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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Can we get back on topic? My middling student is a mainly B with some Cs at one of the Big 3. No hooks. Diverse extracurriculars, to include playing in band, drama, and student govt. Strong lax player, but won't be recruited. Very popular and well liked by al if that counts for anything. Are we community college bound?[/quote]

My brother was a middling student at a high performing suburban high school outside of another major city.  He's 23 now, so this was not exactly ages ago.  He was a B student with a couple Cs and didn't take any AP classes.  He had decent test scores...think 29 or so on the ACT, but nothing spectacular.  He got into several colleges...I know he got into American University and University of Iowa, perhaps a couple others I'm forgetting.  There are plenty of second tier liberal arts schools and non-flagship/less popular state colleges that a B student could get into.  The community college thing is hyperbole.

I agree with the PP that suggested the colleges that change lives book.  Schools like Kalamazoo, Wooster, McDaniel, Furman, Beloit, Southwestern, Earlham, Hampshire, etc.  These are all nice LACs that maybe are not "brand names" but places where your kid can get a great education.  LACs also tend to look at admissions a little more holistically.[/quote]

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