B Students at St Albans and NCS - where end up?

[Anonymous]

The 3.7 thread was very sobering. Where do the B students at the Cathedral schools end up?

[Anonymous]

My sense is that once one gets beyond the top 1/3 or so of the class, you see more kids attending SLAC and fewer going to large universities.

At the point it seems to depend on whether the kid has a mix of As and Bs or closer to straight Bs.

The A/B kids seem to attend many of the mid-range NEAC colleges (e.g., not Williams and Amherst or Trinity or Conn. Coll.) or Kenyon or Oberlin. If they attend a university it may be Michigan, Tulane, Boston College, Wake Forest, etc.

The straight B kids seem to attend well-regarded, but not top SLACs. Think Dickinson, Gettysburg, Trinity Connecticut College. If they attend a university, it might be BU, Wisconsin, or Northeastern. I.e., sold B students with decent scores get into solid schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The 3.7 thread was very sobering. Where do the B students at the Cathedral schools end up?

There is no such thing as a B student at these schools-oh my how dare you

[Anonymous]

Skidmore? College of Charleston?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Skidmore? College of Charleston?

I am actually surprised that College of Charleston is not a more common destination for STA grads. Seems like a good fit, natural extension.

[Anonymous]

Indiana seems like a popular destination.

[Anonymous]

UVA, Michigan, Middlebury, Wake Forest,

[Anonymous]

Definitely UVA, Duke, Georgetown, Michigan, 50/50 MIT, Harvard, Stanford, etc.

[Anonymous]

No way the B students are getting into HYPMS without a major hook. It's 50/50 for the A students.

[Anonymous]

Look into Rice - top 20, but under the radar in this area.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Look into Rice - top 20, but under the radar in this area.

No. I have a B/B+ student at a private with a similar profile who went through admissions this year. He was unhooked with a SAT well above 1500. There seemed to be a pretty hard cut off at schools with a less than 20-25% admissions rate. Schools that he hoped would be possibilities like University of Southern California and Rice were not options. His choices looked like those mentioned in 13:36. Schools where he was admitted or that were possibilities included: Michigan, UMCP, Wake Forest, Colgate, Emory, Tulane, Bucknell etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The 3.7 thread was very sobering. Where do the B students at the Cathedral schools end up?

3.7 unweighted, right? why is that sobering?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Look into Rice - top 20, but under the radar in this area.

No. I have a B/B+ student at a private with a similar profile who went through admissions this year. He was unhooked with a SAT well above 1500. There seemed to be a pretty hard cut off at schools with a less than 20-25% admissions rate. Schools that he hoped would be possibilities like University of Southern California and Rice were not options. His choices looked like those mentioned in 13:36. Schools where he was admitted or that were possibilities included: Michigan, UMCP, Wake Forest, Colgate, Emory, Tulane, Bucknell etc.

When you say "were not options" do you mean he applied but didn't get in, or just decided not to bother applying because he figured he wouldn't get in?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Look into Rice - top 20, but under the radar in this area.

No. I have a B/B+ student at a private with a similar profile who went through admissions this year. He was unhooked with a SAT well above 1500. There seemed to be a pretty hard cut off at schools with a less than 20-25% admissions rate. Schools that he hoped would be possibilities like University of Southern California and Rice were not options. His choices looked like those mentioned in 13:36. Schools where he was admitted or that were possibilities included: Michigan, UMCP, Wake Forest, Colgate, Emory, Tulane, Bucknell etc.

When you say "were not options" do you mean he applied but didn't get in, or just decided not to bother applying because he figured he wouldn't get in?

Ah, hope springs eternal, LOL.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Look into Rice - top 20, but under the radar in this area.

No. I have a B/B+ student at a private with a similar profile who went through admissions this year. He was unhooked with a SAT well above 1500. There seemed to be a pretty hard cut off at schools with a less than 20-25% admissions rate. Schools that he hoped would be possibilities like University of Southern California and Rice were not options. His choices looked like those mentioned in 13:36. Schools where he was admitted or that were possibilities included: Michigan, UMCP, Wake Forest, Colgate, Emory, Tulane, Bucknell etc.

When you say "were not options" do you mean he applied but didn't get in, or just decided not to bother applying because he figured he wouldn't get in?

Ah, hope springs eternal, LOL.

Yes, hope was springing eternal :} DS was hoping that the rigor of his courses at a tough school plus SATs that were around the 75% or higher for USC would be enough. The college counselor made clear that Rice was so far out of the question that he didn't apply. He was not admitted to USC. FWIW, he actually worked a decent amount for his B+ GPA; it wasn't the case that he was a complete slacker. He was also in the highest level of classes in math and science. Other kids, however, were willing to work much harder. He will attend one of the more competitive schools listed above.