Where do b students from big 3 schools go?
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Anonymous
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Junior with solid B's at big 3, 31 ACT, dedicated athlete on travel team but probably not good enough for division 1 maybe division 3, nice charming kid, teachers love him, will have good rec's, ok EC's.
Where do these kind of kids end up? We don't have super high goals - just want to make sure he ends up somewhere he is happy. He wants somewhere will school spirit and a fun campus life. Counselor says Wisconsin, Vermont, UNC but those seem like reaches based on this board. HELP! |
Anonymous
| Get him an ACT tutor. He still has time to increase his score. |
Anonymous
| He should talk to his high school coach about options for colleges - there are likely summer "camps" or showcases that they should do to attract attention from colleges. |
Anonymous
| UNC (Chapel Hill?) will be a reach. |
Anonymous
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I don't think Wisconsin or Vermont are reaches.
I taught at Vermont. They take undergrad ed very seriously. |
Anonymous
| Mailroom at daddy's firm. |
Anonymous
| Vermont would be a safety, Wisconsin a match, UNC a reach. |
Anonymous
| Pitt? Alabama? |
Anonymous
| Penn State? Villanova if he improves standardized testing? |
Anonymous
Wisconsin had over 40,000 applications this year for EA. It would be a reach. |
Anonymous
| Following, as this is likely to be my DS’s situation a year from now. Any hope for the supposed “boy bump” at an SLAC? |
Anonymous
| Wouldn't counselor have a better idea of your kid's chances than people on this board? |
Anonymous
Right? Like...is this not why you pay for a Big 3? |
Anonymous
I laugh whenever I see posts like this. You're paying tens of thousands of dollars a year for high school and trusting an anonymous forum of whack job parents over the school's guidance counselors? |
Anonymous
| Full ride? Options are endless. Need aid? Better scores no matter if a big 3 or public. |