Help me come up with schools to visit

[Anonymous]

Am trying to start school visits earlier with my second kid, as we waited too long with my first. What are some possible schools for a kid with a 3.5 UW but all the hardest classes, 1550 SAT, decent extracurriculars but nothing outstanding. White male from McPS.

I know 3.5 is not considered very good from MCPS but not sure what types of schools would be realistic. Engineering is a possibility or other STEM—still not really sure.

Thanks.

[Anonymous]

Does he want a big or small school? Urban or rural? Close to home or far from home?

[Anonymous]

And what kind of vibe is he looking for? If he could design his own peer group, what types of kids would be in it, and in what amounts?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Am trying to start school visits earlier with my second kid, as we waited too long with my first. What are some possible schools for a kid with a 3.5 UW but all the hardest classes, 1550 SAT, decent extracurriculars but nothing outstanding. White male from McPS.

I know 3.5 is not considered very good from MCPS but not sure what types of schools would be realistic. Engineering is a possibility or other STEM—still not really sure.

Thanks.

Why should anyone do that for you when that is what a college counselor is for?

[Anonymous]

PA tour - Lafayette, Lehigh, Villanova, Pitt and Drexel.

CA - Santa Clara, San Jose State, UCSC, San Diego State, USD, LMU

Upstate NY - University of Rochester, RPI, RIT

NY area- NYU, Fordham, Stevens Institute

Mass - U Mass Amherst, WPI, Wentworth, BU, NEU

Midwest - Rose Hulman, Purdue, Wisconsin, Ohio, UIUC, Boulder, University of Denver

[Anonymous]

VT

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Am trying to start school visits earlier with my second kid, as we waited too long with my first. What are some possible schools for a kid with a 3.5 UW but all the hardest classes, 1550 SAT, decent extracurriculars but nothing outstanding. White male from McPS.

I know 3.5 is not considered very good from MCPS but not sure what types of schools would be realistic. Engineering is a possibility or other STEM—still not really sure.

Thanks.

Why should anyone do that for you when that is what a college counselor is for?

Good grief.

Why should you care if posters share ideas with OP?

Go away.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Am trying to start school visits earlier with my second kid, as we waited too long with my first. What are some possible schools for a kid with a 3.5 UW but all the hardest classes, 1550 SAT, decent extracurriculars but nothing outstanding. White male from McPS.

I know 3.5 is not considered very good from MCPS but not sure what types of schools would be realistic. Engineering is a possibility or other STEM—still not really sure.

Thanks.

Why should anyone do that for you when that is what a college counselor is for?

Why are you even on this message board? It’s a college forum and an appropriate place for parents to seek input and suggestions. Move along if this isn’t for you. Sheesh!

[Anonymous]

Just because local schools are easy to tour, I would start there.
For engineering, I would visit UMBC and Catholic as well as UMD.

[Anonymous]

In-state, OOS or both?

[Anonymous]

3.5 GPA. Ouch.

[Anonymous]

I’d focus on narrowing down preferences. Visit a large school and a small one. A city, suburban and more rural. A state u, SLAC, etc. once you know they type of school you’re looking for, that will help.

[Anonymous]

UMBC

[Anonymous]

I know some mcps kids in this GPA ballpark in at Virginia Tech for engineering. In state would be UMBC, UMD unlikely. Also try, UVM, UMass, WPI, RIT, RHIT. U Cincy,WVU/ODU for likely. Manhattan or York College for likely LAC with engineering. Maybe Lehigh as a reach.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:3.5 GPA. Ouch.

Shut up