3.5, sub 1k SAT: where can he get in?
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Anonymous
There is no way for some of the schools on that list. Waste of application funds. |
Anonymous
I'm the PP. For our HS, the Naviance data seems to have a lot of missing data because we should have more applications to GMU than are showing based on what I know from years prior. Our VCU has 3 non-acceptances between 3-3.25, but is otherwise similar to what you wrote, but for GMU there's only about 20 people with GPAs between 3.0 and 3.7 and there are 6 non-acceptances, 2 question marks and 12 green checks--so a little better than 50-50 that I initially wrote, but not a shoe in. All the people have an SAT score and the ones with the lower SATs (sub 1050ish) are the ones with the x's for the most part--and 2 of the non-acceptances seem around 3.5. (These are all weighted GPAS). |
Anonymous
| High point is a safe bet |
Anonymous
Really? Which ones? Skidmore, maybe? Clemson? Show your choices but know that people will lookup the CDS and post those. Looks like a list of R-M-S to me, as every college list should be. |
Anonymous
Agree it’s a great list. Good luck, OP! It will work out. |
Anonymous
Ok I’m the originator of the list. Yes, a range, but all potential in an R-T-S lens. I really just want this family to feel hopeful. There are some great schools out there that will be happy to admit their son and hopefully will be a good fit. Best of luck. |
Anonymous
| Reach, Target, Safety |
Anonymous
This is why grade inflation hurts everyone in the district. |
Anonymous
If your list had delineated that a bit more, maybe it works. But as several noted multiple schools are a reach too far. There are for sure good schools that will admit him, but telling them Elon and Trinity and others are within reach is outside of any concept of reach I have heard. He could look at this list and say Oh those sound really good and what is actually realistic could disappoint. IMO what OP needs to do is find a really solid ED school that their son is a target for that he loves and a safety that he is a shoe-in for that he loves. For the ED target, look for a school your DS loves where a 3.5 weighted GPA is above the median and that is test-optional with less than 50% of students submitting test scores (and not just in the pandemic year) and that ideally admits more than 50% of its applicants (or has a really high ED admission rate). For a safety look for a school where 3.5 weighted GPA is above the 75% and they admit more than 50% of applicants. Then you can play around as much as you like with other options. A big decision guiding this is whether he really loves LACs or Universities. This list is a good start, but I wouldn't show it to him without doing your own CDS research and culling it and then separating it out into Reach-Target-Safety and noting LACs and Universities. |
Anonymous
| Elon 75 percent admit rate |
Anonymous
| Check out Wittenberg |
Anonymous
| Fairfield may be? |
Anonymous
| The above list has done great options! College of Charleston is very pretty. |