Recs for in-state (VA) 3.5 GPA

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CNU is a great option and a 3.5 might quality for the honors program.

Miami Ohio or Ohio U (but probably more expensive)

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VT will depend heavily on major, definitely apply (especially if not in Engineering). You may also want to try UConn, my son was accepted with a 3.3ish weighted (his weighted and unweighted were almost the same) and got $23K in merit a year, making the cost equivalent to in-state options. He had a high ACT (34) and I assume that was the reason for the merit. So agree with a PP, your DC should try for a high score. Plenty of rah-rah spirit at UConn.

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Anonymous wrote:VT will depend heavily on major, definitely apply (especially if not in Engineering). You may also want to try UConn, my son was accepted with a 3.3ish weighted (his weighted and unweighted were almost the same) and got $23K in merit a year, making the cost equivalent to in-state options. He had a high ACT (34) and I assume that was the reason for the merit. So agree with a PP, your DC should try for a high score. Plenty of rah-rah spirit at UConn.

Oh wow! That's good to know.

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Anonymous wrote:Is VCU considered on par or better than CNU?

Some kids don't vibe with the urban campus. Mine wants a more traditional campus and I get that. Kid wants to study pre-nursing or something similar.

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VCU is a comprehensive university with some excellent programs and a medical school to boot. Of course it’s good for nursing.

It also has Division 1 sports, a very popular basketball program, and is extremely diverse. I’d send my kid there over CNU in a heartbeat.

Even if your kid didn't want an urban campus?

Choosing a college primarily on the basis of its campus is silly

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Anonymous wrote:Is VCU considered on par or better than CNU?

Some kids don't vibe with the urban campus. Mine wants a more traditional campus and I get that. Kid wants to study pre-nursing or something similar.

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VCU is a comprehensive university with some excellent programs and a medical school to boot. Of course it’s good for nursing.

It also has Division 1 sports, a very popular basketball program, and is extremely diverse. I’d send my kid there over CNU in a heartbeat.

Even if your kid didn't want an urban campus?

Choosing a college primarily on the basis of its campus is silly

Sorry. Ignoring the setting of the campus and whether your kid is comfortable there is a terrible decision.

- transferred a semester into freshman year after realizing I hated the urban area my first college was in.

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Anonymous wrote:Is VCU considered on par or better than CNU?

Some kids don't vibe with the urban campus. Mine wants a more traditional campus and I get that. Kid wants to study pre-nursing or something similar.

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VCU is a comprehensive university with some excellent programs and a medical school to boot. Of course it’s good for nursing.

It also has Division 1 sports, a very popular basketball program, and is extremely diverse. I’d send my kid there over CNU in a heartbeat.

Even if your kid didn't want an urban campus?

Choosing a college primarily on the basis of its campus is silly

I think campus feel is an important factor. I am asking if it should get overlooked in the case of VCU for schools like CNU or WVU. I can't tell what's a better option and if I should push DC to overlook their dislike of VCU campus.

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Anonymous wrote:UVA and VT are definitely not happening, try to get the SAT as high as possible for JMU. After JMU there is no true “rah rah” option in VA. Yes, places like CNU and Roanoke have some spirit, but it’s different at a small college. Therefore you have to look out of state or sacrifice rah rah in state. Therefore following out of state rah rah schools will give your kid merit:

WVU
ECU
U Alabama
U Kentucky
Ole Miss
Coastal Carolina
Mississippi State

KU.
Lawrence is a great college town and the basketball spirit is huge. The school is good also. Would get merit.

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Anonymous wrote:Is VCU considered on par or better than CNU?

Some kids don't vibe with the urban campus. Mine wants a more traditional campus and I get that. Kid wants to study pre-nursing or something similar.

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VCU is a comprehensive university with some excellent programs and a medical school to boot. Of course it’s good for nursing.

It also has Division 1 sports, a very popular basketball program, and is extremely diverse. I’d send my kid there over CNU in a heartbeat.

Even if your kid didn't want an urban campus?

Choosing a college primarily on the basis of its campus is silly

I think campus feel is an important factor. I am asking if it should get overlooked in the case of VCU for schools like CNU or WVU. I can't tell what's a better option and if I should push DC to overlook their dislike of VCU campus.

It wouldn’t hurt for the kid to just take a look, right?

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Anonymous wrote:Why in the world would ODU be in and VCU out? ODU is a poor man’s VCU in every single way and is a likely admit. It’s also a stronger school academically than CNU notwithstanding that it’s easier to get into.

