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[quote=Anonymous]Any cautionary tales or pleasant surprises if your not great student got in and attended his or her “reach” schools?

My son is NOT a good student.  Probably above average intelligence, but has ADHD and doesn’t work hard.  Math is especially difficult.  He managed a 3.4uw GPA but with quite a few summer school classes. We were nervous and applied to 15 schools!

So far, he’s gotten into 7 schools. Everyone he heard from so far was a yea. These are the sort that take &gt;75% or more, so not unexpected. One gem is a truly great fit and gave him merit to get closer to in-state cost.

What I am worried about is him getting into 1 or more of his reaches (JMU, Pitt, VA Tech, UMD).  I think that will be exciting for him and he’d enjoy the football season and the school’s name recognition among friends, but the academics would too rigorous and less support at big schools. Plus, expect no merit, so probably $50-$60k a year.

Maybe he won’t get in any, but statistically, he is likely to somehow get into one of them and now I wish he’d never applied.

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