Safeties for weighted 3.5 gpa and no test scores?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:what if we only wanted pay 15K/yr? would that even be possible? we're in VA.

that would pretty much eliminate anything out of state.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:do you have naviance? I feel like naviance would be very useful for these schools

One difficulty is not knowing if shown scores were submitted

+1
I am having great difficulty with Naviance since it doesn't show the results from test optional students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:what if we only wanted pay 15K/yr? would that even be possible? we're in VA.

that would pretty much eliminate anything out of state.

any of these possible at $15/yr in state?

CNU
JMU
U Mary Washington

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:what if we only wanted pay 15K/yr? would that even be possible? we're in VA.

that would pretty much eliminate anything out of state.

any of these possible at $15/yr in state?

CNU
JMU
U Mary Washington

Income's going to matter, and yours is probably too high. Check out IPEDS's Net Price menu option.

"Full-time beginning undergraduate students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate and were awarded Title IV aid by income."

CNU -
AVERAGE NET PRICE BY INCOME,2017-2018,2018-2019,2019-2020
$0 – $30,000,$16,825,$16,529,$15,862
$30,001 – $48,000,$17,284,$17,522,$15,990
$48,001 – $75,000,$20,581,$22,134,$21,165
$75,001 – $110,000,$24,582,$26,659,$26,574
$110,001 and more,$28,085,$29,094,$30,067

JMU
AVERAGE NET PRICE BY INCOME,2017-2018,2018-2019,2019-2020
$0 – $30,000,$13,426,$14,196,$14,288
$30,001 – $48,000,$15,052,$15,726,$14,985
$48,001 – $75,000,$18,412,$19,843,$19,216
$75,001 – $110,000,$24,050,$24,274,$24,471
$110,001 and more,$25,676,$26,536,$27,196

Mary Washington
AVERAGE NET PRICE BY INCOME,2017-2018,2018-2019,2019-2020
$0 – $30,000,$12,505,$12,988,$14,589
$30,001 – $48,000,$14,190,$14,997,$16,459
$48,001 – $75,000,$20,761,$19,203,$19,728
$75,001 – $110,000,$25,521,$26,181,$27,339
$110,001 and more,$26,308,$27,127,$28,327

I think UVA-Wise is the cheapest state school by a considerable margin.

AVERAGE NET PRICE BY INCOME,2017-2018,2018-2019,2019-2020
$0 – $30,000,$8,034,$9,266,$8,418
$30,001 – $48,000,$8,069,$9,227,$8,822
$48,001 – $75,000,$10,376,$9,695,$10,310
$75,001 – $110,000,$11,596,$11,527,$12,713
$110,001 and more,$13,792,$16,608,$16,589

Honestly, I suggest having the kid to live at home, take two years at NVCC, and then if your kid has a decent GPA, use the auto-admit to get into a four year state school. This also allows for a stackable cert and a better exit path in case college doesn't work out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:do you have naviance? I feel like naviance would be very useful for these schools

One difficulty is not knowing if shown scores were submitted

+1
I am having great difficulty with Naviance since it doesn't show the results from test optional students.

Plus, the info doesn’t seem to be accurate.

My kid has a lot of older friends currently in college. We’re seeing scattergrams that show zero acceptances at schools where he knows kids from his school currently attend.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My child with a slightly higher gpa and no test scores is applying to many of the schools mentioned in this thread and considered a few of the others. It’s a decent list. I would also recommend Naviance so you can see how your child stacks up against others who got in. Don’t worry about what’s not on the Scattergram. Look at how many kids are accepted each year and whether your kids gpa falls above or below the midpoint.

3.5 is consistently below midpoint which is why I’m asking where else to look.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:what if we only wanted pay 15K/yr? would that even be possible? we're in VA.

Very generally, 15k is about the cost of room and board alone at many schools. You'd be looking for full tuition to be covered by financial aid (try the school's Net Price Calculator) or merit scholarship - would need a full tuition scholarship.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:do you have naviance? I feel like naviance would be very useful for these schools

One difficulty is not knowing if shown scores were submitted

+1
I am having great difficulty with Naviance since it doesn't show the results from test optional students.

To clarify this, Naviance DOES show the results if the student had a score, but it does not indicate that the student did not submit the score. This has always been the case, as even before test optional, students might have both SAT and ACT and only submitted the better one, but their data point would still show up on the scattergram for the test they did not submit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:what if we only wanted pay 15K/yr? would that even be possible? we're in VA.

that would pretty much eliminate anything out of state.

any of these possible at $15/yr in state?

CNU
JMU
U Mary Washington

Use the Net Price Calculators to find out if they'd give you enough need-based aid.

https://cnu.edu/financialaid/calculator/npcalc.htm
https://www.jmu.edu/financialaid/calculators/undergraduate.shtml
https://adminfinance.umw.edu/umwstatic/financialaid/NetPriceCalculator/npcalc.htm

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:do you have naviance? I feel like naviance would be very useful for these schools

One difficulty is not knowing if shown scores were submitted

+1
I am having great difficulty with Naviance since it doesn't show the results from test optional students.

Plus, the info doesn’t seem to be accurate.

My kid has a lot of older friends currently in college. We’re seeing scattergrams that show zero acceptances at schools where he knows kids from his school currently attend.

Most high schools use minimum settings so that if there are too few data points, they will not be displayed, to avoid people being identified.

Plus, sometimes just not accurate for whatever reason, as Naviance relies on students or counselors to input results.

[Anonymous]

With the financial concerns and the grades, maybe NoVA for 2 years and then transfer to school of choice in VA?

[Anonymous]

Bump

[Anonymous]

How about the small LAC's in Virginia? Shenandoah, Lynchburg, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How about the small LAC's in Virginia? Shenandoah, Lynchburg, etc.

My opinion is that they will give merit to match public but aren’t going to go much lower.

[Anonymous]

Radford?