VA in-state options for 3.4 u/w (3.8 w) GPA

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Anonymous wrote:OK, PP here -- I've got another one. She could go to UVA at Wise. Would she put up with a tiny school? Very far away just to say it was (kind of) UVA?

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I always wondered about this. Anyone have experience with UVA at Wise?

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Anonymous wrote:Mid and low tier Big Ten schools will prob throw scholarship money.

What schools?

[Anonymous]

Your child could go to university in Germany for free. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2016/02/20/americans-can-study-in-germany-for-free-in-english-an-increasing-number-are-doing-it/?utm_term=.8691a0c91f1c

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:^^^guaranteed provided there is space in that incoming class.

I'd say that GMU and MWC are reaches with a 3.4 UW. Longwood, CNU (may also be a reach), JMU, VT. I know nothing about Radford other than its old old old women's college rep, but I'd guess it's an option too.

I recently spoke with a friend who is UVA alum - her son is applying to transfer into UVA as a sophomore. She spoke with the Legacy office and was told that her son's admission relied on how many kids were transferring in from community colleges with guaranteed admission. In other words, those kids were given priority over her son who is coming from a highly regarded SLAC with great grades and a legacy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mid and low tier Big Ten schools will prob throw scholarship money.

What schools?

Iowa, Michigan State, Indiana?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:^^^guaranteed provided there is space in that incoming class.

I'd say that GMU and MWC are reaches with a 3.4 UW. Longwood, CNU (may also be a reach), JMU, VT. I know nothing about Radford other than its old old old women's college rep, but I'd guess it's an option too.

I recently spoke with a friend who is UVA alum - her son is applying to transfer into UVA as a sophomore. She spoke with the Legacy office and was told that her son's admission relied on how many kids were transferring in from community colleges with guaranteed admission. In other words, those kids were given priority over her son who is coming from a highly regarded SLAC with great grades and a legacy.

Makes sense as admission is guaranteed.

[Anonymous]

^ yes, but GPA is controlled

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:^ yes, but GPA is controlled

Still a better approach than risking a transfer attempt from another school.

[Anonymous]

true

[Anonymous]

Safety: CNU, UMW, ODU, GMU, VCU, RAD
Target: JMU and VT, voice a preference
Reach: UVA and WM

The safeties of CNU, UMW, GMU can be quirky. There's no earthy reason she should not get in, but they are watching "yield" and want to accept kids that will actually go and once in awhile may not accept a kids who they think will not enroll. Maybe to guard against that, apply to 2 Safeties. Also, again I believe it's a yield concern for the colleges, your DC may need to have the stomach for being on a waitlist for Targets and Reaches. It just takes time for the colleges to know how many will accept their offer of admission. Make sure the counselor knows DC's wants and preferences. Be very clear. Have DC be very clear in all communication.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Safety: CNU, UMW, ODU, GMU, VCU, RAD
Target: JMU and VT, voice a preference
Reach: UVA and WM

The safeties of CNU, UMW, GMU can be quirky. There's no earthy reason she should not get in, but they are watching "yield" and want to accept kids that will actually go and once in awhile may not accept a kids who they think will not enroll. Maybe to guard against that, apply to 2 Safeties. Also, again I believe it's a yield concern for the colleges, your DC may need to have the stomach for being on a waitlist for Targets and Reaches. It just takes time for the colleges to know how many will accept their offer of admission. Make sure the counselor knows DC's wants and preferences. Be very clear. Have DC be very clear in all communication.

Do school counselors in low ranked big public schools really have any kind of individualized contact with places like JMU and VT?

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I'd say that GMU and MWC are reaches with a 3.4 UW. Longwood, CNU (may also be a reach), JMU, VT.

Huh?

OP, depending on major, she should be able to get into any school in VA except maybe UVA and W&M.

My DD graduated from an FCPS HS last year. The school doesn't even report an u/w GPA and we found that many colleges just use the weighted GPA "as is" for admission and scholarship consideration (this is confirmed in the "from the counselor" notes on Naviance for many schools). Assuming that your HS is the same, use the 3.8 when considering her chances for admission at the various VA publics, not the 3.4. Heck, my kid got into much better schools than GMU, MWC, Longwood and CNU with a WEIGHTED 3.4. This is DCUM and a lot of posters think a GPA under 4.5 is a sure sign of failure in life.

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Keep in mind that the environment/size of the school factors in as much as anything else. Lots of smart kids opt for the smaller VA privates over JMU and VT.

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Keep in mind that the environment/size of the school factors in as much as anything else. Lots of smart kids opt for the smaller VA privates over JMU and VT.

Sure. But privates cost more, and OP is trying to keep tuition low. If one is looking at private schools, there are much better ones to be had than most of the ones in VA.

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Op, your student could get into a school higher ranked than VT or JMU if they went out-of-state, public or private, but you're going to have to pay - - you need to assume at least 50% more. This is the dilemma for NoVa high schools students. Schools where you are likely to pay the least above our Va in-state costs are schools 1) in lower cost areas of the country, AND ranked lower than VT - Clemson, USouth Carolina, Alabama, UKansas, IndianaU.