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Getting into 'your' school is not guaranteed
Nov 08, 2009 (The Oklahoman - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) --
Dillon Horner had no problem understanding the admission requirements to be accepted into college.
He sent an email requesting information from Oklahoma City University, and they mailed him a packet that explained the requirements.
"It never really worried me," Horner, 18, said. "It was a smooth process for me."
Tony Jones, however, didn't have such an easy time. Jones, 20, said he naively assumed he would automatically be accepted into any college of his choice despite his low ACT score and grade-point-average.
"A lot of them told me I might get accepted through other methods, but it wasn't an automatic guarantee," Jones said.
Many colleges and universities allow prospective students who don't meet the test score or GPA requirement to have their applications sent to a committee that will determine their admission fate.
A committee at Oklahoma State University will take into consideration the answers to seven essay questions applicants must submit if they fail to meet the ACT, SAT and GPA requirements, said Kyle Wray, associate vice president for enrollment and marketing.
At the University of Oklahoma, students who don't meet the requirements can be placed on a waiting list. They are approved as space becomes available, and preference is given to those who show the most academic potential, the university Web site states.
The requirement for automatic admission into OSU and OU is a minimum 3.0 GPA and a composite score of 24 on the ACT or 1090 on the SAT.
Smaller colleges and universities have lower requirement on test scores.
"If they don't meet the test score requirement, then we would encourage them to retake the test," said Michelle Lockhart, senior director of admissions at OCU.
A list of admission requirements is posted on most school Web sites, including OSU, OU, OCU, Oklahoma City Community College, University of Central Oklahoma, Southern Nazarene University, Langston University, Rose State College and Oklahoma Baptist University.
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