Where are your average kids top picks?

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Anonymous wrote:Also, those stats aren’t high enough to get merit aid at those schools oos schools, except maybe bama who is good about merit aid.

Pitt, Penn state, etc you need more like a 1450 sat for money and Even then it is like 5K off of 57,000 total.

Not true. Mine got 10K per year with a 31 superscore ACT. This year.

That’s great! Which school?

Oh, sorry - Pitt!

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Anonymous wrote:Loyola MD
McDaniel

Excellent choices!

I have a question about Loyola MD. It seems like a great option all around, but would it be problematic for someone who is not Catholic and did not go to Catholic school? I know it's open to all faiths, and the Jesuit philosophy is very appealing, but I do want to know if my DC would feel comfortable as someone who did not grow up with religion part of family life at all.

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Anonymous wrote:Loyola MD
McDaniel

Excellent choices!

I have a question about Loyola MD. It seems like a great option all around, but would it be problematic for someone who is not Catholic and did not go to Catholic school? I know it's open to all faiths, and the Jesuit philosophy is very appealing, but I do want to know if my DC would feel comfortable as someone who did not grow up with religion part of family life at all.

I also heard you need to speak German to live in Germantown. Seriously, I toured school and it is not like that at all. My old college was Catholic and very popular today with Hindus and Muslims and even Orthodox Dads to send their kids as they Value the Values.

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Anonymous wrote:Thank you for doing this thread. I tried last year and it ended up developing into a thread for kids with high stats.

Would love if this thread can keep at a ceiling of 3.5W and 1200 SAT ish. Would be helpful for so many.

Ithaca
UMW
Elon
Ursinus

But where does the kid with the 3.3UW 1450 SAT belong?

In the library studying! Kid has the smarts to get a higher GPA if he puts in the effort.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Loyola MD
McDaniel

Excellent choices!

I have a question about Loyola MD. It seems like a great option all around, but would it be problematic for someone who is not Catholic and did not go to Catholic school? I know it's open to all faiths, and the Jesuit philosophy is very appealing, but I do want to know if my DC would feel comfortable as someone who did not grow up with religion part of family life at all.

Jesuit schools are generally very welcoming and inclusive. Follow the university’s social media pages and you will also get a sense for the culture there. Seems like a solid place. While my family is Catholic, my junior who is college searching is not religious and felt at ease there. They also have an interfaith space (Fava Chapel) for students of any faith to use for prayer, worship, quiet reflection, etc.

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Anonymous wrote:Loyola MD
McDaniel

Excellent choices!

I have a question about Loyola MD. It seems like a great option all around, but would it be problematic for someone who is not Catholic and did not go to Catholic school? I know it's open to all faiths, and the Jesuit philosophy is very appealing, but I do want to know if my DC would feel comfortable as someone who did not grow up with religion part of family life at all.

I also heard you need to speak German to live in Germantown. Seriously, I toured school and it is not like that at all. My old college was Catholic and very popular today with Hindus and Muslims and even Orthodox Dads to send their kids as they Value the Values.

Um, okay. Thanks for answering the question, if in a slightly aggressive way. I thought it was a reasonable question!

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Anonymous wrote:Loyola MD
McDaniel

Excellent choices!

I have a question about Loyola MD. It seems like a great option all around, but would it be problematic for someone who is not Catholic and did not go to Catholic school? I know it's open to all faiths, and the Jesuit philosophy is very appealing, but I do want to know if my DC would feel comfortable as someone who did not grow up with religion part of family life at all.

Jesuit schools are generally very welcoming and inclusive. Follow the university’s social media pages and you will also get a sense for the culture there. Seems like a solid place. While my family is Catholic, my junior who is college searching is not religious and felt at ease there. They also have an interfaith space (Fava Chapel) for students of any faith to use for prayer, worship, quiet reflection, etc.

Thank you for this response. Sounds like I should encourage my DC to continue exploring!

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Loyola alum and mom of current Loyola student. I’d call it “religion lite” since it is on campus (chapel, occasional prayers at events, religion classes) but it isn’t that big of a deal. It’s Jesuit and they are the most liberal of the orders. We are Catholic but my son doesn’t attend mass and neither do his friends. It’s a take it or leave event thing there.

