Sort these into reach, target and Likely

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm an NC State alum and follow NC schools really closely... There is a pretty large difference between 1200 and 1300, so the score will have an impact.

Even with 1200, he's a slam dunk for UNC Charlotte. With a near 1300, I think he's solid for NC State. But if he's lower than 1250, NC State may be a reach, even as URM. Really depends. Don't apply to College of Engineering if this is the case.

UNC Charlotte has a much different vibe than NC State, though.

Thanks- very helpful. He is interested in business, sport management, criminology- he is all over the place. He LOVED his NCSU visit- loves the campus and the vibe of the city. I agree Charlotte will feel very different.

For business and sports management, he should also consider University of Tennessee. My non-URM DC is there with similar stats/ECs and has merit aid. Knoxville is a lovely small city.

That is actually on his "other schools to consider list". He is hopefully paring down this initial list and may add a few others. UT Knoxville sounds like a great option.

[Anonymous]

NC State and Florida State have been moving up in the rankings and getting harder to get into. Great schools though.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Gradating from suburban public class of 260 seniors.
Male, 3.89 UW, Latino, Not taking SAT until 3/23 but guessing will be in the 1200-1300 range. JV/Varisty sports all four years, 3 APs, 8 honors, works PT, some volunteering but nothing Earth shattering. Unsure about major so not sure about specific programs in terms of applications. Full Pay

Interested in these schools:

Alabama
Florida State University
UofSC
NC State
U Miami
Clemson
UT Austin
ASU
Auburn
LSU
SMU (Southern Methodist)
UGA
U. Florida
TCU
Baylor
UNC Charlotte

Almost no chance for admission to the University of Texas at Austin as Hispanic/Latino representation is at or above 25% (an over-represented minority) and only 8% of the student body is from out-of-state.

No chance based on shared data for the University of Florida which is very similar to situation at the Univ. of Texas at Austin.

NC State will be a reach as only 12% are non-residents.

Univ. of Georgia is a reach.

Assuming an SAT score of 1300 and class rank below top 10%, applying to the Univ. of Georgia, Univ. of Florida, and the Univ. of Texas at Austin is an absolute waste of time & money. Not even a five (5%) chance of admission at any of these universities. About 5% chance at NC State.

The good news is that your son should be accepted at many great schools such as TCU (which one website states that TCU has the most attractive female students of any university in the country), Baylor (which seems to be growing in popularity due to excellent sports programs), UNC Charlotte, LSU, Auburn, Alabama, ASU, & South Carolina.

FSU, Miami, and SMU are reaches.

Super helpful post until this one WTF comment. Makes the rest of what you said worthless because now you seem clueless.

(Not OP).

No, it just makes you seem rude & insecure. Sorry if my post offended you.

I'm not offended, I'm grossed out. It's super creepy that you think rating female students by attractiveness should be a thing, and insulting to OP's son that you think he'd consider that. Also, how on earth does my calling you out make me seem "insecure"?

You aren't sorry, you are doubling down. Reflect and do better.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Gradating from suburban public class of 260 seniors.
Male, 3.89 UW, Latino, Not taking SAT until 3/23 but guessing will be in the 1200-1300 range. JV/Varisty sports all four years, 3 APs, 8 honors, works PT, some volunteering but nothing Earth shattering. Unsure about major so not sure about specific programs in terms of applications. Full Pay

Interested in these schools:

Alabama
Florida State University
UofSC
NC State
U Miami
Clemson
UT Austin
ASU
Auburn
LSU
SMU (Southern Methodist)
UGA
U. Florida
TCU
Baylor
UNC Charlotte

Almost no chance for admission to the University of Texas at Austin as Hispanic/Latino representation is at or above 25% (an over-represented minority) and only 8% of the student body is from out-of-state.

No chance based on shared data for the University of Florida which is very similar to situation at the Univ. of Texas at Austin.

NC State will be a reach as only 12% are non-residents.

Univ. of Georgia is a reach.

Assuming an SAT score of 1300 and class rank below top 10%, applying to the Univ. of Georgia, Univ. of Florida, and the Univ. of Texas at Austin is an absolute waste of time & money. Not even a five (5%) chance of admission at any of these universities. About 5% chance at NC State.

