Guaranteed Admission

Applying to College
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<p>With regards to guaranteed admission, I know schools that will definitely accept students based on benchmarks in class rank, SAT/ACT scores and grades in classroom. </p>

<p>For example, the University of Oregon accepts all students with a 3.4 GPA. The University of Colorado will do the same for all in-state students having a GPA of 3.8. Texas A&M (and Washington State, with a GPA of 3.5) accepts the top tenth of all in-state students, whereas Texas accepts the top 8% or so Texan high school graduates. Arizona State accepts all students at the top quartile of all Arizona high schools. Oklahoma accepts all students with a GPA of 3.00 with an ACT composite score of 26.</p>

<p>What other colleges have 'guaranteed admissions'? Can they be good safety schools, if students find them a fit to their academic, social and other needs?</p>

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<p>For California-resident students, they are guaranteed admission to a UC campus, on some terms.</p>

<p>Here’s a link explaining more:
<a href=“https://labnol-web-proxy.appspot.com/www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/counselors/freshman/fall-2012/guaranteed/index.html[/url]”>https://labnol-web-proxy.appspot.com/www.universityofcalifornia.edu/admissions/counselors/freshman/fall-2012/guaranteed/index.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Hope that helps!</p>

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<p>Top 9% of their high school class for UC Riverside, UC Merced, etc? Cool to hear.</p>

<p>What about the CSU system then? Heard they accept the top third of the class?</p>

<p>Hmm any other states with similar guaranteed admission programs?</p>

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<p>To correct my error, Oklahoma accepts only the top half of OOS students with an ACT composite score of over 26. TA&M accepts in-state students in the top quartile, too, provided they have a composite score over 30.</p>

<p>North Dakota accepts all students with a 2.25 GPA (unweighted) and 22 in ACT composite scores. University of Louisiana and LSU accepts students with an unweighted GPA of 2.5 out of 4.0. Kansas State accepts all students having a ACT composite score of 21. West Virginia definitely accepts all in-state students with a 3.2 GPA, with scholarship. Middle Tennessee State University accepts all students with an ACT composite score of 22. Colorado accepts students with a GPA of 3.8, and ranked at the top 10% in class (in-state). </p>

<p>Missouri accepts all in-state students in the top tenth that submit an ACT score. Iowa has an academic calculator to examine chances for admission, which suggests that students, completing the requirements in the top quartile having an ACT composite score of 30 though ranked at the top half and having an unweighted GPA of 3.00, can get into its three universities. (The figures can change, so long as it adds up to a certain number.) Arkansas accepts students with a GPA of 3.00 and an ACT of 20 and above (composite).</p>

<p>Any other universities that are not included in here?</p>

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<p>Many public universities have guaranteed admissions formulae for in-state students. However, OOS admissions is an entirely different thing.</p>

<p>There are no admissions safety schools in the US for international students. Your admissions safety is in your home country.</p>

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<p>The University of Iowa has a formula requiring you to plug in GPA, standardized test scores, rank and number of core courses. In-State applicants need 245 points OOS need 255 to be admitted.</p>

<p>[College</a> of Liberal Arts and Sciences Admission Requirements for First-Year Students - Requirements and Deadlines - Undergraduate Admissions - The University of Iowa](<a href=“http://www.uiowa.edu/admissions/undergrad/requirements/rai-page.html]College”>http://www.uiowa.edu/admissions/undergrad/requirements/rai-page.html)</p>

<p>[Admission</a> to Iowa’s Regent Universities: Regent Admission Index](<a href=“http://www.regents.iowa.gov/RAI/index.html]Admission”>Regent Admission Index | Board of Regents State of Iowa)</p>

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<p>Unfortunately, my country is somewhat like Virginia or Maryland - there are no admissions safety schools as well. What’s worse, we don’t have a community college system as good as Virginia’s, to transfer to public university at our junior year in college.</p>

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<p>Update: Oregon scrapped the Guaranteed Admissions stuff. Sigh</p>

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<p>For the California State Universities, you can calculate your CSU Eligibility Index here:
(description) [CSUMentor</a> - Plan for College - High School Students - Eligibility Index<a href=“calculator”>/url</a> [url=&lt;a href=“Cal State Apply | CSU”&gt;Cal State Apply | CSU]CSUMentor</a> - Plan for College - High School Students - Calculate Your Eligibility Index](<a href=“Cal State Apply | CSU”>GPA Calculator | CSU)</p>

