Anonymous
03/29/2015 14:38
Subject: Which colleges are the B students going to from the top independent schools?
Anonymous wrote:Woahh if a B student can get into USC which accepts 17% of its applicants or an A/B kid can go out of state to UCLA maybe these schools are worth the cash.
-signed mildly impressed suburban public school parent
Particularly since UCLA is ranked second among public universities in the United States (after Berkeley), and had about 110,000 applicants this year.
Anonymous
03/29/2015 14:22
Subject: Which colleges are the B students going to from the top independent schools?
Anonymous wrote:Woahh if a B student can get into USC which accepts 17% of its applicants or an A/B kid can go out of state to UCLA maybe these schools are worth the cash.
-signed mildly impressed suburban public school parent
Actually applying to ucla as an out of staters, the admission would be easier than those applying from within California. As for USC, because of its tuition, it is not that hard to get in.
Anonymous
03/29/2015 14:22
Subject: Which colleges are the B students going to from the top independent schools?
Anonymous wrote:Completely anecdotal from my DD's school over the past few years... assume $ isn't a factor because then it is a different game. This is reflective of a typical UMC unhooked student (did not include the student with Cs who is now at Stanford due to parental sway and boat loads of $$$$$ etc.
A student: Ivies, MIT, CalTech, Williams, Amherst etc.
A/B Student: Michigan, William & Mary, Pomona, Bowdoin, Ivy Specialty Schools(I.e. Cornell Human Ecology, Upenn Nursing etc.), Wellesley, Lehigh, UCLA etc.
B student: Bates, Colby, Hamilton, BC, BU, Oberlin, Mcallister, Carleton, Scripps, Pitzer, Spellman, GWU, Washington & Lee, UT Austin, Villanova, Wisconsin, USC etc.
B/C student: Pepperdine, SMU, College of Charleston, Elon, High Point, Clark, Conn College, Trinity, Dickinson, Denison Muhlenberg, Ithaca, Lewis and Clark, UDel, Drexel, American, Kenyon, Rollins, Random southern state schools (Ole Miss, University of South Carolina, UGA)
Sounds about right to me although I'd put a couple of your Bs in a B+ category. One of my DCs was a B/C (but with good scores) and goes to one on your list and accepted at a couple of others. There's also some nuance there though.
Anonymous
03/29/2015 14:12
Subject: Which colleges are the B students going to from the top independent schools?
Anonymous wrote:Completely anecdotal from my DD's school over the past few years... assume $ isn't a factor because then it is a different game. This is reflective of a typical UMC unhooked student (did not include the student with Cs who is now at Stanford due to parental sway and boat loads of $$$$$ etc.
A student: Ivies, MIT, CalTech, Williams, Amherst etc.
A/B Student: Michigan, William & Mary, Pomona, Bowdoin, Ivy Specialty Schools(I.e. Cornell Human Ecology, Upenn Nursing etc.), Wellesley, Lehigh, UCLA etc.
B student: Bates, Colby, Hamilton, BC, BU, Oberlin, Mcallister, Carleton, Scripps, Pitzer, Spellman, GWU, Washington & Lee, UT Austin, Villanova, Wisconsin, USC etc.
B/C student: Pepperdine, SMU, College of Charleston, Elon, High Point, Clark, Conn College, Trinity, Dickinson, Denison Muhlenberg, Ithaca, Lewis and Clark, UDel, Drexel, American, Kenyon, Rollins, Random southern state schools (Ole Miss, University of South Carolina, UGA)
Wow! It's very impressive to me that a kid with a GPA in the 3.0-3.3 range would get into BC, Carleton, etc.
Anonymous
03/29/2015 14:07
Subject: Which colleges are the B students going to from the top independent schools?
Woahh if a B student can get into USC which accepts 17% of its applicants or an A/B kid can go out of state to UCLA maybe these schools are worth the cash.
