Where do underachieving East Asian kids go to college?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Where do underachieving East Asian kids go to college?

In VA, mostly JMU, GMU, VCU

What do you mean by this? Someone who once got a B?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Where do underachieving East Asian kids go to college?

In VA, mostly JMU, GMU, VCU

What do you mean by this? Someone who once got a B?

You can still go to UVA, VT, W&M with once got a B

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:GMU. Lots of "regular" Asians there. Not everyone wants to be an Engineer!

GMU is unlikely with that gpa. The bottom 25th percentile last year had a 3.45 (top 75th percentile was a 4.0?

[Anonymous]

Old Dominion University! A great school in a military town that is diverse and growing. Close to the beach and is D1.

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UVA

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Anonymous wrote:Old Dominion University! A great school in a military town that is diverse and growing. Close to the beach and is D1.

ODU is in my child’s top 3. We went to their open house a couple weeks back and they really do a nice job.

We aren’t Asian, but I honestly think more people should give it a look.

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Anonymous wrote:Where do underachieving East Asian kids go to college?

In VA, mostly JMU, GMU, VCU

What do you mean by this? Someone who once got a B?

You can still go to UVA, VT, W&M with once got a B

Responses like these are either ignorant or intentionally seeking to discourage others. Review the goddamned CDS!

Through the completed junior year of one’s high school experience, assuming 7 classes per school year and a grade every semester (2x year):

Unweighted GPA on 4.00 scale
41 As + 1 B = 3.98
40 As + 2 Bs = 3.95
39 As + 3 Bs = 3.93
38 As + 4 Bs = 3.90
37 As + 5 Bs = 3.88
36 As + 6 Bs = 3.86
35 As + 7 Bs = 3.83
34 As + 8 Bs = 3.81

You can get more than 1 B and still go to those schools. Maybe not this particular applicant b/c of other limitations, but roll up to UVA, VT or W&M as a full pay OOS applicant with a 3.81 unweighted GPA, 4.29 weighted GPA from a top high school across the country, 14 AP classes, 5s on at least 10 AP exams, 1600 SAT score, great ECs, and strong essays and I’ll place tall stacks of high society that it will be your choice which of the three you want to attend next year. With 8 Bs.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Where do underachieving East Asian kids go to college?

In VA, mostly JMU, GMU, VCU

What do you mean by this? Someone who once got a B?

You can still go to UVA, VT, W&M with once got a B

The 75th percentile of students at UVA last year had almost a 4.6

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:GMU. Lots of "regular" Asians there. Not everyone wants to be an Engineer!

GMU is unlikely with that gpa. The bottom 25th percentile last year had a 3.45 (top 75th percentile was a 4.0?

That GPA ios not getting you into GMU

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Doesn’t GMU have a 91% acceptance rate?

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Anonymous wrote:My East-Asian son with ADHD/ASD and LDs is going to George Washington, which has a good disability services department. But he had much higher stats than yours, and got a merit scholarship, which is making the extravagant price tag a little easier to bear.

If both stats and cost are challenges, he will likely have to ditch the Asian percentage he wants. Student demographics didn't even cross our minds for us. DS has equal difficulty socializing with any race

So look for less-selective state schools, and hire one-on-one tutors so he can hoist himself to the highest GPA he can get. GPA is by far the most important criteria for the profile he has.

So, you were just dying to post this, lol?

PP you replied to. Back off, you haven't been in my shoes for the last 18 years. If you had, you'd be bragging from the rooftop. OP has to look for schools regardless of racial proportions, have her kid apply widely, then see which options are more affordable and have the highest proportion of Asians.

DP. I reported that troll. Someone is just trying to stir the pot there. You were just sharing relevant info that most of us appreciate.

I think a post bragging about your brilliant child getting merit scholarships is -- under these circumstances -- the trolling.

Np. You have an issue. Let pp talk about her child. It's your problem that it is making you feel small. Stop it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where do underachieving East Asian kids go to college?

In VA, mostly JMU, GMU, VCU

What do you mean by this? Someone who once got a B?

You can still go to UVA, VT, W&M with once got a B

The 75th percentile of students at UVA last year had almost a 4.6

I’m unaware of that source, but regardless - that’s a weighted GPA reference point. What was the 25th %ile? Given the various weighting “techniques”, multiple B grades are not disqualifying unless the rest of the application isn’t strong.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Doesn’t GMU have a 91% acceptance rate?

No, more in the 80s but anyone with any sense knows that the Virginia students self-select, with the advice of their high school counselors (who have Naviance and SCHEV at their hand) when applying. Same for all the other Virginia schools, which is why UVA's selectivity at about 20% is considered high yet very difficult to get into

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Anonymous wrote:Where do underachieving East Asian kids go to college?

In VA, mostly JMU, GMU, VCU

What do you mean by this? Someone who once got a B?

You can still go to UVA, VT, W&M with once got a B

The 75th percentile of students at UVA last year had almost a 4.6

I’m unaware of that source, but regardless - that’s a weighted GPA reference point. What was the 25th %ile? Given the various weighting “techniques”, multiple B grades are not disqualifying unless the rest of the application isn’t strong.

Uh, maybe the STATE! SCHEV publishes it every year. GMU 75th percentile last year had a 4.0; median 3.74 and bottom 25th percentile a 3.45. https://research.schev.edu/. There's even a wiki on SCHEV

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Where do underachieving East Asian kids go to college?

In VA, mostly JMU, GMU, VCU

What do you mean by this? Someone who once got a B?

You can still go to UVA, VT, W&M with once got a B

The 75th percentile of students at UVA last year had almost a 4.6

I’m unaware of that source, but regardless - that’s a weighted GPA reference point. What was the 25th %ile? Given the various weighting “techniques”, multiple B grades are not disqualifying unless the rest of the application isn’t strong.

Here’s a very feasible example …

Through the end of the summer following the applicant’s 11th grade, 22 classes for 42 semester grades.

10 AP classes (+ 1.00 GPA weight)
6 honors classes (+ 0.50 GPA weight)
6 college prep. classes

Eight (8) B grades yields a 4.41 weighted GPA. Odds are you’re easily waltzing into UVA with a 1600 / 36 and an otherwise strong application from a top HS.