Are we headed for trade school?

[Anonymous]

What is wrong with trade school?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:So this board has me so freaked out for my DD. She is junior this year at a MCPS “W” school. Honest to goodness, after reading stats of kids who are t getting into schools with near perfect test scores and grades and ECs, I am wondering what her chances will be to gain acceptance to schools

Her Stats are 1300 and 4.61 W and 3.97 UW.

Tell me where your child was accepted with similar stats! Give me hope!

Based on academic trend, my VA sophomore will likely end HS with a 4.0 WEIGHTED GPA but a much higher SAT (he's already at 1500). What's in store for him, if your DD has to go trade school? He's male (obv.) and Asian to boot! McDonald's academy?

Send him to Europe.

Indian American cousins attended Edinburgh and LSE after striking out at t20s and ended up with way better experiences than you get at most t20s

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just apply to at least 4-6 schools with 80%+ acceptance rates. Many are fabulous schools where she will do great. She’ll be fine.

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Anonymous wrote:Is she fit and cute?

Nothing wrong with becoming an auto mechanic or cnc operator or gardener, having a side business as a fitness/yoga instructor.

She can have a good trade job and also use her looks to do influencer stuff on the side.

DP. OF is the only trade school "Fit and cute" girls need. On the job training with immediate customer feedback! Good to be female, I guess.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So this board has me so freaked out for my DD. She is junior this year at a MCPS “W” school. Honest to goodness, after reading stats of kids who are t getting into schools with near perfect test scores and grades and ECs, I am wondering what her chances will be to gain acceptance to schools

Her Stats are 1300 and 4.61 W and 3.97 UW.

Tell me where your child was accepted with similar stats! Give me hope!

Based on academic trend, my VA sophomore will likely end HS with a 4.0 WEIGHTED GPA but a much higher SAT (he's already at 1500). What's in store for him, if your DD has to go trade school? He's male (obv.) and Asian to boot! McDonald's academy?

Send him to Europe.

Indian American cousins attended Edinburgh and LSE after striking out at t20s and ended up with way better experiences than you get at most t20s

I'm having similar thoughts, but wondering about re-insertion back into the US, either for employment or grad school. European undergrad programs are 3 years. Do US grad schools accept those?

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. Seriously. Half her friends have 1400s, 1500s. And I just read on this board that folks are not getting into Maryland Honors with 1580 SAT scores? Huh? In my day, this was the Ivy League.

Is that so terrible, to not be in MD Honors? Also, I don't know what that is Sorry, new to this.

Nobody said not being in Honors at UMD or going to trade school is. OP is just astonished that there are so many kids with such great stats who aren’t getting into their choice of school. I get it. It’s sobering g to read these posts. One would think no one goes to college with all of the nervousness and stress.

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Anonymous wrote:So this board has me so freaked out for my DD. She is junior this year at a MCPS “W” school. Honest to goodness, after reading stats of kids who are t getting into schools with near perfect test scores and grades and ECs, I am wondering what her chances will be to gain acceptance to schools

Her Stats are 1300 and 4.61 W and 3.97 UW.

Tell me where your child was accepted with similar stats! Give me hope!

I'd definitely focus on improving SAT score. Her GPAs are fine for UMD. SAT isn't.

[Anonymous]

Actually, the military would be better. It would give her the opportunity to get away from you. She's doing fantastic.

[Anonymous]

There are always schools like JMU.

People seem to like JMU lol

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So this board has me so freaked out for my DD. She is junior this year at a MCPS “W” school. Honest to goodness, after reading stats of kids who are t getting into schools with near perfect test scores and grades and ECs, I am wondering what her chances will be to gain acceptance to schools

Her Stats are 1300 and 4.61 W and 3.97 UW.

Tell me where your child was accepted with similar stats! Give me hope!

Based on academic trend, my VA sophomore will likely end HS with a 4.0 WEIGHTED GPA but a much higher SAT (he's already at 1500). What's in store for him, if your DD has to go trade school? He's male (obv.) and Asian to boot! McDonald's academy?

Send him to Europe.

Indian American cousins attended Edinburgh and LSE after striking out at t20s and ended up with way better experiences than you get at most t20s

Coincidentally, I JUST talked to him about Europe this afternoon! What program of study do your cousins (I'm assuming it's more than one person) do in England? What's the program of study (for the non LSE cousin)?

[Anonymous]

Everyone who wants to go to college can. Every May NACAC puts out a list of all the colleges still accepting applications and there are solid schools on that list, although generally smaller schools.

I have no idea if OP's DD is competitive for UMD but she's certainly competitive for other nearby flagships that also give merit aid for OOS students -- Delaware and West VA come to mind. Plus plenty of other MD state schools like St. Mary's.

People stress about a very, very small segment of colleges and it's ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

St. Mary's College of MD. It's a lovely little school!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Everyone who wants to go to college can. Every May NACAC puts out a list of all the colleges still accepting applications and there are solid schools on that list, although generally smaller schools.

I have no idea if OP's DD is competitive for UMD but she's certainly competitive for other nearby flagships that also give merit aid for OOS students -- Delaware and West VA come to mind. Plus plenty of other MD state schools like St. Mary's.

People stress about a very, very small segment of colleges and it's ridiculous.

"Her Stats are 1300 and 4.61 W and 3.97 UW. "

She's absolutely competitive to UMD! All she has to do is work on the SAT (or take the ACT). Plenty of time between now and next October to do that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Everyone who wants to go to college can. Every May NACAC puts out a list of all the colleges still accepting applications and there are solid schools on that list, although generally smaller schools.

I have no idea if OP's DD is competitive for UMD but she's certainly competitive for other nearby flagships that also give merit aid for OOS students -- Delaware and West VA come to mind. Plus plenty of other MD state schools like St. Mary's.

People stress about a very, very small segment of colleges and it's ridiculous.

"Her Stats are 1300 and 4.61 W and 3.97 UW. "

She's absolutely competitive to UMD! All she has to do is work on the SAT (or take the ACT). Plenty of time between now and next October to do that.

Yes, she definitely is but some schools seem really unpredictable. Absolutely work on SAT/ACT prep but also spend time finding less competitive schools that you might love. Then, you have options. A kid with these stats seems to often apply to UMD as a safety and then a bunch of very highly selective (aka highly rejective) schools test optional and then surprised to have only UMD as a choice. UMD is great but a wave of rejections and the feeling like you aren't make a final decision can be depressing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So this board has me so freaked out for my DD. She is junior this year at a MCPS “W” school. Honest to goodness, after reading stats of kids who are t getting into schools with near perfect test scores and grades and ECs, I am wondering what her chances will be to gain acceptance to schools

Her Stats are 1300 and 4.61 W and 3.97 UW.

Tell me where your child was accepted with similar stats! Give me hope!

Based on academic trend, my VA sophomore will likely end HS with a 4.0 WEIGHTED GPA but a much higher SAT (he's already at 1500). What's in store for him, if your DD has to go trade school? He's male (obv.) and Asian to boot! McDonald's academy?

Send him to Europe.

Indian American cousins attended Edinburgh and LSE after striking out at t20s and ended up with way better experiences than you get at most t20s

I'm having similar thoughts, but wondering about re-insertion back into the US, either for employment or grad school. European undergrad programs are 3 years. Do US grad schools accept those?

Yes. Edinburgh and Lse are extremely respected and a known quantity. Though to be fair Edinburgh is 4 years (Scotland is 4 years not 3 like in the south) and a ton of Lse kids pick up a masters degree And stay another year or two so you end up on the same time line as American grads for international jobs

One got a job at FAMANG and one got a job at a bulge bracket bank — both in nyc.