The normal kid

[Anonymous]

I LOVE small liberal arts colleges but I’d be checking endowment for the really small ones. The next decade or two will be tough for those colleges.

[Anonymous]

AP/honors = university track. If you’re not in that track you’re not university material. The rigor in non-AP/honors is a flat out joke and several years behind the university bound kiddos.

Of course you don’t want to hear this, you’re in denial, you’ll cling to the fake A’s, and you’ll send junior off to some open door degree mill anyways for your ego. Then you’ll keep it hush hush when he fails out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:AP/honors = university track. If you’re not in that track you’re not university material. The rigor in non-AP/honors is a flat out joke and several years behind the university bound kiddos.

Of course you don’t want to hear this, you’re in denial, you’ll cling to the fake A’s, and you’ll send junior off to some open door degree mill anyways for your ego. Then you’ll keep it hush hush when he fails out.

Wow, you are not a nice person.

PP, don't listen to this ugly troll poster. Talk to your guidance counselor. Kiddo will be better than fine.

[Anonymous]

I agree with the PP but we as teachers are supposed to believe the BS that everyone should be college and career ready. If you can't handle regular classes in HS, do you really think you can handle college level classes? I feel bad for all of the students who go to college and then drop off because they never belonged there in the first place. Then they have to repay student loans.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:AP/honors = university track. If you’re not in that track you’re not university material. The rigor in non-AP/honors is a flat out joke and several years behind the university bound kiddos.

Of course you don’t want to hear this, you’re in denial, you’ll cling to the fake A’s, and you’ll send junior off to some open door degree mill anyways for your ego. Then you’ll keep it hush hush when he fails out.

Sigh. Okay so, here we go...high school achievement means little. It has nothing to do with being "university material" or someones career or intellectual potential. It DOES impact where you are accepted, but not what you do with it. I am the AP, straight A, honors, etc in my family and achieved a solid dual bachelor degree, but that is it; my interest in school waned. Both my siblings, one of whom barely got in college, neither of whom had AP's, no EC's, etc, both have PHD's and are very very well respected in their field.

[Anonymous]

By the way, my Juniata student did take 4 or 5 AP's (all science/math). The average GPA of their admits is 3.7

[Anonymous]

Something like 40-45% of kids fail out of college, and half that do finish take extra years to earn an easy BA. It’s quite predictable to access who is ready for university - e.g., college track courses, good AP scores, a “college ready” SAT/ACT score.

Outside of the top 50 universities, the rest of the colleges in the US are basically degree mills who admit anyone with a pulse and access to funding. Don’t conflate acceptance with actual capacity to succeed. They want money above all.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My 3.0 GPA kid, 1 AP class, 23 ACT, is happy at McDaniel with good merit aid.

He looked at other small liberal arts schools with similar profiles but got into McDaniel early so he was one and done.

Little soon to be boasting. Let us know when or if your kid graduates. In 4...or 5 or 6 years. Lots of extra money for extra years. And the job placement after.

Boasting? Aren’t you charming. The PP was merely sharing the school his/her child attends and at which he is happy. Get over yourself.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our 1290 SAT, 3.5 unweighted public school DC with only a couple APs got into 7 out of 7 engineering schools ranked from about #60 to just over #300.

Not URM but did have an EC that might have turned the heads of the #60 school.

Did your kid take calculus senior year?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our 1290 SAT, 3.5 unweighted public school DC with only a couple APs got into 7 out of 7 engineering schools ranked from about #60 to just over #300.

Not URM but did have an EC that might have turned the heads of the #60 school.

Excellent! Thank you for this.

[Anonymous]

I still don’t understand why AP classes are pushed in many high schools. They’re college level - so why aren’t they saved for college and why are high school students judged at 15/16/17 on whether or not they can be successful in a college level class? It’s absurd.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 3.0 GPA kid, 1 AP class, 23 ACT, is happy at McDaniel with good merit aid.

He looked at other small liberal arts schools with similar profiles but got into McDaniel early so he was one and done.

A little surprising someone with a 3.0/23 can get merit anywhere, but good on them.

It’s risky going to a small, little-known school unless the student really takes advantage and turns things around, including getting mostly A’s, doing research and getting internships. But most students at these schools are not like this, and tend to revert to their norm.

Interesting point, pp. How do you know this is the case?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Out of state colleges like University of Delaware, Penn State, Indiana University, Ohio State.....

Tell me a bit more about why this works? Is it that they are looking for kids out of their own state?

Out of state students pay more. That’s why. Of these OSU will be hardest to get into.

Many years Penn State can also be tough to get into for Freshman. Freshman are encouraged to start at satellite campuses for both
Penn State and OSU.

I happen to like Univ of Delaware but hey, I graduated from there (out of state.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:AP/honors = university track. If you’re not in that track you’re not university material. The rigor in non-AP/honors is a flat out joke and several years behind the university bound kiddos.

Of course you don’t want to hear this, you’re in denial, you’ll cling to the fake A’s, and you’ll send junior off to some open door degree mill anyways for your ego. Then you’ll keep it hush hush when he fails out.

Wow, you are not a nice person.

PP, don't listen to this ugly troll poster. Talk to your guidance counselor. Kiddo will be better than fine.

Your kid will be fine and most likely very successful in life. I didn't have A/P courses either. (due to moving around) Believe me I am fine.

[Anonymous]

Elon.