Financial Aid Appeal

Sikorsky
Thu, 08 Mar 2012 09:56:24 +0000

Actually, the Academic Data Reference Book doesn’t refute Olipond’s claim absolutely.

It’s possible that AU admitted 26/27 applicants at Olipond’s high school. AU certainly did admit some applicants with HS GPA < 3.0 and SAT section scores < 500. But the Academic Data Reference Book also makes it pretty plain that such credentials are the exception, and not the rule, at American.

That having been said, I don’t find Olipond very credible on this question. Olipond is somebody who hasn’t posted in this forum before, and seems to be basing his or her knowledge of the institution on the college-admissions gossip in one high school. I agree that American isn’t worth a truckload of educational debt, and that the OP would be wise to reconsider his or her determination to go there, no matter what. I agree–in fact, I already said in this thread–that American often doesn’t do very well by students who are struggling to afford it. But to insinuate, as Olipond has done, that American is a haven for marginally qualified applicants who can pay retail is unfounded hyperbole.