Safeties for weighted 3.5 gpa and no test scores?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 3.5W gpa kid (3.0 UW, 29 ACT) got into:

Florida State
Indiana
Temple
Univ of Cincinnati
Maryland (that was a surprise)

Wow, great options. Where did he/she go? Is he happy now with choice?

He attended a university that was an even bigger reach and I didn't include because people would surely think you can't get accepted there with his gpa. Really, it is his artistic talent. And no, he doesn't seem to realize how incredibly lucky he was.

I posted mainly to let parents know that these schools - all strong schools - are possible with this gpa.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 3.5W gpa kid (3.0 UW, 29 ACT) got into:

Florida State
Indiana
Temple
Univ of Cincinnati
Maryland (that was a surprise)

Wow, great options. Where did he/she go? Is he happy now with choice?

He attended a university that was an even bigger reach and I didn't include because people would surely think you can't get accepted there with his gpa. Really, it is his artistic talent. And no, he doesn't seem to realize how incredibly lucky he was.

I posted mainly to let parents know that these schools - all strong schools - are possible with this gpa.

Ah, I hope you reconsider and share the name of the school.

[Anonymous]

University of Iowa

[Anonymous]

DS had a 3.0uw/3.4w last year and got in to TCU and Gonzaga

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Do you think any of these are possible?

Alabama
Coastal Carolina
ECU
TN
College of Charleston
Auburn
WVU

I'd say all are possible, but wouldn't be a safety. Your kid will definitely get into some of the schools on that list.

[Anonymous]

Marshall in WV is very affordable and has a very nice campus. Also check out Kent State, University of Hartford and Susquehanna. All provide generous merit. I don’t know if it will get you to 15K all in but you never know.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do you think any of these are possible?

Alabama
Coastal Carolina
ECU
TN
College of Charleston
Auburn
WVU

I'd say all are possible, but wouldn't be a safety. Your kid will definitely get into some of the schools on that list.

ECU and Coastal Carolina would definitely be safeties

[Anonymous]

Alabama’s campus and buildings are awesome.

[Anonymous]

This thread and the 3.7 thread (actually, I think there are a few), make me wonder if there is any difference between a 3.5W and a 3.7W in terms of college options. The same schools are being discussed. I guess it just makes me wonder if there is really any difference between a 3.5W and a 3.7W given that, at least here in DCUMland, both schools present the same types of options in terms of possible college choices. Yet, there actually is a difference between a 3.5 and a 3.7 just like there is between a 2.9 and a 3.1 and a 3.7 and a 3.9. Sometimes I think DCUM is a bit deluded on college choices. NAVIANCE for my kids' schools show WAY more options than DCUM suggests are possible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This thread and the 3.7 thread (actually, I think there are a few), make me wonder if there is any difference between a 3.5W and a 3.7W in terms of college options. The same schools are being discussed. I guess it just makes me wonder if there is really any difference between a 3.5W and a 3.7W given that, at least here in DCUMland, both schools present the same types of options in terms of possible college choices. Yet, there actually is a difference between a 3.5 and a 3.7 just like there is between a 2.9 and a 3.1 and a 3.7 and a 3.9. Sometimes I think DCUM is a bit deluded on college choices. NAVIANCE for my kids' schools show WAY more options than DCUM suggests are possible.

NP. I think it's hard to boil down chances to just GPA. High school plays a little bit of a role, level of rigor, which classes have which grades, e.g. Cs in PE and As in calc, good, the reverse bad. Different high schools have different weighting schemes - a 3.7W where only APs are weighted could have been a 4.0 with several weighted honors courses, for example. This is one area where test optional has made things more difficult, trying to identify colleges on GPA alone.

OP, I'd be looking at top 40-90+. It's fine to have reaches higher than that, but I think best bet would be 50s-80s, just off the top of my head

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This thread and the 3.7 thread (actually, I think there are a few), make me wonder if there is any difference between a 3.5W and a 3.7W in terms of college options. The same schools are being discussed. I guess it just makes me wonder if there is really any difference between a 3.5W and a 3.7W given that, at least here in DCUMland, both schools present the same types of options in terms of possible college choices. Yet, there actually is a difference between a 3.5 and a 3.7 just like there is between a 2.9 and a 3.1 and a 3.7 and a 3.9. Sometimes I think DCUM is a bit deluded on college choices. NAVIANCE for my kids' schools show WAY more options than DCUM suggests are possible.

NP. I think it's hard to boil down chances to just GPA. High school plays a little bit of a role, level of rigor, which classes have which grades, e.g. Cs in PE and As in calc, good, the reverse bad. Different high schools have different weighting schemes - a 3.7W where only APs are weighted could have been a 4.0 with several weighted honors courses, for example. This is one area where test optional has made things more difficult, trying to identify colleges on GPA alone.

OP, I'd be looking at top 40-90+. It's fine to have reaches higher than that, but I think best bet would be 50s-80s, just off the top of my head

Sorry I was thinking I was in the 3.7 thread. Still, 3.5W same general idea, I'd be looking 50s-80s for matches and then beyond for safeties.