<p>I was reading some of the older threads; on one of the Harvard transfer threads, the term “auto admit” was mentioned…
What’s an auto admit?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Bump…</p>
<p>i dunno… but it sounds like something good.</p>
<p>not to be rude, but don’t you think that handle is a little pretentious, “IvyHereICome”?</p>
<p>Someone who is almost guranteed to be admitted.</p>
<p>Like a person who donates a couple buildings, a person whose ancestry features several US presidents, or Olympic caliber atheletes (oh wait…scratch the last one)…</p>
<p>Actually, there are automatic admit computer systems used at many colleges but you won’t find them at Harvard or many other high ranked colleges. Many large state schools that follow rolling admissions use computer systems where the computer automatically admits easy admits with high GPA’s and test scores. What the threshold is for that or whether it is actually used varies among colleges and programs within a university that uses such a system, e.g., the threshold for engineering can be higher than LAS and business might not even use it. In other words, it is possible to be admitted to such colleges without an admissions officer actually reviewing your file although one may still do so to assure there is nothing in it that should prevent that automatic admission (e.g., you have a criminal record).</p>
<p>Other potential automatic admit rules may apply to transfers; for example, state universities and colleges in a number of states may have agreements or rules to automatically take community college students that have completed two years if they meet certain threshold GPA’s and course requirements.</p>