So where are the 3.5W students getting in?
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Anonymous
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From my experience with 2 recent college applicants:
Longwood Radford Maybe: CNU IUP Elon South Carolina |
Anonymous
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South Carolina with those stats?
We are in VA but could go private. |
Anonymous
Before 2019 for non-engineering, perhaps. Not now. |
Anonymous
Yes, we had SC as the ultimate safety school. 3.55 W GPA, 1290 SAT, 70% acceptance from our FCPS HS. |
Anonymous
Should shoot way frigg'n higher than these two. Elon and SCar are good choices. |
Anonymous
| Midwest state flagship schools |
Anonymous
No, I don't. One of my kids applied to a couple of them and she was high achieving and got merit money but went to a top 10-15 LAC instead. CTLC schools are more for underachievers with wealthy parents who tell themselves these schools are special when they're not. They typically have low graduation rates, etc. |
Anonymous
And my kid also applied to a couple of them and she was high achieving and got merit money but is going to a top 10-15 LAC instead. However, I think she could also have had a great experience at either of them. |
Anonymous
PP who responded honestly. What's your problem? Radford has always had the reputation of "easy to get into, but hard to stay." B and C average students deserve a college education. Not all of us are stellar students. My Radford University degree has served me very well. |
Anonymous
Not Big10 schools, maybe "Big12" schools like Kansas, K-State, ISU, Colorado State etc. |
Anonymous
What is the deal with Elon? I know kids who barely get through high schoool who have gotten in, and another who got into Georgetown, Lehigh, and Colgate, but waitlisted. Anyway, OP, what HS your kid is in also matters, especially if they consider private colleges/universities. My child will graduate with a 3.0 (hopefully) from one of the well-known DC privates. I was quite surprised by the bump that just going to one of these schools gave at pretty strong colleges, including Lehigh, Lafayette, and Bucknell. Still deciding between those and a couple state flagships. I'm not sure that a 3.0 from local public schools would have the same result, would it? Or is it being full-pay that also helps (although, surprisingly, kid also got a lot of merit from one of these schools). |
Anonymous
Well . . . you're a real peach. My kid isn't applying to colleges yet, fwiw. But, there is a way to give criticism without putting other people down. |
Anonymous
Don't listen to people like that PP. She has a chip on her shoulder. For what it's worth, my underachiever was super interested in a couple of those schools, but somehow also managed a "top 10-15 LAC as well." Guess it's not just for the "high achieving." Or, perhaps, the real "high achievers" go to top 10 LACs, PP, not 10-15. Jeez. |
Anonymous
| What is a CTLC school? |
Anonymous
JMU averages higher than 3.5- especially this year. |