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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Based on the information provided, it looks like student didn't have as strong an academic record as classmates did. Rigor and coverage were missing. It's not a conspiracy against the Whites. This will teach the kid grit. Parent needs to learn to accept adversity and model resilient behavior rather than whining like a toddler and shouting about Whites being persecuted. my two cents . . . [/quote]

You are kidding, right?  Rigor?  He took every AP class he could and got As.  12 of them.  AP Spanish V, AP English, AP European History, AP US History, AP Physics C, AP Calc BC and more  How could he have been better?  He was basically a college sophomore when he showed up for college this past summer.  4.7 GPA, 1550, Eagle Scout, 3 sport athlete, basketball team captain, volunteer, orchestra, engineering intern.  He is outstanding in every way.

Maybe if we had spent $20k on a "elite" college prep councilor he would have gotten in, but we did not.  He is doing well at VCCS and he will end up as an engineer.  He has learned a great deal about adversity and how life is not fair.  I hope parents look into VCCS, because it is a great deal.    And college admissions offices are broken. [/quote]

why didn't he go to another four year college? with those stats he could have his pick.[/quote]

Because we told him that we would only consider paying for an in state public school.  He chose 3 schools and an out of state private "elite" that we would have maybe paid for, but he did not get in.  Once he only got into his safety school, he realized that he really didn't want to go there.  He decided he wanted to go to VT and discovered GAA.

GAA has worked out wonderfully.  He got grants and scholarships to pay for all 3 semesters in the VCCS (summer 2022, fall 2022, spring 2023) and is also working part time at an engineering firm while living at home.   I hope parents with students hoping to get into a Va state school and get hosed by the admissions process look at GAA.  You need a 3.4 at VCCS and have to complete the GAA syllabus to get into your choice of school.  All state schools accept GAA students. [/quote]

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