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Clemson? Syracuse? Elon? Why?
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Anonymous
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Proud Elon alum here. Had a fantastic four years, made lifelong friends, studied abroad twice, price was reasonable against my state school (UMass), saw a different part of the country. Nearly 20 years out (ouch) and will champion the school every chance I get.
Apologies to OP for taking up space on the planet even though I didn't go to an Ivy. |
Anonymous
| OK, OP, what does this forum say it takes to get into UVA? Do you think students from VA attending Clemson are passing up UVA, or do you suppose that, just perhaps, they had an imperfect GPA? |
Anonymous
| It's tougher to get into Clemson and Syracuse than Tulane ED. |
Anonymous
+2 If you have 2 or 3 B+s on your transcript in FCPS, despite taking 10 APs, you will not be getting into UVA. However, you have a pretty good chance of getting into Clemson. |
Anonymous
| Why is it so hard for the rankings obsessed people to process that not everyone focuses on rankings? The three schools mentioned have hugely loyal alumni groups and many people see them as places to get a solid education while having a great time, and finding gainful employment after graduation. |
Anonymous
Exactly. Schools like Clemson, etc. are cleaning up on high stats kids who didn't get in elsewhere due to overfocus on GPA perfection and underfocus on test scores, and then got donut-holed for cost at not-quite-top privates. Clemson's 75th percentile is 1400, a decent number of kids with decent scores >1400. Clemson has more test-submitters than Vandy, for pete's sake, though Vandy historically loved its high-scorers and obviously has a much higher score range and super low acceptance rate. |
Anonymous
| Syracuse has a loyal alumni base and strong networking especially in the Acela corridor (Boston to DC). In addition to a strong journalism school, it also has a top tier program for those interested in international relations/national security (Maxwell). |
Anonymous
| My kid recently graduated from a private university in a similar vein as the ones mentioned here, with a degree in accounting. Loved every minute of it and said he'd do it all over again! The bonus, it came with merit - it was a bargain. |
Anonymous
Dp, I agree. Posters seem not to realize the harder it gets to be admitted to the T20, the harder it gets to be admitted to the rest of the name schools. Some will learn the hard way in just a few months. |
Anonymous
| because people like you are not around those schools. People enjoy college, have fun, they are happy, they are not caught up in what people think, |
Anonymous
| Full tuition scholarship at Syracuse, that’s why |
Anonymous
And my high stats son has had lots of opportunities already because he stands out as a high achiever (just finished his first semester) |
Anonymous
NP, DS toured Elon and loved it. Great honors program and opportunities for undergrad research with professors. Would love to attend. |
Anonymous
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My daughter has a 1320 SAT, 8 AP classes, mostly As, but several A-s, and even two Bs (gasp!) at a FCPS high school. She's a good varsity athlete, but not quite good enough for D1 in her sport.
She won't get into UVA or Ivy league. OP, do you think she shouldn't go to college? Or do you think she should go to Clemson, Syracuse, Elon or one of several other schools that are at that level. |
Anonymous
| Just stop |