Where are the painfully average kids getting into college?
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Anonymous
| OP---look at the Colleges that Change Lives schools. (Juniata is one; Guilford, Eckerd, Centre, ---they are located all over the country). They market themselves together, most give very generous merit aid and other assistance, and they pride themselves on alumni satisfaction. They help B students find areas they are enthusiastic about, most also have great internship and study abroad opportunities. We have a child at one and it has been a good fit. |
Anonymous
| What about Bucknell or Loyola University Maryland? |
Anonymous
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Towson
VCU CNU UMBC |
Anonymous
Sadly, if this EA round at Providence is any evidence, that would be a reach for this kid. Our DC had slightly better stats than that and was deferred. Super bummed about it. |
Anonymous
Ha! So true. And if the goal is Harvard or whatever then sure, see it for what it is: a longshot. Once you let go of that you’ll discover that there are tons of excellent schools out there for students of every achievement, ability, and ambition. She’ll be fine! |
Anonymous
Yes to Loyola, no to Bucknell |
Anonymous
I know a 2019 and 2020 grad who went there with worse stats. It’s a great school too and is well known for happy students. |
Anonymous
Auburn HAHAHAHAHAHA No.. Way lower stats get in. Safety for sure. U of Florida would be the opposite super hard to get in from out of state. |
Anonymous
| I graduated high school 19 years ago. Kids with these exact same stats went to the state school that was easy to get into or they hustled for a lesser-known private or the state school that was harder to get into. A few kids with these stats went to community college, which is nothing to turn a nose up at. Now I would imagine it’s about the same if not harder. |
Anonymous
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OP - how about, instead, you come up with a list of rolling admission schools. Plan to get all info IN by late Aug/Sept to several schools, and therefore get an answer by Sept/Oct. then you have safeties. Apply to other schools as SR year progresses.
The process can be very fluid, if you choose to orchestrate it in that way. |
Anonymous
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I’m a pp who actually posted suggestions. Just came back to see what other colleges are being suggested and found mostly a debate as to ehat constitutes “average.” Interestinfg about U of Florida, I didn’t realize its median stats had increased so. Perhaps U of Tampa then?
As this was posted on dcum college board, land of the 4.5 gpa and 1500 sat scores, with several threads recently asking where the “regular” students with 3.8 gpa and 1400 sat apply, I think it is pretty clear what OP meant by her post. |
Anonymous
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Elon
UNC Wilmington UNC Ashville ECU VCU App State St. Mary's St. Joe's-Philly Duquesne Ohio St Mich St Alabama Auburn Ole Miss Miss State Drexel IUP Le Salle Juniata College Delaware Rowan Frostburg Salisbury Towson George Mason lots of options and yes most of our kids fit this mold. |
Anonymous
NP Colleges have your high school profile. They will compare students mostly how well they are doing given the opportunities that are available to them. 1300 SAT could look good,average, or bad depending the average score for your high school. By the way, a lot of average kids could enroll in the schools you mentioned if they start in elementary school. |
Anonymous
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VCU
Longwood Radford Christopher Newport Old Dominion Mary Baldwin (now co-ed) Roanoke Randolph Macon George Mason St. Mary's Frostburg Virginia Wesleyan In fact, most smaller less competitive state universities, and most smaller private colleges. |
Anonymous
Don’t doom your child yet. UW will make it hard much harder than 1250 SAT. My DD went up 100 points between junior and senior year. |