Junior w/ 3.0 GPA and 30 ACT. College prospects?

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Lynchburg is a CTCL that has added some new academic programs lately along with increased merit offerings. Also, if you are in Virginia, you are eligible for the VTAG.

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Anonymous wrote:It won't matter. The Ivies want to make a political statement not admit the "best' students in the traditional sense of that word. Until parents understand the ensuing bullshit, we will get the same crap graduates from the Ivies.

She got fat too, I bet. And married that loser.

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Anonymous wrote: Full pay yes but the schools mentioned don’t have an overwhelming ED contingent. 2.9 and 26 ACT still resulted in merit money., regular decision. So perhaps not totally wrong.

From Conn Coll or Trinity? I think not.

And yes both those schools have a strong ED round where need aware/full pay is a major factor.

Yet it is true. Well worth trying with OP’s stays. Particularly if male. Was not DS’s cup of tea but it was nice to receive. And we did visit, which may be relevant

No, I do not believe you at all. Four points under the 25th percentile for Conn and three points under the 25th percentile for Trinity with a 2.9 GPA you wouldn't even get admitted RD let alone get merit aid.

https://www.conncoll.edu/media/Common-Data-Set-2018-19.pdf
https://www.trincoll.edu/AboutTrinity/offices/InstitutionalResearchPlanning/Documents/Trinity%20College%20CDS_2018-2019.pdf

Don’t care if you choose to remain ignorant.
OP, point is there are lots of good options and these schools worked out for us with lower scores than you posted. Cast a wide net and it should work out.

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Anonymous wrote: Full pay yes but the schools mentioned don’t have an overwhelming ED contingent. 2.9 and 26 ACT still resulted in merit money., regular decision. So perhaps not totally wrong.

From Conn Coll or Trinity? I think not.

And yes both those schools have a strong ED round where need aware/full pay is a major factor.

Yet it is true. Well worth trying with OP’s stays. Particularly if male. Was not DS’s cup of tea but it was nice to receive. And we did visit, which may be relevant

No, I do not believe you at all. Four points under the 25th percentile for Conn and three points under the 25th percentile for Trinity with a 2.9 GPA you wouldn't even get admitted RD let alone get merit aid.

https://www.conncoll.edu/media/Common-Data-Set-2018-19.pdf
https://www.trincoll.edu/AboutTrinity/offices/InstitutionalResearchPlanning/Documents/Trinity%20College%20CDS_2018-2019.pdf

Don’t care if you choose to remain ignorant.
OP, point is there are lots of good options and these schools worked out for us with lower scores than you posted. Cast a wide net and it should work out.

My guess is PP isn't familiar with the range of GPAs that will get students admitted to schools like Conn, Providence, Trinity, depending on what school they are coming from. The 2.5-2.9 kids from the privates in this area routinely go to all of these schools. A 2.9 from Potomac is not the same as a 2.9 from Walt Whitman.

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Anonymous wrote: Full pay yes but the schools mentioned don’t have an overwhelming ED contingent. 2.9 and 26 ACT still resulted in merit money., regular decision. So perhaps not totally wrong.

From Conn Coll or Trinity? I think not.

And yes both those schools have a strong ED round where need aware/full pay is a major factor.

Yet it is true. Well worth trying with OP’s stays. Particularly if male. Was not DS’s cup of tea but it was nice to receive. And we did visit, which may be relevant

No, I do not believe you at all. Four points under the 25th percentile for Conn and three points under the 25th percentile for Trinity with a 2.9 GPA you wouldn't even get admitted RD let alone get merit aid.

https://www.conncoll.edu/media/Common-Data-Set-2018-19.pdf
https://www.trincoll.edu/AboutTrinity/offices/InstitutionalResearchPlanning/Documents/Trinity%20College%20CDS_2018-2019.pdf

Don’t care if you choose to remain ignorant.
OP, point is there are lots of good options and these schools worked out for us with lower scores than you posted. Cast a wide net and it should work out.

My guess is PP isn't familiar with the range of GPAs that will get students admitted to schools like Conn, Providence, Trinity, depending on what school they are coming from. The 2.5-2.9 kids from the privates in this area routinely go to all of these schools. A 2.9 from Potomac is not the same as a 2.9 from Walt Whitman.

No, I understand that. And I still do not believe it, or that the kid got merit or got in RD to Conn or Trinity, without some other hook. Not happening. PP is lying. Conn rejects nearly 70% of men who apply - much higher in RD, and they don't give merit aid to every applicant, so why would they give it to a kid whose ACT is FOUR POINTS BELOW the 25th percentile?

Are ACTs of 29 "not the same for a kid from Whitman" as everyone else?

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Again, it happened. Why make that up? I strongly suspect PP has never applied anywhere with a 26 ACT and a 2.9. DS, however, did. And, while I agree the results are surprising, I suspect that -- shocking - all of these schools have a bottom 25%. Go figure.

Still can't see why PP thinks this is not true. Is it some evil plan to try to get one more rejected app at NESCAC schools? Or is it someone trying to be helpful having gone through the process with lower scores. Occam's razor?

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Anonymous wrote:Again, it happened. Why make that up? I strongly suspect PP has never applied anywhere with a 26 ACT and a 2.9. DS, however, did. And, while I agree the results are surprising, I suspect that -- shocking - all of these schools have a bottom 25%. Go figure.

