Where do average students land?
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Anonymous
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My DC is like this, 3.5 weighted GPA in Fairfax County, 8 APs and a 1200 SAT. They are a test optional senior at most schools and considered a variety of reach, target and likely schools:
Jmu UmW Cnu Delaware Pitt Penn state SC TN Loyola MD College of Charleston U Tampa Indiana Michigan State St Joes Xavier Fordham CU Boulder Syracuse They didn’t apply to all of these but have several acceptances from the list above. Look at the FB page for “colleges for awesomely average students”, our kids are at the top of the list for that group but it has some more grounded ideas for schools than the DCUM crowd where everyone seems to be chasing an Ivy League school. |
Anonymous
| Also, for Indiana, for example, they did not apply to the business school, which is very competitive, they just applied to a different program, which is much more available, especially out of state. They agreed not to apply to business for the schools where that was very competitive or a reach. |
Anonymous
Clemson and UTK have acceptance rates in the 30s. They have become increasingly hard to get into. |
Anonymous
Depends on if you want/need aid. If aid is needed then you are looking at regional publics and less competitive privates. If aid isn't needed then it is possible to get into some OOS publics, like Penn State. |
Anonymous
I'd add that an SAT score of 1300 helps a lot. Most average kids don't have one that they are submitting which limits their choices because some merit requires an SAT score. Also, 8 AP classes is pretty good. |
Anonymous
Came to say this. Their alums seem to have had a great experience and all the ones I know have very good jobs. |
Anonymous
PP here with the 3.5 wgpa kid. Even from Va, and with their best foot forward, I don’t think dc is getting into JMU. I’m betting waitlist, just because it’s gotten so competitive lately. Jmu’s applications have doubled in the past 3-4 years. They don’t accept many off the waitlist either. We shall find out soon enough, early action comes out in the next week or so! |
Anonymous
I doubt getting into Clemson or Tennessee out of state. Not sure about Auburn, but would doubt it, too. |
Anonymous
| Sounds like my DS. Ended up at Loyola MD with great merit aid. He also got into these schools- Duquesne, St Mary’s of MD, UMBC, St Joe’s, La Salle, Seton Hall, Manhattan, Drexel, Scranton. |
Anonymous
| JMU, Delaware,VCU, |
Anonymous
Virginia has a range of state schools. They go to the ones that are not VT, UVA or W&M |
Anonymous
Fairfield ? |
Anonymous
NP here. Is your son currently at Loyola now? Heading to the admitted students' day soon with my child, who also got great merit. How does your son like it? |
Anonymous
My DD is very similar to your son (though her GPA is higher) and so far, she's in at Fordham, Loyola Maryland, Duquesne, Dayton, Seton Hall, Hofstra, and Mary Washington, with a deferral at Case Western. |
Anonymous
+1 Remember that there are kids with no honors or AP classes with the same GPAuw, and your kid is in a league above that due to the rigor of the class schedule. You can't go by GPA alone. |