AUlostchick

Hey all, I think I posted a thread similar to this a few months ago, but since it's not showing up on the main Auburn board anymore I thought I'd do it again.
I'm a student at Auburn, and I work in the admissions department. I don't do any of the decision-making, of course, but if you ever get a call from someone asking you to send stuff in or apply now! or give us your deposit, that's probably me or one of the people I work with. I'm pretty in-the-know about stuff, so feel free to ask.

24 ACT
3.5 GPA
These are the average scores for Auburn.

You need a 28 to get a scholarship, most of the time. Sometimes you can get a small one if you have a 27, but it's nothing particularly significant (about $1500/year). Minority scholarships have lower requirements (I think it's like 24). Auburn is going to give scholarships more to people that are in-state, that's just the way it is. For OOSers, get you stuff in early early early. Like, this summer if possible. Before October 1, definitely. When you start back to school in August is a good time to get everything together. 30+ ACT will get in-staters full tuition generally, OOS will get 2/3 tuition (ie your full amt will be lowered to the in-state amt). OOS have to do double-duty to get a full ride: 33+ ACT and 3.75 gpa.
Office of University Scholarships - Home is your friend.

In general, make sure your counselor sends your transcripts ASAP!! There have been countless people I've seen who missed out on scholarships because their counselors were slow and did not get their transcripts in before Dec 1 scholarship deadline. You must have EVERYTHING submitted by then: test scores, application, transcripts.

In order to get housing, submit your deposit ($200 non-refundable) ASAP after you get accepted. Yes, you may decide not to come here, but if you do decide on AU and don't submit the deposit until like March, you aren't going to get housing on-campus. For OOS kids, this is often really important, so heed this warning. Get your deposit in, seriously. For 2009, there is going to be brand-spanking-new housing on campus that will keep housing off a waitlist until a little bit later than it has been in the past (this year it started in mid-January), but it's still not going to be able to hold everyone who applies plus current students who continue living on-campus (not many but enough). So, REALLY, GET YOUR DEPOSIT IN EARLY. If you're low-income, try to get the deposit waived because you seriously need to get this in ASAP. This happens more often than you would think.

However, if you don't get on-campus housing, it's really not the end of the world. There are a CRAP TON (if you pardon the phrasing there) of apartments all over Auburn. Most of them are, literally, across the street from campus. Additionally, we have an excellent bus system that goes to most parts of town. The further out you go, the less reliable it gets (I live about a 20 minute walk, and my transit is about a 7/10 rating in terms of speed and reliability), but if you live across the street you'll just be walking anyway (what I will be doing next year). Bikes are also pretty popular.

For cars, you will definitely want one if you live off-campus. Most apts have free parking, so why not? If you live on-campus, it's your decision. Parking for on-campus residents is a luck of the draw kind of deal where you may end up parking pretty close (RH, RQ, RE zones), or you may end up in boondocks middle of nowhere (aka RR zone). You will probably need some form of transportation to be able to go to and from the mall, wal-mart, kroger, etc. However, if you know of someone who has a car, you can always carpool (and of course pitch in on gas together).

PS--Don't get really upset with Auburn if we have sometime wrong in your record. Or, at least, don't get really upset at the poor little student (like me) calling you because we didn't have anything to do with it. We just report what we're given; sometimes there are glitches, or accidental duplicate records, or something. It's a big oopsie on our part, and I promise we didn't do it on purpose.

KGIRL99

Hi i am applying to auburn and I have a 29 on my ACT and a 3.8 GPA. I really want the heritage scholarship. If I turn in my application with the 29 and retake the ACT in September and make a 30 can I get the Heritage scholarship?

AUlostchick

Yes, if you retook and got a 30 that would certainly qualify you for it. However, of course, I cannot absolutely guarantee you that you will get it since this is a big if situation. I do encourage you to send in your completed application as soon as possible before October 1, then you can worry about taking the test again after your application is submitted (one less thing to worry about, you know?). Remember, to have a completed application you need: test scores from the official agent (you may have already sent these when you originally took the test; if so, no need to resend the same ones. Make sure to put Auburn's code down on the september ACT as well so we get them ASAP after you take it), transcripts from your high school, and a completed paper or online application for admission.

KGIRL99

my only fear is that my september ACT score wont arrive at auburn until after October 1st. But i have already sent in my application. So that will be there well before october

AUlostchick

Oh, you don't have to have your september test scores in til December 1. October 1 is just when they start sending out acceptance letters, and your 29 will get you accepted just fine (in addition to your GPA of course). As long as you have the 30 in early-ish before Dec 1, you're good. Especially since you are out of state, you would probably want to have your test scores in earlier because OOS scholarships are a bit less easily handed out than in-state ones. In-staters basically automatically get one if they meet the qualifications, not so for OOS.

KGIRL99

So IF I make a 30 in september, my chances are pretty good??

KGIRL99

So IF i make a 30 in september, my chances are pretty good?

beachlife1

Thank you AULOSTCHICK for the information about Auburn. My DD is applying - we're oos and she has a 1400 SAT/4.5 gpa. She's hoping to be in the running for a scholarship. Does the choice of major that she indicates on her application affect her chances of admission?

jaf1991

AULostchick, I have a question about the NHRP scholarships. Are they automatic if you're admitted? Does being named a scholar pretty much guarantee acceptance?

cobaltburrito

The Auburn website says that they use the writing score from the ACT for placing purposes, however, I cannot find any sort of scale of scores corresponding to classes. Do you know where I can get that information, or do you know it?