The good news is that your son should be accepted at many great schools such as TCU (which one website states that TCU has the most attractive female students of any university in the country), Baylor (which seems to be growing in popularity due to excellent sports programs), UNC Charlotte, LSU, Auburn, Alabama, ASU, & South Carolina.

FSU, Miami, and SMU are reaches.

Super helpful post until this one WTF comment. Makes the rest of what you said worthless because now you seem clueless.

(Not OP).

No, it just makes you seem rude & insecure. Sorry if my post offended you.

I'm not offended, I'm grossed out. It's super creepy that you think rating female students by attractiveness should be a thing, and insulting to OP's son that you think he'd consider that. Also, how on earth does my calling you out make me seem "insecure"?

You aren't sorry, you are doubling down. Reflect and do better.

Kinda agree with the PP here. I read the post and thought "good insights for the OP," then I hit that sentence and I was just "whoa!"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Gradating from suburban public class of 260 seniors.
Male, 3.89 UW, Latino, Not taking SAT until 3/23 but guessing will be in the 1200-1300 range. JV/Varisty sports all four years, 3 APs, 8 honors, works PT, some volunteering but nothing Earth shattering. Unsure about major so not sure about specific programs in terms of applications. Full Pay

Interested in these schools:

Alabama
Florida State University
UofSC
NC State
U Miami
Clemson
UT Austin
ASU
Auburn
LSU
SMU (Southern Methodist)
UGA
U. Florida
TCU
Baylor
UNC Charlotte

Almost no chance for admission to the University of Texas at Austin as Hispanic/Latino representation is at or above 25% (an over-represented minority) and only 8% of the student body is from out-of-state.

No chance based on shared data for the University of Florida which is very similar to situation at the Univ. of Texas at Austin.

NC State will be a reach as only 12% are non-residents.

Univ. of Georgia is a reach.

Assuming an SAT score of 1300 and class rank below top 10%, applying to the Univ. of Georgia, Univ. of Florida, and the Univ. of Texas at Austin is an absolute waste of time & money. Not even a five (5%) chance of admission at any of these universities. About 5% chance at NC State.

The good news is that your son should be accepted at many great schools such as TCU (which one website states that TCU has the most attractive female students of any university in the country), Baylor (which seems to be growing in popularity due to excellent sports programs), UNC Charlotte, LSU, Auburn, Alabama, ASU, & South Carolina.

FSU, Miami, and SMU are reaches.

Super helpful post until this one WTF comment. Makes the rest of what you said worthless because now you seem clueless.

(Not OP).

No, it just makes you seem rude & insecure. Sorry if my post offended you.

I'm not offended, I'm grossed out. It's super creepy that you think rating female students by attractiveness should be a thing, and insulting to OP's son that you think he'd consider that. Also, how on earth does my calling you out make me seem "insecure"?

You aren't sorry, you are doubling down. Reflect and do better.

When I think of things that are “super creepy”, rating female attractiveness most certainly does not make the list. It’s most definitely a thing. Wake up from your woke stupor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Gradating from suburban public class of 260 seniors.
Male, 3.89 UW, Latino, Not taking SAT until 3/23 but guessing will be in the 1200-1300 range. JV/Varisty sports all four years, 3 APs, 8 honors, works PT, some volunteering but nothing Earth shattering. Unsure about major so not sure about specific programs in terms of applications. Full Pay

Interested in these schools:

Alabama
Florida State University
UofSC
NC State
U Miami
Clemson
UT Austin
ASU
Auburn
LSU
SMU (Southern Methodist)
UGA
U. Florida
TCU
Baylor
UNC Charlotte

I don’t think being Latino helps much; there are tons of high-stats students who are Latino.

So, I’d take Florida and Texas off the list.

Keep Miami and UGA as high reaches for sociology or criminology, but not for business, which is probably more fashionable and more competitive at those schools.

Most of the rest are probably target schools.

The University of Alabama, Auburn and LSU might be safeties.

If your son is open to going to school in Mississippi, maybe the University of Southern Mississippi could be a financial safety. (It’s less than $30,000, all in, for out-of-state students.)