So far as I’m concerned, when the Big Three (UVA, Tech, W&M) are out, VCU is the way to go.

There is no "Big Three." You made that up.

Yes I did. I’m talking about from a competitive admissions standpoint. There’s those three, then everyone else.

VT has long accepted the majority of applicants.

Sure, it’s not UVA or W&M. But it’s well ahead of every other VA state school and that hasn’t always been the case.

Not sure about "well ahead." Seems similar to JMU, which says a lot.

You might want to try this little thing called Google. For JMU, they had 36,000 applications and accepted 27,000. And the average SAT is 1260. It’s not even close. Not to mention that JMU’s yield is among the lowest in the state.

A 1260 is basically the same as a 1360. The two schools are not that different. You need to get a grip.

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Anonymous wrote:Why in the world would ODU be in and VCU out? ODU is a poor man’s VCU in every single way and is a likely admit. It’s also a stronger school academically than CNU notwithstanding that it’s easier to get into.

So far as I’m concerned, when the Big Three (UVA, Tech, W&M) are out, VCU is the way to go.

There is no "Big Three." You made that up.

Yes I did. I’m talking about from a competitive admissions standpoint. There’s those three, then everyone else.

VT has long accepted the majority of applicants.

Sure, it’s not UVA or W&M. But it’s well ahead of every other VA state school and that hasn’t always been the case.

Not sure about "well ahead." Seems similar to JMU, which says a lot.

You might want to try this little thing called Google. For JMU, they had 36,000 applications and accepted 27,000. And the average SAT is 1260. It’s not even close. Not to mention that JMU’s yield is among the lowest in the state.

A 1260 is basically the same as a 1360. The two schools are not that different. You need to get a grip.

Are you on here just to troll? When one large school has an average SAT score that is 100 points higher than the other, then yes their admissions profiles ARE different. A 1260 is the 87th percentile and a 1360 is the 95th percentile.

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Anonymous wrote:Why in the world would ODU be in and VCU out? ODU is a poor man’s VCU in every single way and is a likely admit. It’s also a stronger school academically than CNU notwithstanding that it’s easier to get into.

So far as I’m concerned, when the Big Three (UVA, Tech, W&M) are out, VCU is the way to go.

There is no "Big Three." You made that up.

Yes I did. I’m talking about from a competitive admissions standpoint. There’s those three, then everyone else.

VT has long accepted the majority of applicants.

Sure, it’s not UVA or W&M. But it’s well ahead of every other VA state school and that hasn’t always been the case.

Not sure about "well ahead." Seems similar to JMU, which says a lot.

You might want to try this little thing called Google. For JMU, they had 36,000 applications and accepted 27,000. And the average SAT is 1260. It’s not even close. Not to mention that JMU’s yield is among the lowest in the state.

A 1260 is basically the same as a 1360. The two schools are not that different. You need to get a grip.

Are you on here just to troll? When one large school has an average SAT score that is 100 points higher than the other, then yes their admissions profiles ARE different. A 1260 is the 87th percentile and a 1360 is the 95th percentile.

Disagreeing with someone doesn't mean they're a troll.

A 1360 is fine but functionally it isn't different from a 1260, sorry. Neither score is likely to get a kid in at UVA or UMD CP or W&M. JMU and VT are probably the two most similar schools in VA. This isn't a dig, it's just reality. Sorry if this upsets you. Shrug.

[Anonymous]

Binghamton and Delaware should be in your list both will give merit if lucky

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Anonymous wrote:Why in the world would ODU be in and VCU out? ODU is a poor man’s VCU in every single way and is a likely admit. It’s also a stronger school academically than CNU notwithstanding that it’s easier to get into.

So far as I’m concerned, when the Big Three (UVA, Tech, W&M) are out, VCU is the way to go.

There is no "Big Three." You made that up.

Actually, the big three is VT, UVA, JMU

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Anonymous wrote:JMU and VT are not reaches. JMU is a safety. VT somewhere in between a safety and a reach.

^^ This person is completely out of touch. Please do not listen to them.

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Anonymous wrote:I have a kid at VT. Non stem, and even then it's an incredible amount of work. Reading 100 pages a night kind of work. Could your kid hack the workload?

+1
My non-STEM VT student has also been working their tail off this year. Very challenging curriculum but loving the school!