Target and Safety schools for above average but not top stats kid?

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Anonymous wrote:People are commenting Elon and UMiami when the original poster said northeast not southeast ...

Typical DCUM posters. Somebody will suggest University of Tasmania before it’s over.

DH went there! Great choice for marine science. 😉

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What state do you live in?

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UDenver

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William & Mary, UVM

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Anonymous wrote:Unless he has near perfect test scores he sounds pretty average to me.

I was going to say he sounds better than above average. Funny how your own kid’s high school skews your idea of what is average or above average or top stats!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Unless he has near perfect test scores he sounds pretty average to me.

I was going to say he sounds better than above average. Funny how your own kid’s high school skews your idea of what is average or above average or top stats!

+1

If the student goes to a rigorous school or maybe a competitive private school where As are not the norm, they're definitely above average.

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Anonymous wrote:Unless he has near perfect test scores he sounds pretty average to me.

Which is what most people—by definition—are.

And that is absolutely fine. He is obviously a bright and engaged student who will have many options to choose from.

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Anonymous wrote:People are commenting Elon and UMiami when the original poster said northeast not southeast ...

Sizes are all over the map too!

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Has he visited Franklin and Marshall Or Dickinson? Smaller than his ideal but perhaps to his liking?

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UMass. Providence. Delaware.

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Also Marist and Bryant.

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Anonymous wrote:Not a lot of rigor there, so when you see average unweighted GPAs for any school, figure his as lower.

I mean, 6-7 AP classes is all some high schools have. So for all we know, this is a super rigorous courseload.

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Anonymous wrote:People are commenting Elon and UMiami when the original poster said northeast not southeast ...

OP said “Mid Atlantic,” which can include North Carolina.

I agree Elon is worth a look for this student.

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CW Post is where a lot of rich mediocre kids go.

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Anonymous wrote:Santa Clara
Loyola Marymount
Bucknell
Miami
Fordham

Santa Clara has gotten a lot harder now that Apple pulls from there for CS & Finance. In California, they've become more of a reach for traditional high achieving students, because admissions has gotten a bit whackey.
Miami is very difficult to get into in general, even for a top stats student.

Yes AND... the profile of the kids currently enrolled is exactly the OPs kid. There aren't hundreds of 12 APs and 1560s running around Santa Clara and Miami.