[Anonymous]

https://scholarships.ua.edu/freshman/out-of-state/

Out of state scholarships for Alabama. I really like that they have a clear, straight forward system of "X GPA + Y SAT score=Z in scholarship money"

[Anonymous]

Admitted to all except Florida, UGA, UT and maybe not UMiami

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Admitted to all except Florida, UGA, UT and maybe not UMiami

Nc state gonna be toughv

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Gradating from suburban public class of 260 seniors.
Male, 3.89 UW, Latino, Not taking SAT until 3/23 but guessing will be in the 1200-1300 range. JV/Varisty sports all four years, 3 APs, 8 honors, works PT, some volunteering but nothing Earth shattering. Unsure about major so not sure about specific programs in terms of applications. Full Pay

Interested in these schools:

Alabama
Florida State University
UofSC
NC State
U Miami
Clemson
UT Austin
ASU
Auburn
LSU
SMU (Southern Methodist)
UGA
U. Florida
TCU
Baylor
UNC Charlotte

Almost no chance for admission to the University of Texas at Austin as Hispanic/Latino representation is at or above 25% (an over-represented minority) and only 8% of the student body is from out-of-state.

No chance based on shared data for the University of Florida which is very similar to situation at the Univ. of Texas at Austin.

NC State will be a reach as only 12% are non-residents.

Univ. of Georgia is a reach.

Assuming an SAT score of 1300 and class rank below top 10%, applying to the Univ. of Georgia, Univ. of Florida, and the Univ. of Texas at Austin is an absolute waste of time & money. Not even a five (5%) chance of admission at any of these universities. About 5% chance at NC State.

The good news is that your son should be accepted at many great schools such as TCU (which one website states that TCU has the most attractive female students of any university in the country), Baylor (which seems to be growing in popularity due to excellent sports programs), UNC Charlotte, LSU, Auburn, Alabama, ASU, & South Carolina.

FSU, Miami, and SMU are reaches.

Super helpful post until this one WTF comment. Makes the rest of what you said worthless because now you seem clueless.

(Not OP).

No, it just makes you seem rude & insecure. Sorry if my post offended you.

I'm not offended, I'm grossed out. It's super creepy that you think rating female students by attractiveness should be a thing, and insulting to OP's son that you think he'd consider that. Also, how on earth does my calling you out make me seem "insecure"?

You aren't sorry, you are doubling down. Reflect and do better.

When I think of things that are “super creepy”, rating female attractiveness most certainly does not make the list. It’s most definitely a thing. Wake up from your woke stupor.

So you are encouraging your child to emphasize in essays that "female attractiveness" is one of the criteria he is considering in applying to schools?

No, you aren't, because you understand that it is inappropriate and insulting to evaluate half of a student population by their looks rather than their intellect.

Saying that this is not ok is not "woke". It's how normal people think. And normal people also find it creepy to have an older adult discussing the attractiveness of 18-22 year olds. Yuck.

[Anonymous]

How many APs does his school offer? If they offer a lot, 3 is going to hurt.

Florida, UGA and UT are going to be big reaches unless his school offers only 3 APs.

Hispanic will help a lot but probably not in Texas and Florida.

[Anonymous]

OP your son is a URM- I think it matters how that breaks down- Latin-x from Spain or from Guatemala read differently as does your family's economic profile. Obviously underserved and underrepresented Latinx communities are of interest to admissions folks- so I would say chances go up or down depending on the whole picture.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How many APs does his school offer? If they offer a lot, 3 is going to hurt.

Florida, UGA and UT are going to be big reaches unless his school offers only 3 APs.

Hispanic will help a lot but probably not in Texas and Florida.

I don’t think having just three AP classes will hurt a kid at that SAT level applying to those kinds of schools. He’s a regular bright kid taking classes suitable for regular bright kids, not a kid aiming for Harvard. That’s fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Alabama - likely
Florida State University - target
UofSC - likely
NC State - target
U Miami - target
Clemson - reach
UT Austin - reach
ASU - likely
Auburn - likely
LSU - likely
SMU (Southern Methodist) - likely
UGA - reachish
U. Florida - reach
TCU - likely
Baylor - likely
UNC Charlotte likely

Mostly agree. But UGA is not happening. Miami is a reach. Clemson might be a target. SMU a target and not a likely.