-signed mildly impressed suburban public school parent
-signed mildly impressed suburban public school parent
Anonymous
03/29/2015 12:53
Subject: Which colleges are the B students going to from the top independent schools?
Yes -- Lehigh for an engineering student is very strong.
Anonymous
03/29/2015 11:21
Subject: Re:Which colleges are the B students going to from the top independent schools?
Anonymous wrote:9:53, seems like an informed list. But is Lehigh really that high?
+2 - especially because of the engineering program
Anonymous
03/29/2015 11:17
Subject: Re:Which colleges are the B students going to from the top independent schools?
Anonymous wrote:9:53, seems like an informed list. But is Lehigh really that high?
+1 Also I feel like Colby and Hamilton are becoming more popular and trying to get from the reputation as back-ups for prep school kids.
Anonymous
03/29/2015 11:15
Subject: Re:Which colleges are the B students going to from the top independent schools?
9:53, seems like an informed list. But is Lehigh really that high?
Anonymous
03/29/2015 09:53
Subject: Which colleges are the B students going to from the top independent schools?
Completely anecdotal from my DD's school over the past few years... assume $ isn't a factor because then it is a different game. This is reflective of a typical UMC unhooked student (did not include the student with Cs who is now at Stanford due to parental sway and boat loads of $$$$$ etc.
A student: Ivies, MIT, CalTech, Williams, Amherst etc.
A/B Student: Michigan, William & Mary, Pomona, Bowdoin, Ivy Specialty Schools(I.e. Cornell Human Ecology, Upenn Nursing etc.), Wellesley, Lehigh, UCLA etc.
B student: Bates, Colby, Hamilton, BC, BU, Oberlin, Mcallister, Carleton, Scripps, Pitzer, Spellman, GWU, Washington & Lee, UT Austin, Villanova, Wisconsin, USC etc.
B/C student: Pepperdine, SMU, College of Charleston, Elon, High Point, Clark, Conn College, Trinity, Dickinson, Denison Muhlenberg, Ithaca, Lewis and Clark, UDel, Drexel, American, Kenyon, Rollins, Random southern state schools (Ole Miss, University of South Carolina, UGA)
A student: Ivies, MIT, CalTech, Williams, Amherst etc.
A/B Student: Michigan, William & Mary, Pomona, Bowdoin, Ivy Specialty Schools(I.e. Cornell Human Ecology, Upenn Nursing etc.), Wellesley, Lehigh, UCLA etc.
B student: Bates, Colby, Hamilton, BC, BU, Oberlin, Mcallister, Carleton, Scripps, Pitzer, Spellman, GWU, Washington & Lee, UT Austin, Villanova, Wisconsin, USC etc.
B/C student: Pepperdine, SMU, College of Charleston, Elon, High Point, Clark, Conn College, Trinity, Dickinson, Denison Muhlenberg, Ithaca, Lewis and Clark, UDel, Drexel, American, Kenyon, Rollins, Random southern state schools (Ole Miss, University of South Carolina, UGA)
Anonymous
03/29/2015 09:30
Subject: Which colleges are the B students going to from the top independent schools?
Carleton
Anonymous
03/29/2015 09:03
Subject: Which colleges are the B students going to from the top independent schools?
Look up the old thread on the exact same thing.
Anonymous
03/29/2015 08:43
Subject: Which colleges are the B students going to from the top independent schools?
Don't assume a B is a bad grade at privates (or top public) schools.
Anonymous
03/29/2015 08:41
Subject: Re:Which colleges are the B students going to from the top independent schools?
I think this question is asking for heated debate because one college for a "B" student may be the dream college for another! And also, what is your definition of "top" private!
It's a good question though and I'd asked myself that earlier. I think you should look at each private school's website as they all list their school placements for the past five years. You can form your own opinion then.
It's a good question though and I'd asked myself that earlier. I think you should look at each private school's website as they all list their school placements for the past five years. You can form your own opinion then.
Anonymous
03/29/2015 08:35
Subject: Which colleges are the B students going to from the top independent schools?
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