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Anonymous wrote:My 3.4 and 1200 sat Fcps dc is looking at:

Jmu
Cnu
Longwood
Vcu
Pitt
Penn state
Elon
Tennessee
College of Charleston
U South Carolina
Indiana
U Mary Washington
Lafayette, Susquehanna Gettysburg

Goal is to be under $60k after merit aid. Some of these are more reaches than others. Do does not know their major yet but likely not stem.

This is a very good list. You are doing it right.

Following this. 3.88W, 1250, 5 APs, DC catholic. Similar list to the above with more reachy schools: UVA, Wisco, Tulane, Clemson, Miami, Richmond. Non-STEM major.

Your child is clearly not average, but you are since you don't know how to read. What do you think bragging about your child is going to get you on a thread like this? yay, we know your kid is smart and you are rich, so what? We don't care. B_ch.

This thread is for average students not severely cognitive impaired and emotionally disturbed people like you.


There is no school that has only exactly average students.

Average SAT is 1070 in MD and 1150 in VA, and 1180 in Fairfax.

1250 is a bit higher, but is the median SAT for 4-year college students.

3.88W is a solid B GPA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thank you for doing this thread. I tried last year and it ended up developing into a thread for kids with high stats.

Would love if this thread can keep at a ceiling of 3.5W and 1200 SAT ish. Would be helpful for so many.

Ithaca
UMW
Elon
Ursinus

But where does the kid with the 3.3UW 1450 SAT belong?

Get them tested for ADHD.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 3.4 and 1200 sat Fcps dc is looking at:

Jmu
Cnu
Longwood
Vcu
Pitt
Penn state
Elon
Tennessee
College of Charleston
U South Carolina
Indiana
U Mary Washington
Lafayette, Susquehanna Gettysburg

Goal is to be under $60k after merit aid. Some of these are more reaches than others. Do does not know their major yet but likely not stem.

This is a very good list. You are doing it right.

Following this. 3.88W, 1250, 5 APs, DC catholic. Similar list to the above with more reachy schools: UVA, Wisco, Tulane, Clemson, Miami, Richmond. Non-STEM major.

Your child is clearly not average, but you are since you don't know how to read. What do you think bragging about your child is going to get you on a thread like this? yay, we know your kid is smart and you are rich, so what? We don't care. B_ch.

This thread is for average students not severely cognitive impaired and emotionally disturbed people like you.


There is no school that has only exactly average students.

Average SAT is 1070 in MD and 1150 in VA, and 1180 in Fairfax.

1250 is a bit higher, but is the median SAT for 4-year college students.

3.88W is a solid B GPA.

Out public high school has a 1300 average. I think most of the kids that take it multiple times are high stat kids who are trying to get a high score. Other kids take it once, like my kid, and are done. If you aren't close to getting a 1300 they don't bother taking it again.

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Bump. Any new school suggestions?

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Anonymous wrote:add iowa and oregon state. great stem programs

I don't understand sending an average student thousands of miles away to go to an average out of state school. Though I guess if someone in one of those states is reading the this board, there you go

Because it’s almost impossible to get into UMCP as an average student from MCPS. Going thousands of miles to a state flagship from a less competitive state makes much more sense the UMBC for a stem degree. I wish Maryland had better in state options.

UMBC is fine.

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Mine is in the category. Pitt and Penn state seem like reaches, but there are many md and Va schools that fit this bill.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m the OP, I used average and B as a guide, it’s impossible to cover all the various factors. My own is at a rigorous private (not dcum), has a B average, all honors and AP classes, 98% SAT test score, but is bottom half of rank. She’s applying to average schools, not interested in reaches, does better in a less intense environment.

DD graduated a couple years ago in the middle of her prestigious private and also had high test scores that didn’t match her GPA.
We were told that colleges would look at her and see a “lazy” kid who can do the work (based on test scores) but chose not to. In actuality, she has ADHD - just couldn’t seem to get her stuff turned in on time. By the time we figured it all out, it was too late to fix her GPA. She also wanted a low-pressure environment. She ended up applying to a few Colleges that Change Lives schools as well as other SLACs with a 30-40% acceptance rate. She got into many with merit aid. We’re thinking the test score was helpful for the merit.

Same, diagnosed in high school. Still working on executive function skills and learning how to study. We think a school with more experiential learning focus will be better for her.

NP here with another average student. We have also thought about experiential learning schools but outside of a few military academies, we have no clue where to look. Do you mind naming some of these schools? (It doesn’t help that my kid wants to go to a big southern school that has now become out of reach for kids like him).