Corrected: Options for 3.3 UW and 34 ACT

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is he lazy? That's what a 3.3 and a 34 suggests to admissions officers.

Maybe if he went to public school but OP said he doesn’t.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And just to be super-granular, DS's college counselor, having been giving a list of schools that look very much like people have been offering (Thank you! You're amazing!) said "some of those schools have quirky admissions." Just looking for first-hand experiences, if possible.

Similar DS last year. Though not as high a standardized test score, because he only took early "practice" round then couldn't get into another one. He did get into F&M, Lafayette, Rhodes, and Furman (I think everyone gets into Furman, tbh). F&M and Lafayette were pleasant surprises. Here's an important tip: show interest. Open every email!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is he lazy? That's what a 3.3 and a 34 suggests to admissions officers.

Or ADHD. Or a learning disability. Or someone who went through a lot of emotional turmoil. Or someone who was young and still learning how to study and had signed up for too heavy of a school load in the first years.

Admissions officers are not as lazy of thinkers as you are and can imagine scenarios where a kid doesn't have a gpa that reflects test scores.

Nice try. Except OP gives no hint that it was any of those things.

[Anonymous]

Bucknell would be good except it is horrible on diversity. What about Haverford College? They are really holistic and if he loves it I recommend doing that ED - much greater chance. My similar URM DS got in with similar stats.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bucknell would be good except it is horrible on diversity. What about Haverford College? They are really holistic and if he loves it I recommend doing that ED - much greater chance. My similar URM DS got in with similar stats.

My DS applied ED to Haverford (also did an interview) with similar stats but a higher ACT than OP’s kid and got rejected. Haverford’s acceptance rate overall (not just ED, but inclusive of RD) was under 18% last cycle.

(Congrats to your DS, PP.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is he lazy? That's what a 3.3 and a 34 suggests to admissions officers.

Or ADHD. Or a learning disability. Or someone who went through a lot of emotional turmoil. Or someone who was young and still learning how to study and had signed up for too heavy of a school load in the first years.

Admissions officers are not as lazy of thinkers as you are and can imagine scenarios where a kid doesn't have a gpa that reflects test scores.

Nice try. Except OP gives no hint that it was any of those things.

Nor that he was lazy. Stop projecting. Did you think of this based on your own experience in school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bucknell
Franklin and Marshall
Dickenson
Bard
Allegheny College
U. Denver
Kenyon
Lafayette

Not Kenyon:

The average GPA at Kenyon College is 3.9. This makes Kenyon College Extremely Competitive for GPAs.

With a GPA of 3.9, Kenyon College requires you to be at the top of your class. You'll need nearly straight A's in all your classes to compete with other applicants. You should also have taken plenty of AP or IB classes to show your ability to excel in academic challenge.


https://www.prepscholar.com/sat/s/colleges/Kenyon-College-SAT-scores-GPA

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bucknell
Franklin and Marshall
Dickenson
Bard
Allegheny College
U. Denver
Kenyon
Lafayette

+ Emory and Eckerd

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bucknell
Franklin and Marshall
Dickenson
Bard
Allegheny College
U. Denver
Kenyon
Lafayette

Not Kenyon:

The average GPA at Kenyon College is 3.9. This makes Kenyon College Extremely Competitive for GPAs.

With a GPA of 3.9, Kenyon College requires you to be at the top of your class. You'll need nearly straight A's in all your classes to compete with other applicants. You should also have taken plenty of AP or IB classes to show your ability to excel in academic challenge.


https://www.prepscholar.com/sat/s/colleges/Kenyon-College-SAT-scores-GPA

3.4 34 from good dc private walks in

[Anonymous]

My (public) kid with those stats got into many of the semi/highly competitive schools mentioned here, including Case Western and F&M. Waitlisted at VT, so you want to stay away from the big schools that cull down applicants based purely on numbers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bucknell
Franklin and Marshall
Dickenson
Bard
Allegheny College
U. Denver
Kenyon
Lafayette

Not Kenyon:

The average GPA at Kenyon College is 3.9. This makes Kenyon College Extremely Competitive for GPAs.

With a GPA of 3.9, Kenyon College requires you to be at the top of your class. You'll need nearly straight A's in all your classes to compete with other applicants. You should also have taken plenty of AP or IB classes to show your ability to excel in academic challenge.


https://www.prepscholar.com/sat/s/colleges/Kenyon-College-SAT-scores-GPA

3.4 34 from good dc private walks in

+1 our Naviance shoes the average GPA admitted to Kenyon from our school is 3.4 (actually, no rejections noted). (Also, Prepscholar says that about nearly every school; don't forget they are selling tutoring and prep services).

[Anonymous]

Think Midwest - Butler, Marian, Ohio Northern, Otterbein, Ball State, Western Michigan

[Anonymous]

Providence

[Anonymous]

Albion is a great small LAC if your DS is more retiring or more of an introvert. DF’s DS attends and is really happy and doing well. Wherever he goes, I’m sure he’ll do well. Maybe try to get him to do some research and find what he thinks would be a good fit? (Sorry if that’s overstepping!)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think he will have a lot of options given that he is at a rigorous school, is a male humanities major and is an URM.

+1

OP, consider Denison, Kenyon, Dickinson, Oberlin, Macalaster, St. Olaf, Trinity (CT), Connecticut College.

Possibly also Colby or Bates.