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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Anybody’s kid reach end of junior year without knowing where they want to apply? I’ve had trouble getting my kid to engage beyond his plan to apply to the popular schools in VA. But he needs to apply to more than 4-5 schools. Isn’t sure of major (but not engineering). Isn’t sure if he wants small or big. 
We’ve visited a few campuses.

Kid has decent stats in a way that’s typical for this area (4.0uw with many APs, 1480 SAT, sport, band, leadership positions, summer job, some volunteer work). So fine but no hooks or anything. If your kid took a while to engage, how did things turn out/how did they create their list?[/quote]

A Virginia resident who wants to go to college but doesn’t care about where should simply apply to Virginia Tech, UVa or William & Mary; a couple of schools like JMU; and a nearby community college.

Why should a good Virginia student who likes Virginia and would be happy at JMU stress about college admissions?

If the student really doesn’t care about the type of college but wants to try a similar location, and the parents can afford it, the student could try a similar strategy in a pleasant state with fun state schools. Maybe Iowa, Georgia or South Carolina. [/quote]

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