B-student - suggestions for mid-size colleges?

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Santa Clara? UVM? Villanova as reach?

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Anonymous wrote:Come on ... is a 3.7/1350 kid really even a B student? That's a very strong profile.

I think he will get into JMU. Maybe VT. I agree with the Syracuse suggestion. Toss in Penn State, St. Joe's and Temple.

Sorry, I should have been clearer. I mean 3.7 weighted GPA. I don't think that is very strong for FCPS.

Thanks, like Syracuse, St Joe's, Providence. Anyone know Fairfield or Loyola Baltimore?

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Anonymous wrote:Come on ... is a 3.7/1350 kid really even a B student? That's a very strong profile.

Yeah, the title of the subject and actual GPA don’t line up. This is more of an A-/B+ student!

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Anonymous wrote:Univ Dayton. Tons of merit, very loyal alumni, big sports school for basketball.

Go, Flyers! My son is a junior at Univ of Dayton. Received a lot of merit, which made it equal to the cost of an in-state school (we're in Maryland), very loyal alumni, and the basketball team was in the NCAA Tournament this year. And if he wants to participate in sports, there's a very active and varied intramural sports program.

Around 8,000 undergrads and a very nice and manageable campus.

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Anonymous wrote:Come on ... is a 3.7/1350 kid really even a B student? That's a very strong profile.

I think he will get into JMU. Maybe VT. I agree with the Syracuse suggestion. Toss in Penn State, St. Joe's and Temple.

I think she’s saying 3.7 weighted, in which case, VT, Syracuse, Penn State aren’t happening, and JMU is a reach.

OP, please clarify weighted vs unweighted.

I suggest Marquette, Towson, West Virginia University.

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Anonymous wrote:What about Radford? It’s close enough to VT that lots of students attend VT events.

Radford average GPA is 3.4 and has an 85% acceptance rate. I think this kid can reach higher!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Come on ... is a 3.7/1350 kid really even a B student? That's a very strong profile.

I think he will get into JMU. Maybe VT. I agree with the Syracuse suggestion. Toss in Penn State, St. Joe's and Temple.

I think she’s saying 3.7 weighted, in which case, VT, Syracuse, Penn State aren’t happening, and JMU is a reach.

OP, please clarify weighted vs unweighted.

I suggest Marquette, Towson, West Virginia University.

yes, weighted. Is JMU really a reach?! It doesn't look like it from Naviance.

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My kid got into Vtech with slightly lower stats. Going to JMU .

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What about Radford? It’s close enough to VT that lots of students attend VT events.

Radford average GPA is 3.4 and has an 85% acceptance rate. I think this kid can reach higher!

Christopher Newport or Mary Washington?

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Anonymous wrote:My kid got into Vtech with slightly lower stats. Going to JMU .

Wow, cool to see someone who got into VT pick JMU. My kid will probably do the same. Why did they choose JMU?

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Anonymous wrote:Clarkson, St. Lawrence, Union, Providence.

+1 on Clarkson. He should look at the Engineering and Management major (E&M).

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Fairfield, Trinity, GW, Elon....

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UVM, Syracuse

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Anonymous wrote:Come on ... is a 3.7/1350 kid really even a B student? That's a very strong profile.

I think he will get into JMU. Maybe VT. I agree with the Syracuse suggestion. Toss in Penn State, St. Joe's and Temple.

It’s amazing how low stress the college search can be if you’re aiming for non T50. My DS’s list for next year most selective college admits more than 1/3 of applicants. Most are at or near 50. Some 75-80. And he’d be happy at any of them.

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Anonymous wrote:Come on ... is a 3.7/1350 kid really even a B student? That's a very strong profile.

I think he will get into JMU. Maybe VT. I agree with the Syracuse suggestion. Toss in Penn State, St. Joe's and Temple.

+1

In what world is a 3.7/1350 kid a "B-" student? Especially one that has taken Calc BC. What was his grade in that class? Any C's on his transcript?

If he is open to larger universities, it will open many options up (VT, Syracuse, Indiana, Penn State, Delaware, Uconn, plus Alabama, Michigan State as safeties).

For smaller/mid-size, Elon, Providence, Ithaca, Marquette. Gonzaga. It's hard getting mid size that have strong sports, so look to some of the jesuit schools for that.