<p>And then compare it with the minimums here:
(California resident) [CSUMentor</a> - Plan for College - High School Students - Eligibility Index - California Residents<a href=“not%20California%20resident”>/url</a> [url=&lt;a href=“Cal State Apply | CSU”&gt;Cal State Apply | CSU]CSUMentor</a> - Plan for College - High School Students - Eligibility Index - Nonresidents Residents](<a href=“Cal State Apply | CSU”>GPA Calculator | CSU)</p>

<p>Some campuses or majors are impacted and have higher standards. See here:
[CSU</a> Campus Impaction Information | Student Academic Support | CSU](<a href=“http://www.calstate.edu/SAS/impaction-campus-info.shtml]CSU”>http://www.calstate.edu/SAS/impaction-campus-info.shtml)</p>

<p>For example, here are the minimum CSU Eligibility Indices for freshman applicants at San Jose State University for 2011:
[SJSU</a> Admission](<a href=“http://info.sjsu.edu/web-dbgen/narr/admission/rec-1199.html]SJSU”>http://info.sjsu.edu/web-dbgen/narr/admission/rec-1199.html)</p>

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<p>The University of Alabama has scholarships for those meeting certain GPA and test score minimums. Presumably, you will be admitted as well if you meet the scholarship threshold.</p>

<p><a href=“http://scholarships.ua.edu/types/in_state.html[/url]”>http://scholarships.ua.edu/types/in_state.html&lt;/a&gt;
<a href=“http://scholarships.ua.edu/types/out_of_state.html[/url]”>http://scholarships.ua.edu/types/out_of_state.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Wow, with a certain set of scores, I can attend 'Bama for free! Yay! :)</p>

<p>Thanks for the CSU Index, too.</p>

<p>Any other colleges with fantastic scholarships for those with minimum GPA/test scores?</p>

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<p>OP, are you an American citizen or are you an international applicant?</p>

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<p>Free tuition as a Presidential Scholar. However, other expenses at University of Alabama will be about $15,000 per year:
[Financial</a> Aid - The University of Alabama](<a href=“http://financialaid.ua.edu/faq/costs.html]Financial”>http://financialaid.ua.edu/faq/costs.html)</p>

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<p>Getting into a Florida University:

  1. Start at a Florida College: Enroll at a Florida college (previously known as community colleges), earn an AA degree, and transfer to state university to complete a Bachelor’s degree’s upper division coursework. You are guaranteed admission to a state university, although not necessarily the university of choice. This approach to earning a 4-year degree is commonly referred to as the 2 + 2 system.
  2. Talented 20 Program: If you rank in the top 20% of your Florida public high school graduating class, you are guaranteed admission to a state university, although not necessarily the university of choice. (You must also take the core “college prep” courses and submit your SAT or ACT test score.)
  3. Student Profile Assessment: A few applicants, who do not meet the minimum admissions requirements, are granted admission to state universities through a “student profile assessment” process, which takes into account a student’s exceptional attributes or special talents, such as accomplishments in music, art or sports.</p>
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<p>Thanks. Free tuition is good enough… I thought, wow, Bama for free, this is not happening in where I live now.</p>

<p>I may not get the free tuition though, because I’m an international student… My country has only four universities which I didn’t quite like. I like the social sciences. I didn’t find my local colleges a good fit to me, even when considering the cheaper tuition fees.</p>

<p>Talented 20 is just geared to guarantee admissions to some Floridan college, but it’s not Texas Eight Percent Rule - </p>

<p>I wish more states can have clear guidelines in university admissions. Perhaps more states could adopt a multi-tiered rule: the top X percent (or with equivalent HS grades/board scores) gets into the state university system, the top Y% (again, with equivalent board and/or high school grades) gets into the flagship campuses, the top Z% gets into the flagship institutions’ honors program or attend the college for free. </p>

<p>The thing in Singapore is, unless we get straight A’s in A Levels, we cannot get into our own universities. There is no such thing called a safety public school here! There is no public community college offering AA degrees as well, only polytechnic diplomas (a little like high school diplomas).</p>

<p>I posted this thread because I just hope that such assurance will eventually serve to motivate so-so students, no matter where they’re from, that as long as they ‘hit’ the target, they’ll succeed in their dreams. So this is why I like Bama. Free tuition even for out-of-state students will inspire everyone who is really motivated in studies, and did his/her work consistently, not subject to the whims of one-off exams (ACTs can be taken more than once, no?).</p>

<p>Thanks for posting here!</p>