3.5, sub 1k SAT: where can he get in?
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Anonymous
He's below the mean GPA at GMU so while I think he has a good shot, he's not guaranteed. Make a good case with the rest of the application. |
Anonymous
The OP wasn't asking about him getting into good schools. Just schools. |
Anonymous
Which are a reach? |
Anonymous
+1 We have always known that our DC is simply terrible at standardized tests. She's a smart girl and makes very good grades, but she just bombs tests like the SAT and ACT - she's tried them multiple times, with prep. Test optional is looking good right now. |
Anonymous
DP. Just wanted to say that it's not a myth - in the past years of test optional, many schools did indeed have a GPA minimum of 3.5+. With Covid, many have lifted that minimum, but I imagine there are still some that require it. |
Anonymous
Pp here. Based on my kids fcps naviance, anyone with a 3.1-3.2 gpa gets into those schools regardless of SAT. I know them because that's where my kid's gpa is. Si we have been looking for solid matches. With a 3.5 gpa, OP's kid is in. |
Anonymous
+2. DC is a sophomore. He has a very good gpa but is a terrible standardized test taker. At this point I feel like he should be focusing his efforts where they are likely to pay off, which is maintaining his high gpa. Test prep might move the needle somewhat, but not likely enough to ever make it advisable to submit the score. He and we have realistic expectations when it comes to the types of colleges he could get into and what would be a good fit. That list the college counselor posted earlier was very helpful. |
Anonymous
That's not the case at our FCPS school. The Naviance looks like everyone with a 3.7+ gets in and after that it's more variable. |
Anonymous
Have a hard time believing that. My DS didn't get in to Pitt with a 1250 and 3.8 UW from a prep school. |
Anonymous
Trinity, Skidmore, Pepperdine, USD, Boulder. Probably more, but off the top of my head, these definitely. |
Anonymous
Trinity College admissions is selective with an acceptance rate of 33%. Students that get into Trinity College have an average SAT score between 1300-1450 or an average ACT score of 29-32 and an average UW GPA of 3.68 If that person is a college counselor, they stink. |
Anonymous
Should have been an easy admit. Was he applying for engineering or cs or anything? I don’t know anything about admissions for those programs. Just thinking about possible explanations. |
Anonymous
Have you reviewed the CDS? Pre-pandemic only 24% submitted SAT scores at all. These are presumably greatly inflated number for who actually gets admitted. |
Anonymous
+1 Elon has an average GPA of 4.04 and an average SAT of 1233 and not much of a male advantage compared to other LACs. For Fall 2020 admission, Clemson required SATs/ACTs and had a middle 50 range of 1230-1380. They admitted 1 student with a total SAT below 1000. Only 5% of students had a GPA lower than 3.5. Over half of admitted students were in the top 10% of their class, and over 85% were in the top 1/4. This list is really misleading for OP. |
Anonymous
I have a hard time believing that, or perhaps your information is not current. For VCU, every single person with a 3.0 or better got admitted. (and a few under 3.0 got admitted too). For GMU, every person above a 3.0 was admitted (except there were two waitlisted with ultimate admission unknown). Both VCU and GMU appear to have at least 100 applications. With UMW, everyone above a 3.0 was admitted (only one by waitlist). For Radford, a 2.5 and above GPA was sufficient. With all of these, the stats required a year ago were a little higher (i.e. 3.1 or 3.2). As a result of Covid, they seem to have shifted down a bit (probably b/c kids' GPAs took a hit last year). I stand by my statement: All of these are locks: VCU GMU UMW RadU |