Tell me about High Point University NC

[Anonymous]

Have never heard of it but looked up the stats and they are not bad - similar to Towson, where you can get a great education. This forum is gross.

[Anonymous]

My DD applied EA and was admitted with a decent scholarship. She is thrilled!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DD was accepted today with generous $$$ and is thrilled!

My nephew was just accepted with $$$ that they did not expect.

I assume right now they are buying stats.

[Anonymous]

It used to be similar to Elon.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:After reading this, I’m wondering whether this would be a good fit for my kid with high-functioning autism. All that explicit teaching of social norms and life skills sounds good to me. It’s hard for him. He’s smart. But job interviews ? Soft skills? He struggles, which is typical for autistic kids.

It sounds appealing to me too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It used to be similar to Elon.

Elon at least tries to provide education. High Point is not about that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:After reading this, I’m wondering whether this would be a good fit for my kid with high-functioning autism. All that explicit teaching of social norms and life skills sounds good to me. It’s hard for him. He’s smart. But job interviews ? Soft skills? He struggles, which is typical for autistic kids.

It sounds appealing to me too.

Go read a bit deeper about the place.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Have never heard of it but looked up the stats and they are not bad - similar to Towson, where you can get a great education. This forum is gross.

+1. It is gross. Full of DC East Coast snobbery

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:A school for thoroughly average kids whose parents are unusually wealthy.

below average kids, problem kids.

There is no support for this. GPAs and test scores are decent. We toured. It is pretty nice. Average will not get you here and unusually wealthy will get you somewhere else.

Wealthy families can have dullards too. The dumbest kid at NCS has to go somewhere

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It used to be similar to Elon.

Elon at least tries to provide education. High Point is not about that.

None sense, you can squeeze in a class between afternoon yoga and dinner at the steak house

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A school for thoroughly average kids whose parents are unusually wealthy.

below average kids, problem kids.

BINGO. I know two kids very well who have attended (one of who is a close relative) and this describes them to a T.

[Anonymous]

High Point is pretty solid -- not sure why it is getting bashed. We visited and liked. Went in a different direction but there is nothing wrong with it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It used to be similar to Elon.

Elon at least tries to provide education. High Point is not about that.

None sense, you can squeeze in a class between afternoon yoga and dinner at the steak house

Steak house has a point which is knowing how to act in a business setting for dinner. It is a good idea. Kids have to make reservations in advance, wear nice clothes, and get corrected on dinning mistakes. I am a big law lawyer and wish more of the associates had done something like this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A school for thoroughly average kids whose parents are unusually wealthy.

below average kids, problem kids.

There is no support for this. GPAs and test scores are decent. We toured. It is pretty nice. Average will not get you here and unusually wealthy will get you somewhere else.

Wealthy families can have dullards too. The dumbest kid at NCS has to go somewhere

There are no average kids at schools like NCS. They are tested for admission.