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[quote=Anonymous][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, [b]most of our applicants have zero to 3. [/b]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]

Where is this?[/quote]

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