College with minimal requirements

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:University of the Redlands in California. No letter or number grades. Comments/written assessments.

College of Charleston in South Carolina.

Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania.

Goucher College in Maryland.

Suwanee--The University of the South in Tennessee. (breathtaking campus & location).

Salve Regina University in Rhode Island (gorgeous campus & beautiful location).

Rollins College in central Florida. (Country club like atmosphere).

Susquehanna University in Pennsylvania.

University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona.

Arizona State University in Tempe/Phoenix.

University of Kansas.

Flagler College in St. Augustine, Florida. (gorgeous).

Palm Beach Atlantic University in West Palm Beach, Florida. (Leans conservative & Christian).

Stetson University in Florida.

Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Florida.

Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Environmental Studies, Marine Biology, Biology, Psychology.)

Clemson University in South Carolina. (slight chance)

Coastal Carolina University in South Carolina. (Myrtle Beach metro area).

Maybe the University of Denver in--guess where--Denver, Colorado.

Too many more to list. Would be helpful if more information about your son was shared.

Any interest in Maritime colleges ?

this is a fantastic list. You really know your nice experience low effort schools!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I know this is going to sound terrible, but I'm looking for colleges, that have minimal entry requirements, & requiring the least effort. Back story. My DS CLAIMS he wants to go to college, but his behavior, & grades do not support that claim. We're in the 11th grade, & I know we need to start at least identifying colleges, to start visiting and applying next year.

NOT INTERESTED IN COMMUNITY COLLEGES! I want him to go away, get out of the DMV, which I think will help tremendously, & experience college campus life, hoping it will turn him around. But, starting out the gate, early signs point to him NOT getting into, for a lack of better words, a "GOOD or Highly sought after" college. Open to location.

Any thoughts or recommendations? If you can, please refrain from bashing.

OP, have him do his OWN research on a site like collegefactual.com or niche.com where he has to make a profile with his GPA. Chancing schools and seeing costs were a much needed reality check for my junior 2 years ago. Fast-forward, busted his ass and upped GPA enough to get into 3 of 11 viable options.

College is a really vague concept even for kids who think they want to get a degree.

Let him figure out some of it himself.

Mason - and he can live on campus, so it will feel like he is in a different environement than "home", OP.

Also, Mary Washington or Willemette (OR)?

The 75th percentile of GMU’s class last year had a 4.0. Median was 3.46. Bottom 25th percentile had a 3.26

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If he applies early enough (like august), try Pitt. Second Drexel. What about Temple?

Pitt middle 50% GPA is 3.9-4.4.

Someone with a below 3.0 will be sent straight to a branch campus.

Not all 3.0s are the same.

3.0 in regular classes at a grade inflated school =/= 3.0 with 7 APs at a hard school that curves to a B.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I know this is going to sound terrible, but I'm looking for colleges, that have minimal entry requirements, & requiring the least effort. Back story. My DS CLAIMS he wants to go to college, but his behavior, & grades do not support that claim. We're in the 11th grade, & I know we need to start at least identifying colleges, to start visiting and applying next year.

NOT INTERESTED IN COMMUNITY COLLEGES! I want him to go away, get out of the DMV, which I think will help tremendously, & experience college campus life, hoping it will turn him around. But, starting out the gate, early signs point to him NOT getting into, for a lack of better words, a "GOOD or Highly sought after" college. Open to location.

Any thoughts or recommendations? If you can, please refrain from bashing.

OP, have him do his OWN research on a site like collegefactual.com or niche.com where he has to make a profile with his GPA. Chancing schools and seeing costs were a much needed reality check for my junior 2 years ago. Fast-forward, busted his ass and upped GPA enough to get into 3 of 11 viable options.

College is a really vague concept even for kids who think they want to get a degree.

Let him figure out some of it himself.

Mason - and he can live on campus, so it will feel like he is in a different environement than "home", OP.

Also, Mary Washington or Willemette (OR)?

The 75th percentile of GMU’s class last year had a 4.0. Median was 3.46. Bottom 25th percentile had a 3.26

You cannot rely on that data blindly - -not all GPAs mean the same thing.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You do realize you'll be throwing tuition money down the drain, right?

if you're cool with that, look into VCU (not Arts, though), Drexel, Temple, Columbia College Chicago.

Why do you think that? Plenty of 3.0 kids go to college and graduate. Plenty of jobs require a degree just to get an interview. How is that throwing money down the drain? Plenty of kids, especially boys, start to mature, work harder in their late teens, early twenties.

Thank you, for stating the above. This is so true. A 3.0 on a normal scale is a B average. B students are absolutely college material, good workers, generally lovely people just like A students😀