Where are your average kids top picks?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:add iowa and oregon state. great stem programs

I don't understand sending an average student thousands of miles away to go to an average out of state school. Though I guess if someone in one of those states is reading the this board, there you go

Because it’s almost impossible to get into UMCP as an average student from MCPS. Going thousands of miles to a state flagship from a less competitive state makes much more sense the UMBC for a stem degree. I wish Maryland had better in state options.

[Anonymous]

Also, college is likely the only time it’s socially acceptable to move away from home as a young person and learn how to be an adult socially and emotionally. I do think that part of the reason my college educated family is sometimes stunted in adulthood is that they really didn’t go “away” to college, they could come home any weekend they wanted to and only lived an hour away. It’s really not the same experience in growing your independence.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Also, college is likely the only time it’s socially acceptable to move away from home as a young person and learn how to be an adult socially and emotionally. I do think that part of the reason my college educated family is sometimes stunted in adulthood is that they really didn’t go “away” to college, they could come home any weekend they wanted to and only lived an hour away. It’s really not the same experience in growing your independence.

I think a lot of it is due to cost, not bc kids don’t want to be independent. Room & board cost a lot of money. OOS schools and expenses to go back/forth add up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Also, those stats aren’t high enough to get merit aid at those schools oos schools, except maybe bama who is good about merit aid.

Pitt, Penn state, etc you need more like a 1450 sat for money and Even then it is like 5K off of 57,000 total.

Not true. Mine got 10K per year with a 31 superscore ACT. This year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Also, those stats aren’t high enough to get merit aid at those schools oos schools, except maybe bama who is good about merit aid.

Pitt, Penn state, etc you need more like a 1450 sat for money and Even then it is like 5K off of 57,000 total.

Not true. Mine got 10K per year with a 31 superscore ACT. This year.

That’s great! Which school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 3.4 and 1200 sat Fcps dc is looking at:

Jmu
Cnu
Longwood
Vcu
Pitt
Penn state
Elon
Tennessee
College of Charleston
U South Carolina
Indiana
U Mary Washington
Lafayette, Susquehanna Gettysburg

Goal is to be under $60k after merit aid. Some of these are more reaches than others. Do does not know their major yet but likely not stem.

This is a very good list. You are doing it right.

Following this. 3.88W, 1250, 5 APs, DC catholic. Similar list to the above with more reachy schools: UVA, Wisco, Tulane, Clemson, Miami, Richmond. Non-STEM major.

Your child is clearly not average, but you are since you don't know how to read. What do you think bragging about your child is going to get you on a thread like this? yay, we know your kid is smart and you are rich, so what? We don't care. B_ch.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Miami University

Ugh same. Son has his heart set but knows it’s unlikely.

Miami of Ohio? That's where all the Ohio State rejects go. Is it really hard to get into out of state? How embarrassing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 3.4 and 1200 sat Fcps dc is looking at:

Jmu
Cnu
Longwood
Vcu
Pitt
Penn state
Elon
Tennessee
College of Charleston
U South Carolina
Indiana
U Mary Washington
Lafayette, Susquehanna Gettysburg

Goal is to be under $60k after merit aid. Some of these are more reaches than others. Do does not know their major yet but likely not stem.

This is a very good list. You are doing it right.

Following this. 3.88W, 1250, 5 APs, DC catholic. Similar list to the above with more reachy schools: UVA, Wisco, Tulane, Clemson, Miami, Richmond. Non-STEM major.

Your child is clearly not average, but you are since you don't know how to read. What do you think bragging about your child is going to get you on a thread like this? yay, we know your kid is smart and you are rich, so what? We don't care. B_ch.

PP, if you're going to flame the DC catholic parent, you should flame the FCPS parent that THEY were responding to. Otherwise shut your pie hole.

[Anonymous]

Oh, I'd dare you to say that to me in person keyboard warrior.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh, I'd dare you to say that to me in person keyboard warrior.

Ok tough guy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:add iowa and oregon state. great stem programs

I don't understand sending an average student thousands of miles away to go to an average out of state school. Though I guess if someone in one of those states is reading the this board, there you go

Because it’s almost impossible to get into UMCP as an average student from MCPS. Going thousands of miles to a state flagship from a less competitive state makes much more sense the UMBC for a stem degree. I wish Maryland had better in state options.

This is exactly why kids head out of state. Either they can't get into to the one state options that they like or they don't want to go there.

Frankly, there isn't much of a difference with a lot of the state schools.

[Anonymous]

What about LACs for average kids?

[Anonymous]

I feel like some LACs would be better for average kids because they could get more individual and academic attention that way, and develop their strengths in a great, tight community. I think about my undergraduate experience at a big D1 ACC school, and I wouldn’t say that if I was a weaker student, it would’ve been a good experience.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I feel like some LACs would be better for average kids because they could get more individual and academic attention that way, and develop their strengths in a great, tight community. I think about my undergraduate experience at a big D1 ACC school, and I wouldn’t say that if I was a weaker student, it would’ve been a good experience.

I think about this a lot, especially for average kids. I went to an enormous state school from a small town with a tiny high school. I got involved in things I enjoyed, mostly extracurricular, but was very much just a number as a student. I was happy to just blend and do the required, but was tough when I needed recommendations for law school. I don’t think my average would seek out as much either, so the smaller environment is appealing where you can’t hide. I do think I grew at larger school in other ways just being able to navigate it all, especially before so much was online. Pros and cons.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thank you for doing this thread. I tried last year and it ended up developing into a thread for kids with high stats.

Would love if this thread can keep at a ceiling of 3.5W and 1200 SAT ish. Would be helpful for so many.

Ithaca
UMW
Elon
Ursinus

But where does the kid with the 3.3UW 1450 SAT belong?