Colleges for 3.4 GPA - No Advanced Classes

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DD got in Clemson, UofSC, Indiana, LSU, CofCharleston, PSU, Bama. Will attend Clemson. Test optional. DC private not Big 5 or whatever...............

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Anonymous wrote:For 3.4 gpa and no advanced classes VT, Temple, and Indiana and Delaware and Penn State will be very unlikely. Ask me how I know? I have a DD that tries hard but not smart. 3.7 and no advanced classes, terrible SATs. Rejected from all of the above. She had great EC and strong essays too. She ended up at Towson and is doing just fine. Course rigor is more important than GPA imo.

I hope she does not know that you think she is "not smart." What a blow for any child to learn.

Smart comes in many flavors, and they are not all academic.

I hope that you respect your child and are proud of her.

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OP - are you going to restrict him to Virginia? Be honest with yourself. If that's the case, he can apply to practically all the publics. This is not rocket since. See where he gets in.

I think the lack of SAT or ACT is odd and short sighted. But whatever. He rolls the dice. Submit 10 application, see where he gets in. Done.

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Anonymous wrote:For 3.4 gpa and no advanced classes VT, Temple, and Indiana and Delaware and Penn State will be very unlikely. Ask me how I know? I have a DD that tries hard but not smart. 3.7 and no advanced classes, terrible SATs. Rejected from all of the above. She had great EC and strong essays too. She ended up at Towson and is doing just fine. Course rigor is more important than GPA imo.

I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that your DD isn't a URM male.

Course rigor and grades go hand-in-hand: They're trying to figure out if the applicant is ready to do academic work at their school's level.

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DD from a second-tier private, 2 AP classes, TO and 3.3 weighted/unweighted GPA got into UDel, JMU, CNU, MiamiOH which were all considered matches.

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Anonymous wrote:DD from a second-tier private, 2 AP classes, TO and 3.3 weighted/unweighted GPA got into UDel, JMU, CNU, MiamiOH which were all considered matches.

Looks like she had good counseling.

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Anonymous wrote:For 3.4 gpa and no advanced classes VT, Temple, and Indiana and Delaware and Penn State will be very unlikely. Ask me how I know? I have a DD that tries hard but not smart. 3.7 and no advanced classes, terrible SATs. Rejected from all of the above. She had great EC and strong essays too. She ended up at Towson and is doing just fine. Course rigor is more important than GPA imo.

I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that your DD isn't a URM male.

Course rigor and grades go hand-in-hand: They're trying to figure out if the applicant is ready to do academic work at their school's level.

Correct. My daughter is not URM or male. Course rigor and grades do go hand in hand. Which is why my DD did not get into these schools. Just pointing out to OP who has kid with worse gpa and no advanced classes that lack of rigor will matter. DD isn’t that book smart but has other excellent qualities that will serve her well in life.

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Temple
All the UNC schools except Chapel Hill
College of Cincinnati
Univ of Central FL
VCU

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Similar

Into Clemson, Auburn, Indiana, u of AZ, UC Boulder, Elon, college of C, ole Miss, Alabama, U of Denver, Penn State (reg campus), Syracuse, U of Iowa, Santa Clara, SMU and TCU

Denied UGA and Ohio State

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Anonymous wrote:Similar

Into Clemson, Auburn, Indiana, u of AZ, UC Boulder, Elon, college of C, ole Miss, Alabama, U of Denver, Penn State (reg campus), Syracuse, U of Iowa, Santa Clara, SMU and TCU

Denied UGA and Ohio State

I know he applied to beyond the average number of schools but he was really nervous about admittance prospects -and ended up pleasantly surprised

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Similar

Into Clemson, Auburn, Indiana, u of AZ, UC Boulder, Elon, college of C, ole Miss, Alabama, U of Denver, Penn State (reg campus), Syracuse, U of Iowa, Santa Clara, SMU and TCU

Denied UGA and Ohio State

I know he applied to beyond the average number of schools but he was really nervous about admittance prospects -and ended up pleasantly surprised

No need to justify number of schools on this forum. Many apply to more. And your kid did great!

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Similar

Into Clemson, Auburn, Indiana, u of AZ, UC Boulder, Elon, college of C, ole Miss, Alabama, U of Denver, Penn State (reg campus), Syracuse, U of Iowa, Santa Clara, SMU and TCU

Denied UGA and Ohio State

I know he applied to beyond the average number of schools but he was really nervous about admittance prospects -and ended up pleasantly surprised

Congratulations to your son! Did he apply EA and regular to all of those schools? Did he ED to any school?

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Anonymous wrote:Where do kids get accepted who have around a 3.3 or 3.4 GPA? No advanced classes and no test scores. A couple extracurriculars but no leadership positions, just a member. We are in Virginia if that matters and can pay full ride.

Norfolk State, Virginia State, Old Dominion, CNU, JMU, Virginia Union and Radford. Good Luck, there's a school for your DC.

JMU. Probably not.

JMU average gpa is 3.5
acceptance rate is 80%
So yes.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Similar

Into Clemson, Auburn, Indiana, u of AZ, UC Boulder, Elon, college of C, ole Miss, Alabama, U of Denver, Penn State (reg campus), Syracuse, U of Iowa, Santa Clara, SMU and TCU

Denied UGA and Ohio State

I know he applied to beyond the average number of schools but he was really nervous about admittance prospects -and ended up pleasantly surprised

Congratulations to your son! Did he apply EA and regular to all of those schools? Did he ED to any school?

EA almost all - no ED

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where do kids get accepted who have around a 3.3 or 3.4 GPA? No advanced classes and no test scores. A couple extracurriculars but no leadership positions, just a member. We are in Virginia if that matters and can pay full ride.

Norfolk State, Virginia State, Old Dominion, CNU, JMU, Virginia Union and Radford. Good Luck, there's a school for your DC.

JMU. Probably not.

JMU average gpa is 3.5
acceptance rate is 80%
So yes.

NOTE no advanced classes. My kid with 3.5 and no honors did not get into JMU. CNU for her in fall.