Where did your average (3.25-ish) student go to college?

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Is JMU an option for average kids?


D's FCPS school counselor said she needs a 3.5 GPA



Seriously? my daughter in mcps school is 3.3 (weighted 3.9) and 1230 sat, not one red x near her little blue head on Naviance

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Appalachian State (~3.3 gpa, SAT 1210)

in-state or OOS?

OOS

[Anonymous]

Gozanga University

[Anonymous]

GMU

[Anonymous]

3.3 unweighted, 3.65 weighted, SAT 1330

Accepted:
Syracuse
Marist
Texas Christian
Clemson
JMU

Rejected:
Lafayette (ED)
American
George Washington
Elon

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Anonymous wrote:Honest response, a lot of people here recommend the book and non-profit organization Colleges That Change Lives.

Excuse me while I vomit. An "average" student isn't going to get a lot of merit aid from a CTCL school, so they'll be paying for freight or close for a second tier private education at a school no one's ever heard of. Oh, and it's not a "non-profit organization" -- it's a marketing gimmick.

Way too many CTCL boosters on this forum

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Boulder, penn state, Ohio state, Indiana, Arizona state, u if AZ, u of South Carolina, auburn, ole miss, Alabama, TN, MN, i of Iowa, Michigan State, Marquette (WI) miami U (Ohio) , AU, GMU, Rollins, Elon, High point, Furman, Pitt, Wooster, Lawrence , Gettysburg, Hobart William Smith, Syracuse, Fordham, u of Delaware, U of Rhode Island, u Mass, trinity, Connecticut College, u of NE, st. Thomas (MN) u of Montana, u Of Utah, u of WY, u of Washington, u of Oregon, Gonzaga,

[Anonymous]

Also Lewis and Clark, Baylor, possibly TCU, NC Schools other than chapel hill; gustavus, u of San Fran , hood college

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Anonymous wrote:My DC has 3.2 and looking in the DMV. DC was admitted to McDaniel, Goucher, Stevenson, Hood College, Marymount U, Catholic U, Roanoke College. DC received merit money from all of those.

tell us more pls

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:One admissions counsellor said kids with high test scores and low grades make them very cautious, because whatever is causing the kid not to do well is likely to continue in college
At least the hard worker, despite low test scores seems to have figured out how to achieve despite possible shortcomings.

Yes, this is my biggest fear about DC in college. DC has always been like this (very capable, but minimal effort), so I'm afraid this won't change much in college. Going to have to choose very carefully.

I think the solution is for your son to go to a fun, nonselective school where he can have some kind of academic/organizational coach and belong to a great fraternity.

The world is mostly by C+ college students who knew how to organize a great kegger.

+100 school with a business school, recruiting, and strong frat networking.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:One admissions counsellor said kids with high test scores and low grades make them very cautious, because whatever is causing the kid not to do well is likely to continue in college
At least the hard worker, despite low test scores seems to have figured out how to achieve despite possible shortcomings.

Yes, this is my biggest fear about DC in college. DC has always been like this (very capable, but minimal effort), so I'm afraid this won't change much in college. Going to have to choose very carefully.

Well you have to pick the best college for this, but another idea is to really start focusing on what kind of job or career he wants. Really tie that to internships he can do over the summer, majors, and clubs or research he can do during the school year. I would try to connect college with his self interest and specific future. Lots of kids for example who hate school end up doing great in sales. That’s a different skill set than courses and tests, But they can have good internships and get involved with activities that will help them launch.

Agree with this. My friends with a smart slacker son who barely graduated from college joined the Air Force and went to flight school and fell in love with flying. He graduated first in his class and had his pick of assignments. You need to find the thing that they love (or at least enjoy).

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Anonymous wrote:Virginia Tech.

You are behind the times. You can’t even get into Va tech with a 1500 SAT and 4.3.

Family friend with 1600 SAT out of TJ didn’t get in. It is wild these days.

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Wake Forest

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wake Forest

What reality are you living in?

[Anonymous]

University of Iowa