Where do average students land?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sounds like my DS. Ended up at Loyola MD with great merit aid. He also got into these schools- Duquesne, St Mary’s of MD, UMBC, St Joe’s, La Salle, Seton Hall, Manhattan, Drexel, Scranton.

Great list and suggestions. I would also add:

Towson
Pitt (but you MUST apply early, meaning by late August)
Cincinnati
Wheaton (Massachusetts)
SUNY schools
South Carolina (maybe)
Dayton
Xavier (Ohio)
Louisville

[Anonymous]

And what about LACs? Any suggestions?

[Anonymous]

Temple, Georgia State, U Kentucky, Wittenberg, DePaul, Michigan State, Duquesne, U New Hampshire, Boise State

[Anonymous]

LAC’s


Ohio Wesleyan
Furman
Wofford
Ithaca
Hobart and William Smith
Hiram

[Anonymous]

Drew, Hobart, Skidmore, Emerson, UConn, Agnes Scott

[Anonymous]

So many options. Seriously!

Just not a top 20 LAC, or top public.

[Anonymous]

The college admissions process seems much more enjoyable with an average student who’s open to a wide variety of options than with a top stats student who’s fixated on the T-20’s and top LAC’s. There seems to be this unspoken “rule” that a top students shouldn’t consider schools ranked below the top tier, if finances aren’t an issue, which is a dumb mentality .

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:U Albany
West Virginia
IUPUI
TCNJ
Delaware
UMBC
Providence
FDU
Fairfield
Stony Brook
Lycoming
Kutztown
Rowan
Towson
Loyola (Baltimore)
CUA
Miami, or
UCONN

I don't think Fairfield or Stony Brook accept these stats anymore.

[Anonymous]

Fairfield is like Northeastern - really aggressively gaming the system to create a false sense of importance. It is a perfectly fine school but not as great as it thinks it is. It is basically the safety to ND/Nova/BC/HC and possibly even Fordham. No shame in that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:At a fabulous school, like JMU!

Came to say this. Their alums seem to have had a great experience and all the ones I know have very good jobs.

+1
JMU is a fabulous school that offers something for everyone. Highly recommend.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Truly average students. 3.0-3.5 UW GPA, 1200-1300 SAT, regular EC like casual sports or a job. Motivated but not a striver. What 4 yr colleges do these type of kids attend and find success after attending dmv catholic hs?

The average students at our median GPA and the SAT you listed at the privates in our area land at JMU, clemson, UTK, Auburn, and VT if not going for a stem major.

I doubt getting into Clemson or Tennessee out of state. Not sure about Auburn, but would doubt it, too.

Average students aren't getting into VT either. Not sure where the PP got those schools from...

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Truly average students. 3.0-3.5 UW GPA, 1200-1300 SAT, regular EC like casual sports or a job. Motivated but not a striver. What 4 yr colleges do these type of kids attend and find success after attending dmv catholic hs?

That profile is WAY above average!

+1
This is NOT an average student. Honestly, DCUM has warped everyone's sense of what is truly average - the OP's child is definitely above average.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And what about LACs? Any suggestions?

Hendrix, Rhodes (maybe) apply TO

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Truly average students. 3.0-3.5 UW GPA, 1200-1300 SAT, regular EC like casual sports or a job. Motivated but not a striver. What 4 yr colleges do these type of kids attend and find success after attending dmv catholic hs?

Alabama…..Tennessee….SEC in General….

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Truly average students. 3.0-3.5 UW GPA, 1200-1300 SAT, regular EC like casual sports or a job. Motivated but not a striver. What 4 yr colleges do these type of kids attend and find success after attending dmv catholic hs?

The average students at our median GPA and the SAT you listed at the privates in our area land at JMU, clemson, UTK, Auburn, and VT if not going for a stem major.

Wow. So wrong. Not getting into Clemson or Auburn with those stats. OOS. A slightly better chance if you are a male .