Anonymous
Post 12/29/2019 22:57     Subject: Where do b students from big 3 schools go?
Full ride? Options are endless. Need aid? Better scores no matter if a big 3 or public.
Anonymous
Post 12/29/2019 22:47     Subject: Where do b students from big 3 schools go?
Anonymous wrote:Junior with solid B's at big 3, 31 ACT, dedicated athlete on travel team but probably not good enough for division 1 maybe division 3, nice charming kid, teachers love him, will have good rec's, ok EC's.
Where do these kind of kids end up? We don't have super high goals - just want to make sure he ends up somewhere he is happy. He wants somewhere will school spirit and a fun campus life. Counselor says Wisconsin, Vermont, UNC but those seem like reaches based on this board. HELP!


I laugh whenever I see posts like this. You're paying tens of thousands of dollars a year for high school and trusting an anonymous forum of whack job parents over the school's guidance counselors?
Anonymous
Post 12/29/2019 22:42     Subject: Where do b students from big 3 schools go?
Anonymous wrote:Wouldn't counselor have a better idea of your kid's chances than people on this board?

Right? Like...is this not why you pay for a Big 3?
Anonymous
Post 12/29/2019 22:41     Subject: Where do b students from big 3 schools go?
Wouldn't counselor have a better idea of your kid's chances than people on this board?
Anonymous
Post 12/29/2019 22:31     Subject: Re:Where do b students from big 3 schools go?
Following, as this is likely to be my DS’s situation a year from now. Any hope for the supposed “boy bump” at an SLAC?
Anonymous
Post 12/29/2019 22:24     Subject: Where do b students from big 3 schools go?
Anonymous wrote:I don't think Wisconsin or Vermont are reaches.

I taught at Vermont. They take undergrad ed very seriously.


Wisconsin had over 40,000 applications this year for EA. It would be a reach.
Anonymous
Post 12/29/2019 22:22     Subject: Where do b students from big 3 schools go?
Penn State? Villanova if he improves standardized testing?
Anonymous
Post 12/29/2019 22:21     Subject: Where do b students from big 3 schools go?
Pitt? Alabama?
Anonymous
Post 12/29/2019 21:58     Subject: Where do b students from big 3 schools go?
Vermont would be a safety, Wisconsin a match, UNC a reach.
Anonymous
Post 12/29/2019 21:48     Subject: Where do b students from big 3 schools go?
Mailroom at daddy's firm.
Anonymous
Post 12/29/2019 21:12     Subject: Where do b students from big 3 schools go?
I don't think Wisconsin or Vermont are reaches.

I taught at Vermont. They take undergrad ed very seriously.
Anonymous
Post 12/29/2019 20:53     Subject: Where do b students from big 3 schools go?
UNC (Chapel Hill?) will be a reach.
Anonymous
Post 12/29/2019 20:40     Subject: Where do b students from big 3 schools go?
He should talk to his high school coach about options for colleges - there are likely summer "camps" or showcases that they should do to attract attention from colleges.
Anonymous
Post 12/29/2019 20:06     Subject: Re:Where do b students from big 3 schools go?
Get him an ACT tutor. He still has time to increase his score.
Anonymous
Post 12/29/2019 20:03     Subject: Where do b students from big 3 schools go?
Junior with solid B's at big 3, 31 ACT, dedicated athlete on travel team but probably not good enough for division 1 maybe division 3, nice charming kid, teachers love him, will have good rec's, ok EC's.
Where do these kind of kids end up? We don't have super high goals - just want to make sure he ends up somewhere he is happy. He wants somewhere will school spirit and a fun campus life. Counselor says Wisconsin, Vermont, UNC but those seem like reaches based on this board. HELP!