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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Elon acceptance rate for ED: 92%
Acceptance rate for RD: 68%

Makes you wonder how much less selective they need to get to fully enroll. [/quote]

+1. I grew up in NC and Elon was a joke. People keep saying it’s changed. Which is possible. But then I see this… A friend’s kid got in 2 years ago and attended.  Really nice kid, but definitely had some severe challenges— including HFA, anxiety and ADHD. Was very bullied badly and had some Ds and Fs high school freshman and sophomore year in an excellent DMV public high school. Parents moved them to a private school that specialized in LDs, but the kid continued to be a C student at best, despite extensive wraparound services and accommodations. Final GPA was below a  2.0.  The kid was also unable to break 900  on the SAT, even with maximum accommodations.

The parents are both highly educated and were very concerned the kid  would not be able to attend college, but the kid was accepted at Elon…as full pay (and nowhere else, despite private school college counseling and full pay) One of the parents was a full time remote employee and moved into an off campus apartment.  The kid took an PT/reduced load and ended up unofficially living with the parent. The parent wrote most of the kids papers and tutored the kid extensively. And yet the kid still ended up on academic probation and then having to leave.  The kid is now living at home and finishing core requirements at NOVA and hoping to transfer to GMU and live at home.  Parent is still tracking deadlines, checking homework, tutoring for tests and writing the kid’s papers for them.

I’m not criticizing the kid, whom I have know since they were in pre-school.  They are a nice, kind, artistic hard working person who has the potential to be successful in a more hands on, less academic training program. But, who is clearly in over their head even in a community college environment.  They aren’t playing video games and slacking. I’m sure they are trying their best. I will criticize the parents for forcing a kid to get a college degree, when the kid cannot succeed even a community college without the parents doing a lot of the work for them.

College isn’t for everyone.  If this kid finishes college, the parents will have drained not just the 529, but home equity and retirement to make it happen.  And the kid will not have much better employment options than not attending at all.  They could have done much better in a skilled trade/ voc tech situation. For example, the  kid is into makeup, nails, etc and could have become a licensed esthetician or similar and started their own business with the funds spend on college and supports. Or looked at interior design, graphic design, etc.

Not every kid should go to college. The fact is, Elon accepted her despite clear signs she could not succeed in HS, let alone college. Maybe the rejects are the ones with a sub 2.0/ 900 who aren’t full pay?
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