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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t want to be unkind. But, put stats aside for a minute. It won’t be UVA unless he’s seven feet tall and can dunk, but your kid can get into a college.  3.5W isn’t strong. But, it’s not a disaster.  960 is below average. But, not no college will accept him bad.

But, if you have a senior who made it to October of senior year with no college list, or even a clue where to apply, maybe he isn’t ready for college?  Even if parents are not at all involved, my FCPS kid  has had a junior planning night, a senior planning night, 2 mandatory post-grad planning sessions with her counselor.  Cannot get the mandatory school rec without filling out the counselor packet. And having me fill out the counselor packet. She to ask for recommendations before last spring and compete surveys for her recommenders.  Deadlines have already passed to request transcripts to some schools.

Has he asked for recs, met with his counselor, etc?

I guess what I’m getting at is if he has no idea at this point in the process, maybe he isn’t ready for college next year. Has he considered a gap year? Or community college and transfer to a 4 year school.  Is he just not engaging in the process.  If so, maybe he’s not ready yet. Doesn’t man he won’t be in a year or two.
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He’s finally realizing he can’t get into the schools on his list and he needs to look elsewhere. He has teachers writing recommendations.

FWIW, he’s met with some college recruiters who have told him they don’t even look at essays or recommendations and simply rely on grades and scores. That was the wake up call he needed to move on to a new list of schools within his reach. [/quote]

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