Still can't see why PP thinks this is not true. Is it some evil plan to try to get one more rejected app at NESCAC schools? Or is it someone trying to be helpful having gone through the process with lower scores. Occam's razor?

No, it is simply a troll caught in a lie doubling down for whatever reason. However, it IS possible someone could read this BS and make a critical error.

I have an easy answer to this issue. Take a screenshot of Whitman's Naviance scattergram for Conn Coll and Trinity, and we will be able to see. No one will know who you are.

/ this is where you say "I don't have to prove anything to you!" or something like that because you CAN'T.

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What is the critical error? What possible motive could there be? Tricking someone into applying?

To be clear, I never said DS was at Whitman. He went to a private HS, which I will admit makes a big difference, particularly at Trinity/Conn.

And I don't know how it works at Whitman, but at most privates you lose Naviance access at year end anyway.

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Anonymous wrote:What is the critical error? What possible motive could there be? Tricking someone into applying?

To be clear, I never said DS was at Whitman. He went to a private HS, which I will admit makes a big difference, particularly at Trinity/Conn.

And I don't know how it works at Whitman, but at most privates you lose Naviance access at year end anyway.

Yeah, exactly what I expected. You can't do it. You don't have even on friend who still has access.

I don't know what your motive is and I don't care. Just that you are lying, or very mistaken. But probably lying.

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Now you've gone from "critical mistake" to "I don't care." Feel free to ignore since you are just talking about things you know nothing about. As as for "even on friend," whatever that means - i am not mistaken that DS got in and got money. Again male and private, but still admitted.

But OP, check these schools out. They are solid top to bottom and well worth the consideration.

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Anonymous wrote:Now you've gone from "critical mistake" to "I don't care." Feel free to ignore since you are just talking about things you know nothing about. As as for "even on friend," whatever that means - i am not mistaken that DS got in and got money. Again male and private, but still admitted.

But OP, check these schools out. They are solid top to bottom and well worth the consideration.

First, it was a typo, "even one friend". Should not have been hard to discern but I'll try and be clearer for you.

Also, you misrepresent my thoughts which were clearly stated:

- You are lying or extremely mistaken. I do care about that.
- I believe you are lying but I don't care what your motivation is.

Everything clear now?

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Anonymous wrote:Now you've gone from "critical mistake" to "I don't care." Feel free to ignore since you are just talking about things you know nothing about. As as for "even on friend," whatever that means - i am not mistaken that DS got in and got money. Again male and private, but still admitted.

But OP, check these schools out. They are solid top to bottom and well worth the consideration.

First, it was a typo, "even one friend". Should not have been hard to discern but I'll try and be clearer for you.

Also, you misrepresent my thoughts which were clearly stated:

- You are lying or extremely mistaken. I do care about that.
- I believe you are lying but I don't care what your motivation is.

Everything clear now?

Plainly I am not mistake that DS got in with the stats I quoted or that he was offered money as an inducement to attend. That some students have low scores does not reflect badly on an institution if you are insecure about your attendance at one of these schools. My motivation was to answer the question posed in good faith. You still haven't explained why someone should lie about this and instead resort to attacks. Again, the schools are not out of range. Best of luck to OP.

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My dd had a 3.5 weighted (not from a dc area school but tops in our area of the state) and a 25 ACT. Minimal extracurriculars. Got over 30k from Wooster. Applied ED bc it was definitely first choice and dc wanted to stand out from other applicants from their school who may have been using it as a back up. Showed major interest. Also got in EA to several other schools with merit (including Duquesne, Susquehanna and George Mason). Dc visited Juniata and did not feel it but lots of people on here like it.

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Anonymous wrote:You’re right. I read the article too fast. It says P was the last of the Ivies to go test optional. I incorrectly thought it was the last of the Ivies to drop ED. Will be interesting to see what happens.

https://www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2020/06/princeton-drops-sat-act-test-score-requirement

Actually, what Princeton dropped was SCEA

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Anonymous wrote:Now you've gone from "critical mistake" to "I don't care." Feel free to ignore since you are just talking about things you know nothing about. As as for "even on friend," whatever that means - i am not mistaken that DS got in and got money. Again male and private, but still admitted.

But OP, check these schools out. They are solid top to bottom and well worth the consideration.

First, it was a typo, "even one friend". Should not have been hard to discern but I'll try and be clearer for you.

Also, you misrepresent my thoughts which were clearly stated:

- You are lying or extremely mistaken. I do care about that.
- I believe you are lying but I don't care what your motivation is.

Everything clear now?

Plainly I am not mistake that DS got in with the stats I quoted or that he was offered money as an inducement to attend. That some students have low scores does not reflect badly on an institution if you are insecure about your attendance at one of these schools. My motivation was to answer the question posed in good faith. You still haven't explained why someone should lie about this and instead resort to attacks. Again, the schools are not out of range. Best of luck to OP.

For the third or fourth (and definitely LAST) time. I do not know why you would lie; I just know you are, and I posted common data sets from the college to show it. Read them. Learn them. Conn: 26 ACT likely in bottom 15% of enrolled class and 2.9 GPA in bottom 2%. Trinity: 26 likely in bottom 16% of enrolled class and 2.9 in bottom 5%. Those are facts.

You have access to data to support your lie but won't provide. I will summarize and then exit because you will never show any proof:

No student applying to Conn College or Trinity College with a 26 ACT and a 2.9 GPA from any school is getting merit money RD without another hook.