Up and Coming School for Average Student

[Anonymous]

Any hidden gems that are up and coming that an average student may be able to be admitted to now that they may not in a few years?

[Anonymous]

How about University of Denver? The attraction being the location, in a popular and rapidly growing city. DC is going to visit this spring.

[Anonymous]

Colorado College, Kenyon, Macalester

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Colorado College, Kenyon, Macalester

I don't think these are for the "average student". They all have very low admit rates 15-36%.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Colorado College, Kenyon, Macalester

Huh? These are some of the most highly selective schools in the nation. Rethink your definition of average...

OP, to answer your question:
UMBC
University of Illinois Chicago
GMU
Clemson
Ursinus
Elon

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Colorado College, Kenyon, Macalester

Yeah, and if they don't work for you and you are looking for schools a little larger you can always try Harvard, Yale, and Princeton.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Colorado College, Kenyon, Macalester

you must be crazy! No way an "average student" gets in there.

[Anonymous]

She may mean "average" in DC/DCUM land, where everything beneath the top 20 is "average," "mediocre" or worse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She may mean "average" in DC/DCUM land, where everything beneath the top 20 is "average," "mediocre" or worse.

but since she didn't say this, we can only assume she meant averaged over all students who go to college.

[Anonymous]

Indiana University, Miami of Ohio, Elon, College of Charleston, Pitt....loads of good options but obviously depends on preference of major, urban/rural, big/small, etc.

[Anonymous]

Plug for UMBC. I took a few grad classes there and was pleasantly surprised at the quality of teaching. I went to a private college and I would've been just as happy at UMBC. It used to be thought of as a commuter school which is why I never looked at it. But I think they have a lot more students living on campus now. I will definitely look at it once my son starts looking at colleges.

[Anonymous]

Christopher Newport for the conservative student. Demonstrated interest/their yield protection is very important.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Plug for UMBC. I took a few grad classes there and was pleasantly surprised at the quality of teaching. I went to a private college and I would've been just as happy at UMBC. It used to be thought of as a commuter school which is why I never looked at it. But I think they have a lot more students living on campus now. I will definitely look at it once my son starts looking at colleges.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Christopher Newport for the conservative student. Demonstrated interest/their yield protection is very important.

How is the merit aid here for OOS students?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Colorado College, Kenyon, Macalester

Huh? These are some of the most highly selective schools in the nation. Rethink your definition of average...

OP, to answer your question:
UMBC
University of Illinois Chicago
GMU
Clemson
Ursinus
Elon

Heard Clemson is getting harder...