Ole Miss.

Radford. ODU. Longwood. UVA-Wise. NOVA CoCo. Any of the other CoCos.

Anonymous wrote:There are schools with auto admits in the 2s.

Northern Michigan U, Wichita State, Southern Illinois U in Edwardsville, Southeast Missouri, Utah Tech are ones I ran across

Agree.
A few others that are big sports/huge state school type:
WVU (it's about 4 hours to the DC area which is really convenient, lots of DMV kids go there)
Kansas State
Oklahoma state
Alabama
Ole Miss

Smaller schools:
Longwood
Radford

Randolph College

In Virginia, you have lots. ODU, VCU, Radford, Mary Washington, Longwood, CNU, and GMU. Certain majors might have requirements for high school courses/grades of course.

In Maryland, most of the publics.

Budget less then 40k per year.

Distance prefer 3-5 hours from DMV area (could be closer, but doesn't want to live at home)

Student has an amazing essay and has overcome a long term hospitalization, followed by bare minimum classes (took summer school all three years to stay on grade level) and grades for a year due to major health issue, then lingering depression. Now both are under control. There could be one surgery in the future, but doctor thinks it can wait until age 24-25.

But GPA and SAT score are subpar. I think the essay could really get them into the right program, if school looks at bigger picture.

Thank you for any recommendations and kindness.

It really depends on the high school. My son went to local very rigorous private. Graduated with a 2.99, admitted to Pitt, F&M, Lafayette, Furman, Sewanee, Indiana, Conn College and a few others I am forgetting. Maintaining a C+ average in college, too, unfortunately, because of his LDs. Incredibly intelligent kid, excelling in some subjects and bombing others. Fortunately, he knows this about himself and has learned to be okay with it. He will have a degree in a year and half and then figure it out from there. But yes, college is possible if he is hard worker and knows his strengths.

There are schools with auto admits in the 2s.

Northern Michigan U, Wichita State, Southern Illinois U in Edwardsville, Southeast Missouri, Utah Tech are ones I ran across

Check out Duquesne - they actually have a program for what might be called a "late bloomer"

Of course- my nephew attends one - a lower tier state school in his state. What state and what is the budget? What are preferences in terms of size and major?

What state do you live in?

what type of high school does your kid attend?

Many.

What is your budget?
Is distance a factor?
Does your kid want a big school or small school?

Yes, there are many options, large and small.

GPA slightly below 3.0

Are there schools other than community college?