<p>She will be considered in the next round, since her application was in by November 1. She’ll either be accepted, not accepted or deferred into the next regular decision round. Good luck!</p>
<p>Thank you beth’s mom.</p>
<p>From looking at the Fiske book, 23 is the 25th percentile of Auburn admits. The 75th percentile is 28, so the 25 her friend had should be about the 45th percentile. And a slightly higher GPA, so that could explain the EA admit. So even though Auburn has a high admit rate, that score is a problem even in future rounds. It is still 25th percentile in every round.</p>
<p>Again… getting your daughter to develop a Plan B that is something other than an afterthought would be a VERY good idea. Probably better to start that now if possible than later (if she is really crushed if she gets rejected, she may either be so unhappy that she will be unable to think clearly about alternatives or be unable to focus and give a good effort on other applications).</p>
<p>I am a little confused by something you said earlier about a younger child interested in FSU, but this kid needing to stay in-state because of GI benefits. Why does one kid have the restriction but the other apparently does not? Maybe different dads or something… just wondering. I don’t know too much about it, but didn’t know that GI benefits could only be applied in one state. Edit: Ah, I see there is some discussion on this above. Really, you need to get more info on those benefits. Maybe your senior D has more options than you know (or your sophomore D has fewer).</p>
<p>My ex-husband is deferring his entire benefit to D1 rather than splitting between the two sisters. Obviously, the out-of-state tuition is going to be huge factor in D2’s college decision. I’m fairly certain that by the time she begins applying to schools, that she will find an in-state school that appeals to her.</p>
<p>As for D1, Troy University is her back up. She has also unwillingly agreed to apply to one other in-state that has been recruiting her strongly.</p>
<p>I feel that I have failed her in some way by not better preparing her. I thought I had, but boy, was I mistaken.</p>
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<p>Well then she’s not likely to “willingly” go there, is she? You both have to work together to find another school she likes. There are other good schools in your state.</p>
<p>True, true, and true.</p>
<p>WEB, there is no failure here. Had your daughter received better news in the first round, your job would be done. Most students end up at their first or second choice, and not many go through the nerve-taxing process discussed on CC.</p>
<p>All opinions here support the notion that your daughter has a very good chance in the upcoming rounds. Since she is determined to attend Auburn, the effort to take the ACT is justifiable on her part. Working on something proactively might reduce the anxiety.</p>
<p>The other part of a good plan entails developing a list of TRUE safeties and likelies. Schools your daughter could attend financially and academically, and would be happy to be part of.</p>
<p>They DO exist.</p>
<p>wareagleblonde, Your daughter does need to identify some other schools that she would be happy at in case Auburn does not work out. It does sound like she has a shot at Auburn. Has she followed up with admissions, letting them know it is her first choice and would attend if admitted? Older son did ED and was admitted. No problem.Younger son did ED and was deferred and then waitlisted in the regular round. I can relate to how stressful the waiting can be. He only applied to 3 schools and was accepted at one initially(his 3rd choice) and waitlisted at the other 2. He was in the >75% in all 3 in SAT but <25% in GPA in all 3. Excellent EC’s. Thought it would balance out but it didn’t.Your daughter is in a better position with the GPA being stronger than the ACT. Most schools prefer that. On May 1st, he was going to his 3rd choice school, in early May, he got off the waitlist at his second choice and in early June ,got off the waitlist at his first choice ED school. We kept the options open with the waitlists but tried to get enthusiastic about the 3rd choice and picked out dorm choices, dining plans,etc. Lost 2 deposits but it did work out at his first choice school. It can happen but be prepared if it doesn’t.Good luck!</p>
<p>We will definitely be spending some time going over all of her options and making up a revised game plan. Again, thanks to all for the input and support.</p>
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<p>I would suggest that you dig deeper into this. It just doesn’t sound right that she is limited to only in-state schools for GI benefits. Find out exactly what is and isn’t covered, and what the limitations are on using the benefits. There can be some tricky rules surrounding these from what I have heard, and having a loose understanding of them (and it sounds like her dad is deployed, so not there to focus on this) could be costly.</p>
<p>It is important that her revised game plan be based on solid information.</p>
<p>I think that it can be used out of state but will only match the in-state tuition amount. But, I agree with becoming more informed rather than relying on her father for the info.</p>
<p>Appreciate the suggestions!</p>
<p>I Googled college tuition reciprocity for Alabama and came up with this:
<a href=“http://www.sreb.org/page/1304/academic_common_market.html[/url]”>Academic Common Market - Southern Regional Education Board;
There is an agreement among southern states to offer in-state tuition out of state, though it is program (major)-specific. There is also a CC thread on it:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/425161-your-semi-annual-academic-common-market-thread-state-tuition.html?highlight=sreb[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/425161-your-semi-annual-academic-common-market-thread-state-tuition.html?highlight=sreb</a></p>
<p>Thank you so much LBowie!</p>
<p>Small update…D got her acceptance letter from her back up today. So now “patiently” waiting to see what happens with AU.</p>
<p>[Welcome</a> to the GI Bill Web Site | The Home for All Educational Benefits Provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs](<a href=“http://www.gibill.va.gov/resources/benefits_resources/rates/CH33/Ch33rates080112.html]Welcome”>http://www.gibill.va.gov/resources/benefits_resources/rates/CH33/Ch33rates080112.html)</p>
<p>Thank you for the link reeinaz. I’ve read a little bit about it, and definitely need to better educate myself.</p>
<p>Life is full of waiting opportunities … waiting to have your baby, waiting for doctors to call back, waiting in lines ,the chances are endless! Just get busy with some other task.</p>
<p>So true, and I’m trying.</p>
<p>Just an update. Received an email from her admissions advisor letting us know that my daughter has been accepted into AU. Thank you all for being so supportive.</p>
<p>Congratulations to your daughter!! I don’t suppose a Roll Tide would be appropriate here, though, would it? (As the parent of a Bama student, that’s my go-to phrase).</p>