Anonymous
Post 04/12/2013 11:35     Subject: Easiest Brand Name College/University to Get Into?
Not sure how easy these are to get into anymore, but these are what I think of as some of the 2nd tier "brand name" schools:

UNC-Charlotte
George Mason (increasingly brand name)
UMass-Amherst
Rutgers
Temple

If you want something smaller, check out the COPLAC schools (Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges). Some are more selective; some less so.
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2013 11:08     Subject: Easiest Brand Name College/University to Get Into?
Emory
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2013 11:05     Subject: Re:Easiest Brand Name College/University to Get Into?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:East Carolina University is attracting lots of not top of the class kids from our area.


And hey, Sandra Bullock went there! Forget Ole Miss!

Ha. Maybe she started the trend. See what you Arlingtonians can become?
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2013 11:02     Subject: Re:Easiest Brand Name College/University to Get Into?
Anonymous wrote:East Carolina University is attracting lots of not top of the class kids from our area.


And hey, Sandra Bullock went there! Forget Ole Miss!
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2013 10:08     Subject: Re:Easiest Brand Name College/University to Get Into?
East Carolina University is attracting lots of not top of the class kids from our area.
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2013 10:06     Subject: Re:Easiest Brand Name College/University to Get Into?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Ole Miss.

I suppose that's brand name, in a "Lowreys Microwave Pork Rinds" kind of way.

Sandra Bullock rehabbed it in Blindside.
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2013 10:05     Subject: Re:Easiest Brand Name College/University to Get Into?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What about SMU?

Apparently not brand name enough. What is it?

Guess you don't get out much.

Nice shout out for your school!
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2013 10:05     Subject: Re:Easiest Brand Name College/University to Get Into?
Anonymous wrote:Ole Miss.


I suppose that's brand name, in a "Lowreys Microwave Pork Rinds" kind of way.
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2013 10:00     Subject: Re:Easiest Brand Name College/University to Get Into?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:What about SMU?

Apparently not brand name enough. What is it?


Guess you don't get out much.
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2013 09:58     Subject: Re:Easiest Brand Name College/University to Get Into?
Ole Miss.
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2013 09:58     Subject: Re:Easiest Brand Name College/University to Get Into?
Anonymous wrote:What about SMU?

Apparently not brand name enough. What is it?
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2013 09:57     Subject: Re:Easiest Brand Name College/University to Get Into?
What about SMU?
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2013 09:57     Subject: Re:Easiest Brand Name College/University to Get Into?
Penn State.
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2013 09:55     Subject: Re:Easiest Brand Name College/University to Get Into?
Boston University?
Anonymous
Post 04/12/2013 09:55     Subject: Easiest Brand Name College/University to Get Into?
I know at the outset that this is an impossible question to answer, as one would need to better know grades/scores, etc., and it's also so subjective. That said, please do take a stab at it. Assuming a strong student (but not top ten percenter in grades or SATs) and well rounded extracurriculars (but not a recruitable athlete or a phenom in any one thing), and no hooks, what are some of the "brand name" schools one might take a look at.