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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would look south west. where the jobs are. eg Arizona State and U Arizona,[b] U Georgia[/b], Clemson. VCU is great for med and arts.

My kid is also a mid-3.5 GPA. Already admitted to Oregon State, Penn State and U Pitt (SAT is high - zero EC's).

Not a fan of JMU and Longwood. Both are not the best for outcomes - eg Roanoke is in the middle of nowhere.

If the University is 'average' then atleast it must be in a location where jobs are..[/quote]

Have you seen the recent EA stats for UGA in-state? UGA is reaching UVA level stats for out of state. It won’t be an option for an average student. [/quote]

You have to be careful using GPA because many schools list unweighted and you don't know the rigor of the students. We visited a school (already mentioned on this thread) that on paper seemed like a reach for our kid's low GPA due to their published GPA average. I brought it up with their AD and asked how realistic, and she was incredulous that we thought the school was a reach due to GPA. She said someting like, your kid has 11 AP courses, most of our applicants have zero to 3. Your kid's GPA is irrelevant to us. That's when I realized our college counseors were clueless and causing many students to aim too low.[/quote]

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