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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]this board really skews your thinking - and you can see the infighting now of what a B average really means, etc etc ad naseum.  It can be very discouraging.

There are so many options, and so many of those options offer merit aid to B students!

This guy wrote a book called Who gets in and Why that's very eye opening.  His website focuses on buyer and seller schools.

https://jeffselingo.com/which-colleges-are-really-buyers-and-which-are-sellers/

Highly recommend.

There are schools out there that actively WANT your kid to choose them.  Don't approach the college process from a negative "you'll never get in" - focus on the schools where your kid will get in and will get offered money.

My 3.3 kid from DC got merit money at WVU, Towson, Hood College, to name just a few.  Other friends are very happy at Salisbury State.  One friend got a TON of money from Hofstra.

There are lots of options.  Don't let this board fool you otherwise.  [/quote]

Selingo's book is great. The problem with "buyer" schools who are trying to buy families (bribe with merit) to come is that these are the first schools that will fold as the enrollment cliff comes. Many are already having a hard time with this economy. They struggle to fill seats and won't survive. They cannot recruit good faculty. WVU has had dramatic cuts that made the news in 2024. Even top schools are having to make cuts in 2025, but top schools have the resources and demand to handle it. Buyer schools are significantly at risk. 
Among the schools you mentioned, Hofstra and Salisbury state have 68% six-year grad rates and 80% retention rates(first to second year). One in five students do not return after freshman year. That does not make for an academically focused vibe on campus. 
A well established public school that is easier to get into would be much better options for a B student, such as Auburn, Michigan State, U of SC: all have 90% freshman return rate and they are not in danger of closing.

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