Asking for a friend.
Depends. In state? Higher than out of state because they want out of state tuition $. Belong to a group "traditionally underrepresented in higher education" (their words), a lower than if your friend belongs to something that does not describe.
Also, this seems like it might be a Superbar topic.
My friend wants to play sports there. He's from in state.
Quote from: DienerTime34 on November 06, 2014, 09:15:00 AM
Asking for a friend.
Depends on how many online classes he'll need to boost his GPA.
Quote from: DienerTime34 on November 06, 2014, 09:18:59 AM
My friend wants to play sports there. He's from in state.
Tell Diamond he should be able to get in no problem.
Quote from: DienerTime34 on November 06, 2014, 09:18:59 AM
My friend wants to play sports there. He's from in state.
Is it a revenue sport? How good is he?
Quote from: Litehouse on November 06, 2014, 09:28:13 AM
Tell Diamond he should be able to get in no problem.
And if he can't, there's always Europe for a year.
Quote from: DienerTime34 on November 06, 2014, 09:15:00 AM
Asking for a friend.
There are Wisconsin Badger forums that would probably have people who are more knowledgeable on the subject over there.
If it's a football player and he's as good as Ron Dayne then he doesn't even have to be able to read, though. So I'm guessing not very high.
Quote from: warriorchick on November 06, 2014, 09:30:47 AM
Is it a revenue sport? How good is he?
If he can win them a couple of Rose Bowls, like Ron Dayne, he could have the intelligence of a lawn chair and get in.
Quote from: DienerTime34 on November 06, 2014, 09:15:00 AM
Asking for a friend.
Talk to a coach. This is probably the last place I would check.
ACT is one metric. Frankly, if your buddy is a minority, top-ten in his graduating class, 3.9+ GPA with a bunch of extra-curricular and service activities under his belt, and his moms are lesbians, then he'll probably get in with a mid teens ACT.
Seriously, though, if he's being recruited for a sport - revenue or not - his ACT isn't going to be as much of an issue unless he has the IQ of a carrot. Most coaches have a little pull with admissions, some more than others, regardless of whether the sport brings in millions (or costs millions)... if he's otherwise a borderline accept, this could probably be the push he needs to put him over the top. But if he's sporting straight D's in math and sciences, unless he can score touchdowns or shoot 45% from behind the arc, no ACT score is going to save him.
If he plans on walking on, he's not going to get any special treatment... which probably means - at a minimum - a low-20s ACT (if everything else on his application is stellar) but as the rest of his qualifications regress to the mean, it's much more likely he'll need a high 20's or low 30's ACT to get accepted.
http://admissions.wisc.edu/images/UW_Freshman_Admissions_Flyer.pdf
27 and a 3.7 should be good to go for regular students
I don't want to be mean.
But, if you and your friend were discussing Madison's admission standards, had some questions--and decided the first place you should check for answers is MUScoop--then you need to make an appointment with a high school counselor immediately.
Quote from: WI_inferiority_complexes on November 06, 2014, 10:17:41 AM
I don't want to be mean.
But, if you and your friend were discussing Madison's admission standards, had some questions--and decided the first place you should check for answers is MUScoop--then you need to make an appointment with a high school counselor immediately.
Well not only that, but if he were that good at sports, wouldn't the coaches be telling *him* that information?
He's making a joke at Diamond Stone, who is rumored to be having problems with the ACT.
Quote from: PandTandMand... on November 06, 2014, 10:43:16 AM
He's making a joke at Diamond Stone, who is rumored to be having problems with the ACT.
Bo never wanted him.
Friend may want to brush up on his use of Google...
https://www.admissions.wisc.edu/freshman/requirements.php
Either the ACT Plus Writing or the SAT is required. We consider the highest composite score obtained in a single test administration as your "official" score, although we will look at all scores reported in an effort to get a true sense of your achievement. Admitted students will typically score between 27–31 on the ACT Plus Writing and 1800–2070 on the SAT, though again, there is no minimum required score.
Quote from: PandTandMand... on November 06, 2014, 10:43:16 AM
He's making a joke at Diamond Stone, who is rumored to be having problems with the ACT.
Shut it down. DienerTime34 may have just elicited some of the greatest super-serious responses to a super-sarcastic thread.
Quote from: Ellenson Superlative on November 06, 2014, 10:47:59 AM
Friend may want to brush up on his use of Google...
https://www.admissions.wisc.edu/freshman/requirements.php
Either the ACT Plus Writing or the SAT is required. We consider the highest composite score obtained in a single test administration as your "official" score, although we will look at all scores reported in an effort to get a true sense of your achievement. Admitted students will typically score between 27–31 on the ACT Plus Writing and 1800–2070 on the SAT, though again, there is no minimum required score.
Been a while since I took my SAT's but how does the scoring work? Didn't it used to be out of 1600 (800 in math and 800 in English types)?
What took you all so long to get this?
Quote from: g0lden3agle on November 06, 2014, 10:54:08 AM
Shut it down. DienerTime34 may have just elicited some of the greatest super-serious responses to a super-sarcastic thread.
Yep. Well played, DT34.
Quote from: MUfan12 on November 06, 2014, 11:10:01 AM
Yep. Well played, DT34.
Thank you.
My friend has an offer out East that he could accept, but he'd much rather stay home. He's close to his family and g/f and would prefer to stay in state, if possible.
Touche. I should really spend more time obsessively following the developments in recruits who have already removed MU from their list of schools they're considering so I can get interwebs jokes.
(but indeed, yes, you got me)
Quote from: DienerTime34 on November 06, 2014, 11:59:29 AM
Thank you.
My friend has an offer out East that he could accept, but he'd much rather stay home. He's close to his family and g/f and would prefer to stay in state, if possible.
Soooo... what you're saying is the "he couldn't get in" spin is starting already?
Quote from: DienerTime34 on November 06, 2014, 11:59:29 AM
Thank you.
My friend has an lucrativeoffer out East that he could accept, but he'd much rather stay home. He's close to his family and g/f and would prefer to stay in state, if possible.
Fixed it for you.
For his "major" the requirements to get in are the same at the east school and local option. Let's not kid ourselves. It's not like the local choice is Harvard.
Well played DT.
First thing out of my SIL's mouth when Henry committed was "did he have a problem with grades"? Her hubby is prez of UW alum assoc.
Group think at its finest. ;)
Quote from: PandTandMand... on November 06, 2014, 10:43:16 AM
He's making a joke at Diamond Stone, who is rumored to be having problems with the ACT.
I must have missed these, has he been rumored to be having problems? If so, where did you read this?
Quote from: Black Swan on November 07, 2014, 04:46:29 PM
I must have missed these, has he been rumored to be having problems? If so, where did you read this?
It's the excuse Badger fans are holding in reserve in case he chooses UConn.
Anything about Buzz and VT gets sent to Superbar, and this remains. Strange.
If he's a CLASS ACT, we'll take him at Marquette.
If not, he'll fit right in at Buckyland!
Quote from: Black Swan on November 07, 2014, 04:46:29 PM
I must have missed these, has he been rumored to be having problems? If so, where did you read this?
I heard it a couple places. He may be in danger of not qualifying, and is working to up his ACT score.
Quote from: The Sultan of Sunshine on November 07, 2014, 08:46:55 PM
I heard it a couple places. He may be in danger of not qualifying, and is working to up his ACT score.
Marquette's next JUCO recruit is identified!