Which colleges are the B students going to top Arlington/Fairfax high schools?

[Anonymous]

Why does this just focus on VA schools. Aren't B students going elsewhere?

[Anonymous]

Remember this article?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/11/AR2008041104052.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Remember this article?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/11/AR2008041104052.html

Yeah- I think it's some parents wishful thinking that their B kid is getting into JMU.
If they do something extraordinary. Like audition for school of music and get in, or play a sport.... B is probably fine. Aside from that I think it's a good idea to expand the college search. Lots of good options if you want stay in state.

[Anonymous]

Actually, A students are going to Tech for certain things, like Engineering. Tech has a very good and very selective Engineering program.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Remember this article?
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/11/AR2008041104052.html

Yeah- I think it's some parents wishful thinking that their B kid is getting into JMU.
If they do something extraordinary. Like audition for school of music and get in, or play a sport.... B is probably fine. Aside from that I think it's a good idea to expand the college search. Lots of good options if you want stay in state.

Some B/B+ kids get into JMU. Others don't. It would not be a good "safety school" choice, in 2008 or today, for a kid who only had a 3.0 in 9th and 10th grade, regardless of SAT scores.

[Anonymous]

A students aren't going to Tech. That's in the middle tier with JMU. UVA and W&M / VT and JMU / CNU, Mason, VCU, etc.

I wouldn't be so sure about that. Kids with All A's are not necessarily getting into UVA or WM.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:JMU, GMU, CNU, VCU are all excellent options for in state.

JMU is really hard to get into from northern VA high schools. GMU is less desireable b/c most kids want to "go away" to school. I think CNU, VCU, ODU, Radford and Longwood are all "B" student territory.

I don't think JMU or GMU are that tough to get into from NoVa high schools. Some of the statistics might suggest otherwise, because they are safety schools for a lot of "A" students who end up going to UVA, W&M and VT.

I'd say CNU, UMW and VCU are good bets for "B" students," and that just about any NoVa kid who is on track to graduate can get into ODU, Radford and Longwood.

Sorry but there really is no comparison between WM/UVA and VT. VT is more Akin to JMU in terms of selectivity, let's just be honest here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Actually, A students are going to Tech for certain things, like Engineering. Tech has a very good and very selective Engineering program.

Yes but that can be said of a lot of state Us around the country that are just ok overall, but very good in one or two majors...

VCU for fine arts would be better than VT/JMU and even UVA/WM for that line of thinking.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Actually, A students are going to Tech for certain things, like Engineering. Tech has a very good and very selective Engineering program.

Yes but that can be said of a lot of state Us around the country that are just ok overall, but very good in one or two majors...

VCU for fine arts would be better than VT/JMU and even UVA/WM for that line of thinking.

Wouldn't that be the same for Longwood if you're focused on being a teacher? I thought education was Longwood's flagship program.

[Anonymous]

Nothing wrong with going to NOVA for two years and transfering to another VA state school!

Also GMU is not as easy to get into as it once was, save for NOVA transfers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

A students aren't going to Tech. That's in the middle tier with JMU. UVA and W&M / VT and JMU / CNU, Mason, VCU, etc.

I wouldn't be so sure about that. Kids with All A's are not necessarily getting into UVA or WM.

My A- senior denied at UVA and waitlisted at W&M so it will be JMU, hopefully Honors program. A couple of C+'s freshman year had a long term affect on GPA.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

A students aren't going to Tech. That's in the middle tier with JMU. UVA and W&M / VT and JMU / CNU, Mason, VCU, etc.

I wouldn't be so sure about that. Kids with All A's are not necessarily getting into UVA or WM.

My A- senior denied at UVA and waitlisted at W&M so it will be JMU, hopefully Honors program. A couple of C+'s freshman year had a long term affect on GPA.

I had a 3.95 and was waitlisted at UVA, W&M, rejected at JMU. I went to Tech and as a biochem major--it was the best thing for me. JMU ended up paying for my grad school entirely--but I transferred out and finished graduate degree elsewhere because they were seriously lacking in grad level sciences.

[Anonymous]

Go out of state for best results