C- and 3.3 GPA in freshman

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If money is no object apply to all of the Univ of California colleges. They don't look at your freshman grades during freshman or senior years. Given all of the negative publicity they are facing now is a great time for an OOS student to apply.

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Roll Tide

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Anonymous wrote:Thanks everyone for your comments. Really appreciate it. DC says he will work hard next year and would try get As. DC is smart but not focused. I will be happy if DC gets into instate schools W&M & VT

I think W&M would be a big reach and tough with that GPA. VT and JMU are certainly possible (Tech admission can really depend on major). You may also want to consider UMW, VCU, and CNU for in-state.

UDel and Pitt are possible OOS options. This student will still have plenty of solid colleges to choose from. Just be realistic and apply widely to a range of schools. It’s great that he’s shown improvement and an upward trajectory!

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Anonymous wrote:I think the UCs also don’t consider freshman year grades?

I don’t think this is true anymore unless you are FGLI Hispanic.

UCs require a C or higher in A-G classes regardless of demographic. If the C- was in one of the classes that meets the A-G then no UC will take them. The state audits and several years ago caught Cal admitting students who were staff kids/friends of AO, donor kids and other shady connections who weren’t qualified. The only reason the state caught Cal doing this was because those kids didn’t have a C or above in all A-G. I’m sure there were plenty of non qualified admits who weren’t hidden by “holistic” but if you don’t meet the basic eligibility the state can catch the university.

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Anonymous wrote:If money is no object apply to all of the Univ of California colleges. They don't look at your freshman grades during freshman or senior years. Given all of the negative publicity they are facing now is a great time for an OOS student to apply.

OP, are the grades weighted or unweighted? Could he retake the C- course this summer in an accredited community college? He doesn’t have to retake the exact course especially if he has gotten As in the next courses in the series but if he takes a course in the A-G category where he got the C- then that would go further with UC.

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Anonymous wrote:Thanks everyone for your comments. Really appreciate it. DC says he will work hard next year and would try get As. DC is smart but not focused. I will be happy if DC gets into instate schools W&M & VT

If DC is male and shows appropriate interest, then EDs to W&M with strong test scores they might have a shot. Non-engineering and non-business to VT is also a possibility.

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Anonymous wrote:I think the UCs also don’t consider freshman year grades?

I heard this also. Might also be the case at Stanford, although Stanford is a hard admit unless your kid is a recruited athlete.

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Only 9th grade and your child has ruined his prospects forever. It's on the permanent record now. HYP off the table. Forget about Bucknell. Chipotle and Burger King are the targets, with Panera a reach.

UChicago a solid safety though if you apply ED.

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Ok, first of all the California posters need to go away. OP is from Virginia. This is a DMV focused website. Their kid is not going to go to a UC. Full stop.

Why do all of you just insist on polluting this website with all of your California bullshit!? Your state has 50 million people, surely you can find another website that is actually focused on you?

Second, with this student‘s GPA there is zero chance they are getting into William and Mary and it is highly unlikely they will get into Virginia Tech as well. They need to look at other schools in Virginia, but fortunately there are many good ones.

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Anonymous wrote:Ok, first of all the California posters need to go away. OP is from Virginia. This is a DMV focused website. Their kid is not going to go to a UC. Full stop.

Why do all of you just insist on polluting this website with all of your California bullshit!? Your state has 50 million people, surely you can find another website that is actually focused on you?

Second, with this student‘s GPA there is zero chance they are getting into William and Mary and it is highly unlikely they will get into Virginia Tech as well. They need to look at other schools in Virginia, but fortunately there are many good ones.

STFU.

We are a VA family and each of our kids has seriously considered schools in CA, including UCs. And they each have several HS friends who went out to CA - Stanford, Cal, UCLA, USC, UCSB, etc.

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It’s fine that other students like the UC system, but this parent seems more interested in VA in-state options.

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Anonymous wrote:Ok, first of all the California posters need to go away. OP is from Virginia. This is a DMV focused website. Their kid is not going to go to a UC. Full stop.

Why do all of you just insist on polluting this website with all of your California bullshit!? Your state has 50 million people, surely you can find another website that is actually focused on you?

Second, with this student‘s GPA there is zero chance they are getting into William and Mary and it is highly unlikely they will get into Virginia Tech as well. They need to look at other schools in Virginia, but fortunately there are many good ones.

STFU.

We are a VA family and each of our kids has seriously considered schools in CA, including UCs. And they each have several HS friends who went out to CA - Stanford, Cal, UCLA, USC, UCSB, etc.

Agree,this poster is unhinged, geez. A B- I can see, but a C- is tough unless there is a reason to write about in additional info section or counselor will write in his/her letter. Some privates that are very rigorous or have older teachers that are set in their ways and are crazy graders are called out in the counselor letter. Again, this is a rigorous private with reputation for strong academics, and taking one particular class is known for max rigor (non DMV private).

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Anonymous wrote:DC has C- and 3.3 GPA in freshman, but did better in Sophomore and Junior years..3.85 and 3.9 in respective year. In your experience, how will this hurt admission chances in top 50 schools?

For a boy, with a good narrative about overcoming the stuggles freshman year and succeeding since, I'd target SLACs in the 10 (or 15?) -50 range.

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Are those GPAs weighted or unweighted?

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Anonymous wrote:Zero chance. AIM lower.

oh jeez disagree. Better to be on upward trend. Also would give reasons for jump in additional information area