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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My cousin’s daughter transferred out of West Virginia after her freshman year. She did not like the university or the town.

Is the 3.2 weighted? I hear great things about Delaware but I don’t know about admissions. You should be using your school’s tools like Scoir or Naviance to see what you need to be admitted. I’d go back to the drawing board and replace WVU. I second the suggestion to look at ASU. My friend had a child that really liked it there. [/quote]

Oh. This random person's cousin's daughter didn't like WVU, so your child is likely to dislike it, too. LOL!!! [/quote]

Oh, I thought everyone already knew all about WVU and why it sucks, so I thought I’d include an anecdote. WV ranks 45 for education in 2025. It is one of the worst school systems in the country. Those will be OP’s peers at WVU. Also, WVU as an institution is not doing well.

I’ll just leave this here. September 2024, One Year After Massive Cuts, West Virginia Is Still Bleeding Faculty, Administrators
- https://www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty-issues/tenure/2024/09/09/year-after-cuts-wv-still-bleeding-faculty-administrators[/quote]

West Virginia has its struggles. It has not adapted to an economy not based on extraction of raw materials and has a declining population. WVU is not immune from these realities and needs to settle on a set of core subject matter areas that make sense for the state. This is not easy to do with a state flagship that for years desired to be all things to the state’s citizens. This doesn’t mean that the school isn’t a good fit for some. Reflexively I don’t care for the football culture but nurturing that is the norm at many schools. Presidents who come to the job as ardent intellectuals soon discover the reality of football.

My friend just retired from 30 years as a track coach and faculty member at Marshall. The school in a very depressed location. Not an easy mission. Notwithstanding I was impressed by the academic success of his athletes. He really succeeded with minority athletes. The school has excellent placements in pharmacy and special ed among other areas.  From a DCUM lens these schools are not desirable but they do a good job for the state and local population. [/quote]

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