughter applied to Wisconsin a few years back, the CC boards were abuzz with ****ed in-state parents of kids NOT getting accepted (which is understandable). And (again not a popular fact here) but at my son’s OS school; IU is one of the only Midwestern schools that draws applicants (other than Mich, Wis, Northwestern) Last year’s Naviance shows 14 applicants and 12 acceptances. The vast majority with GPA’s between 3.4-3.7. It is a highly recognized and competitive public school. Is there a financial incentive to being more lenient with out of state kids or do you think they do it for “geographic diversity?” . I know schools like Miami of Ohio and OU-Athens actually pay OS kids who apply with over a 3.3 and 1620 SAT’s the OS charge ($6,000/year) as an incentive to get em in. I have a friend who’s an adcom at a local college here and he says it can depend on his mood or personal tastes that day. He say’s the majority of kids to his school apply with VERY close GPA’s and test scores, and although they’re the most important factors, often decision breakers are stellar EC’s, leadership positions or extensive paid employment or contributing financially at home. Since IU doesn’t require an essay or a lot of this extraneous stuff; you would assume that acceptance would be more of a science based on stats. I agree with Lizzy, I think you’re owed an explanation. God forvbid an error was made on some transcripts or rec letters that might effect your decisions at other schools!</p>

<p>someone screwed up either you or them. There is no chance that you would not get in with those stats unless you either screwed up on the app or something got misplaced. no way with a 3.62 and a 27. i know people here with 3.0’s and 22 ACT here and no major EC’s. I would get on the phone and yell at them. They had to have screwed up. I mean a deferment would have been a big shocker but a rejection thats not happening especially this soon. I hope youll still consider coming here once this gets straightened out because there is no way that this is correct.</p>