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[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My friend graduated HS in PG county with a 1.8 GPA. He had to complete night classes to pass. Opted for PGCC, transferred to UMCP, graduated magna cum laude with an Accounting degree. He was assumed to have a learning disability. In reality, he was disengaged.

It's no longer 1985

Ok Smart Ass thanks for the ageism

It's true, though.

- NP

+1 53 year old, although, I don't think there is anything wrong with the cc route to UMD. My sibling did it eons ago and got into a public ivy. And that route is still possible today. Many still go this route.

[Anonymous]

Lots of kids transfer from community college to state school. It’s actually a very smart move financially. Not sure why people are acting like it isn’t possible. And the scenario of PG County student to College Park is entirely doable - at a certain point, your high school record isn’t relevant (ask me how I know…) and they are looking only at your college courses. I mean, college park is IN pg, for goodness sakes.

[Anonymous]

I was a C student in high school. I attended NVCC for 3 years and then transferred to GMU.

I now work as an HR manager and make 90K. My husband makes twice as me. Your daughter will be fine!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was a C student in high school. I attended NVCC for 3 years and then transferred to GMU.

I now work as an HR manager and make 90K. My husband makes twice as me. Your daughter will be fine!

I mentioned my husband above. He only graduated hs because there was an alternative program that allowed him to speed through about 2 years of classes in a few months.

He makes 6 figures as a gov’t contractor-his salary is at least double mine with a masters degree. I mean, he is in a tech field and I work in a non profit…anyway, barely passing high school didn’t ruin his life. He had to take a more complicated route, but he got there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was a C student in high school. I attended NVCC for 3 years and then transferred to GMU.

I now work as an HR manager and make 90K. My husband makes twice as me. Your daughter will be fine!

OP here. Thank you. Fingers crossed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have a dyslexic kid with a 2.8 GPA. School has been torture for him...and he wants to be a teacher. He's on a mission to make things better for kids like him. So no irony in a not-great student becoming a teacher. I think we need more of them, frankly. You need to be creative, smart, empathetic, and hard working to be a teacher, but I don't know that finding school fun or easy is a criteria.

I hope your daughter finds a great fit school and becomes a fabulous teacher. We need her.

I get it, 100%. Good luck to your daughter!

[Anonymous]

Jeff Selingo's list of "buyer" schools might be helpful. There are a ton of lovely regional schools that have money to provide aid (which may be hard with GPA but worth considering).

You can find list online - I think you have to provide email but list is free.

[Anonymous]

In my cross country search/research project for my child, I found northern Michigan (above) and Wichita state give auto admission at 2.25. NMU is already fairly low cost, and they give a “bridge scholarship” to incoming out of state students to get cost close to their in state tuition.

There are also a couple open admit schools in Utah. We investigated Utah Tech for a while-scholarships there start at a 2.3.

Springfield College in MA gives scholarships starting at a 2.5.

Slippery Rock in PA gives a reduced oos tuition at 3.0, BUT the tuition is already rather low AND good performance at the school can qualify you for sophomore year and above. I love the second chance feel of that.

We plugged in my daughter’s sub-2.5 gpa to the COA calculators and Randolph, Meredith, Alma, Shenandoah and Emory & Henry claim she can still qualify for scholarship money.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In my cross country search/research project for my child, I found northern Michigan (above) and Wichita state give auto admission at 2.25. NMU is already fairly low cost, and they give a “bridge scholarship” to incoming out of state students to get cost close to their in state tuition.

There are also a couple open admit schools in Utah. We investigated Utah Tech for a while-scholarships there start at a 2.3.

Springfield College in MA gives scholarships starting at a 2.5.

Slippery Rock in PA gives a reduced oos tuition at 3.0, BUT the tuition is already rather low AND good performance at the school can qualify you for sophomore year and above. I love the second chance feel of that.

We plugged in my daughter’s sub-2.5 gpa to the COA calculators and Randolph, Meredith, Alma, Shenandoah and Emory & Henry claim she can still qualify for scholarship money.

how on earth do these small colleges survive with giving out so much aid to people with low scores?

[Anonymous]

Don’t discount the VA private schools - VA residents can currently get money through the VTAG program. At this moment, it is $5k/year.

I mean, don’t shoot for W&L or Richmond. But there are 20-some others.

Here is the best page for that info. http://www.cicv.org/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:In my cross country search/research project for my child, I found northern Michigan (above) and Wichita state give auto admission at 2.25. NMU is already fairly low cost, and they give a “bridge scholarship” to incoming out of state students to get cost close to their in state tuition.

There are also a couple open admit schools in Utah. We investigated Utah Tech for a while-scholarships there start at a 2.3.

Springfield College in MA gives scholarships starting at a 2.5.

Slippery Rock in PA gives a reduced oos tuition at 3.0, BUT the tuition is already rather low AND good performance at the school can qualify you for sophomore year and above. I love the second chance feel of that.

We plugged in my daughter’s sub-2.5 gpa to the COA calculators and Randolph, Meredith, Alma, Shenandoah and Emory & Henry claim she can still qualify for scholarship money.

how on earth do these small colleges survive with giving out so much aid to people with low scores?

My theory is that they publish a much higher cost and then discount it so they look generous.

Shenandoah is obviously growing - we were out there a week and a half ago and passed what had very obviously been a motel turned into a dorm. They don’t give much academic merit at sub-3.0 GPAs-we’re hoping for talent money there or it won’t actually be affordable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The A students work for the B students, the C students own the company, and the dropouts invented the product the company makes.

Keep telling yourself that so you can feel better.
You really think Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg were C students in high school?
When you got the facts wrong, you conclusion and decision based on it be could be way off. I feel bad for you and your children.

Not PP, but I do know lots of people in the Construction, food and Real State industry who didn't start or finish College (C Students) and went on to open their own business with yearly revenues of 1M and up.

Btw, there are no Elon Musk, Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg here on DCUM. lol.

[Anonymous]

Op
Sorry I did not have time to read the whole thread but you should read "Colleges that Change Lives" hope no one already suggested that, if so sorry. It's a great book with a detailed list of schools- some of which coudl be right for your child.
I really feel your pain. Academic success is not everything- though people on DCUM act like it is. Hopefully you kid grows and matures and most importantly finds something they love to do and are good at.
Wishing you guys the best.

[Anonymous]

Emory & Henry is a CTCL school

So is Goucher in MD

[Anonymous]

I forgot Lynchburg is also on the CTCL list

Here is the full listing: https://ctcl.org/category/college-profiles/