Good college for 3.2 student from Langley High

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Anonymous wrote:The disheartening thing about this is that in hundreds of high schools across the country, this kid would likely be top 10% of his class.

--Langley parent, and graduate of one of "those" high schools.

So why not go to one of those high schools. Big fish, small pond; small fish, big pond.

So you'd move to a smaller and/or poorer school district so that your kid could shine and get into a better college? I think I'd stick with the great education that Langley provides and go to the best fit college that accepts your kid-- it just probably won't be a top 25 or maybe top 50 school. But that's OK!!

Assuming you're talking to me, because I finished my graduate work in 1992. Seems pointless.

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Anonymous wrote:The disheartening thing about this is that in hundreds of high schools across the country, this kid would likely be top 10% of his class.

--Langley parent, and graduate of one of "those" high schools.

With an 1100 SAT?!?

OK, maybe not. I went to school in **Tennessee**. but my SATs were higher. You got me.

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Anonymous wrote:To the person that suggested Tulane, are you on crack? 1100 SAT is that for just 2 sections or 3? I would also like to point out that C of C and Tulane are not the same type of student. You could be mildly retarded and go to C of C. I went to Tulane and a large portion of my freshman class was either in the top 10 of their class or at least top 10%

That was me, and at last check no crack involved. My DC did not apply to Tulane but it seemed to be the back up school of choice at her HS. And as another person pointed out the middle of Langley is probably equivalent to the top 10% elsewhere.

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PP I agree-- an interesting fact that no one seems to really talk about is that Langley High according to one of the big lists of best public high schools in the USA (I think it was US NWR) was ranked about 47. Certainly solid, but here is what was interesting-- if you took out all the magnet high schools around the country it was I think number 5 overall for just a normal high school.

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Anonymous wrote:To the person that suggested Tulane, are you on crack? 1100 SAT is that for just 2 sections or 3? I would also like to point out that C of C and Tulane are not the same type of student. You could be mildly retarded and go to C of C. I went to Tulane and a large portion of my freshman class was either in the top 10 of their class or at least top 10%

Wow: Offensive to CoC students and to the learning disabled and wrong. And, what you think you knew back when you were in college does not apply to today's college admissions, especially for seniors from DC suburbs. Average SAT score for CofC is 1200. I know a Langley student who just started at CofC and he had a 3.75 from Langley and a 1250 SAT.

We try to keep it civil here on the college board. Please save the derogatory comments for the private school forum.

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Agreed!

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OP mentioned kid was an Eagle Scout. I don't think that matters one whit to any college in the country except maybe the service academies, and you probably won't get in there from Va. with a 3.2 and 1100 on the SATs.

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I think eagle scout is one of those things that if you are on the edge and you hit an admissions person with a scouting background it could put you over the top. Odds that are decent since it is one of the largest youth organizations in the world. But in general extracurricular activities are on the edge help at most. My guess is PP is not an Eagle Scout or they would realize what an accomplishment it is. Hang in there 3.2 you will find a school that fits. Langley will give you a great foundation for college. At least it did for our DS. BTW he was a life scout-- never got the Eagle Project finished. Went to W&M and has done very well. He had about a 3.75 gpa and 1350 sat's as I remember. He is a senior now. Younger child will be applying to schools this year. We

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Anonymous wrote:I think eagle scout is one of those things that if you are on the edge and you hit an admissions person with a scouting background it could put you over the top. Odds that are decent since it is one of the largest youth organizations in the world. But in general extracurricular activities are on the edge help at most. My guess is PP is not an Eagle Scout or they would realize what an accomplishment it is. Hang in there 3.2 you will find a school that fits. Langley will give you a great foundation for college. At least it did for our DS. BTW he was a life scout-- never got the Eagle Project finished. Went to W&M and has done very well. He had about a 3.75 gpa and 1350 sat's as I remember. He is a senior now. Younger child will be applying to schools this year. We

I do understand what an accomplishment it is. The question was whether college admissions people will give any credit for it. I doubt it's given any credit at all except at VMI and possibly the service academies and then only if everything else is equal and maybe there is one spot left and they need a tie-breaker.

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Anonymous wrote:I think eagle scout is one of those things that if you are on the edge and you hit an admissions person with a scouting background it could put you over the top. Odds that are decent since it is one of the largest youth organizations in the world. But in general extracurricular activities are on the edge help at most. My guess is PP is not an Eagle Scout or they would realize what an accomplishment it is. Hang in there 3.2 you will find a school that fits. Langley will give you a great foundation for college. At least it did for our DS. BTW he was a life scout-- never got the Eagle Project finished. Went to W&M and has done very well. He had about a 3.75 gpa and 1350 sat's as I remember. He is a senior now. Younger child will be applying to schools this year. We

I do understand what an accomplishment it is. The question was whether college admissions people will give any credit for it. I doubt it's given any credit at all except at VMI and possibly the service academies and then only if everything else is equal and maybe there is one spot left and they need a tie-breaker.

I think you're wrong about Eagle Scout not being an accomplishment. It certainly is an accomplishment. But in general, kids today in our area have tons of extra curricular activities -- so your kid needs them just to stay "even" with the competition. So one kid's an Eagle Scout, one played Varsity soccer and fed the homeless, etc. etc. You have to do something extraordinary stand out ahead of the pack.

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Hey OP: Here is the way to go.

Send your child to one of the larger SEC/ACC/Big 10 schools i.e. Florida, UGA, Bama, FSU or NCState. During those years hopefully they mature enough to understand the value of education and with a high GPA from there they can go on to any grad school they want. If not they'll have a large alumni network that comes in handy in the job seeking process.

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I woudl start at NOVA and have DS use the bridge program to get into one of the better VA state schools. Low SAT ANd low GPA, that's tough.

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Anonymous wrote:I woudl start at NOVA and have DS use the bridge program to get into one of the better VA state schools. Low SAT ANd low GPA, that's tough.

3.2/1100 does not mean NOVA is the only answer. I agree that NOVA is an awesome option if there is no $ to pay for big out of state U or if kid is determined to get into a VA state school and nothing else will satisfy him (e.g., VA Tech or bust).

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OP: Seek the counsel of school guidance and/or a educational advisor. So many possibilities for your child. His/her interests and personality are as important as his/her grades/SAT scores. Good luck!

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Anonymous wrote:What about Tulane? Or College of Charleston?

anything you can do to boost the SATs? How were AP scores?

My guess based on last year's class is that Tulane and CoC are out of reach for 3.2/1100 stats.

1100 wouldn't have been good enought for Tulane and CoC when the scale was 1600. Now that the scale is 2400? Forget it.