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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]1. Use the common application and apply to any school that you might go too.

2. Don't get obsessed with going to the highest ranked school that you can get into. Getting a big scholarship at a decent state school might be better than paying big bucks for a prestigious name (within reason).

3. If your child wants to go to grad school, go to a school that is cheap and easy. Grad schools are all about undergrad GPAs and test scores. A high GPA/GRE from XYZ State University is better than mediocre grades and scores from a prestige SLAC.[/quote]

great advice![/quote]

Good advice with a caveat.....the prestigious SLACs avoid "grade inflation" at all costs.  That means, 3.2 to 3.5 while "low" is not bad!   There are some very well knows SLACs where the average is 3.2!!!   The grad schools and employers know this and take it into account.    [/quote]

Depends on the SLAC.  When I was doing grad admissions, I was amazed at how inflated Amherst's GPAs were.  And it's not because every student there is exceptional.  It was depressing to see that dumb/lazy kids with essentially the same GPA as very smart hard-working kids.[/quote]

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