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Anonymous wrote: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.

Lol yea “incredibly intelligent” but couldn’t break a 3.0 in either high school or college. Ok.

I'm guessing you are not "incredibly intelligent," otherwise you would know that plenty of highly intelligent people get low grades, especially in high school.

Nope. Not all through high school and college they don’t. Especially not nowadays.

Come on now. WTF are you talking about. My kid who has a higher IQ and is very intelligent gets worse grades than my less smart but harder working kid. Were you literally born yesterday?

If your kid has a C average in both high school in college, then no, the kid is not “very intelligent”. I don’t care what some silly test says about his IQ.

How about you just shut up if you can’t offer kind and constructive advice. No need to be so hateful and such a know it all.

-NP

I am offering constructive advice, which is that a student with a C+ average in high school is highly unlikely to do well at most colleges, and probably should aim very low. I also would not invest any money in educating that student at a private college. There is at least a 50-50 chance that the student will not graduate.

Tell me you don’t know a thing about human brain development without telling me you don’t know a thing about brain development. (Hint: doesn’t fully develop until 25)

-Ivy League grad (magna cum laude) who held a lower than C GPA in high school.

OP, I’d definitely look at some of the colleges mentioned here. But you might also consider doing something like Niche direct admissions, early, just to see what comes back. It’s a very low stress way to see what kinds of schools might be an option, and you might really be surprised by some of the offers. Meanwhile, you can still target some “reach” schools with the essay, explanation of circumstances, etc.

Congrats to your kid on getting through what was clearly an incredibly different high school experience. She should be proud. Hoping for brighter days ahead for you both.

Anonymous wrote:I was a C student in high school. My high school ran out of room to house all the high school freshman, so we attended the middle school. So my brain never said "You are in high school, you should care about grades." I languished and didn't do so hot. I graduated with a C average and was placed in remediation classes my freshman year at a small Catholic college. Guess what? All my remediation class professors, said "Why are you here?" I had attended the top high school in my county that had high writing, speaking, and analytical skills. I sailed through college and graduated with a 3.67 GPA in religion, business, and education. Oddly enough, I have told by multiple professors "C students from my high school alma, or most competitive Surburban schools do way better academically than A students from urban and rural schools. There is an inequity in education, and no what is assigned freshman year in my alma matter is what most students take in their college freshman year.

Not really sure what this has to do with what schools accept a B-/C high school student.

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Anonymous wrote: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.

Most of this are not going to admit a C student. Perhaps ODU, Radford, and Longwood.

ODU has at least a 2.5 minimum at this point.

I was a C student in high school. My high school ran out of room to house all the high school freshman, so we attended the middle school. So my brain never said "You are in high school, you should care about grades." I languished and didn't do so hot. I graduated with a C average and was placed in remediation classes my freshman year at a small Catholic college. Guess what? All my remediation class professors, said "Why are you here?" I had attended the top high school in my county that had high writing, speaking, and analytical skills. I sailed through college and graduated with a 3.67 GPA in religion, business, and education. Oddly enough, I have told by multiple professors "C students from my high school alma, or most competitive Surburban schools do way better academically than A students from urban and rural schools. There is an inequity in education, and no what is assigned freshman year in my alma matter is what most students take in their college freshman year.

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Anonymous wrote: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.

Try Muhlenberg, Elon, Towson, Goucher

Seriously, what is WRONG with you people? OP said the budget is under $40k. Muhlenberg for one is nearly twice that much and ain’t giving merit aid to a C+ applicant.

Threads like this are the worst: a whole bunch of posters just pulling random colleges out of their a$$es.

Because when a C student may get some merit aid and a lot of college prices are overinflated: at this point, the real tuition price at a school like Mulenberg is half the sticker price.

OMG

A C student isn’t getting merit aid anywhere. Get a grip.

OP, this is not necessarily correct. It is true at some schools, not at all.

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Anonymous wrote: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.

Most of this are not going to admit a C student. Perhaps ODU, Radford, and Longwood.

Frostburg, Salisbury and maybe Towson.

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Anonymous wrote: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.

Try Muhlenberg, Elon, Towson, Goucher

Seriously, what is WRONG with you people? OP said the budget is under $40k. Muhlenberg for one is nearly twice that much and ain’t giving merit aid to a C+ applicant.

Threads like this are the worst: a whole bunch of posters just pulling random colleges out of their a$$es.

Because when a C student may get some merit aid and a lot of college prices are overinflated: at this point, the real tuition price at a school like Mulenberg is half the sticker price.

OMG

A C student isn’t getting merit aid anywhere. Get a grip.

It depends. A student with a 2.8 or above actually has many schools that will still give “merit”

My child is just shy of a 2.5 and got “merit” at one school so far. Waiting to hear from a couple others that claim they will give merit at her GPA per their calculators

It is basically a discount, but there are schools out there.

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Anonymous wrote: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.

Try Muhlenberg, Elon, Towson, Goucher

Seriously, what is WRONG with you people? OP said the budget is under $40k. Muhlenberg for one is nearly twice that much and ain’t giving merit aid to a C+ applicant.

Threads like this are the worst: a whole bunch of posters just pulling random colleges out of their a$$es.

Because when a C student may get some merit aid and a lot of college prices are overinflated: at this point, the real tuition price at a school like Mulenberg is half the sticker price.

OMG

A C student isn’t getting merit aid anywhere. Get a grip.

OP, my DC had medical issues, and for two years of hs health was the priority, not school. We were surprised and delighted by how many schools were available, how much we genuinely liked them, and how thoughtful the AOs were about the extenuating circumstances.

I would second McDaniel and Allegheny, and small schools in general given the circumstance. Might be too far but Oglethorpe in ATL has a guaranteed flagship match, so would definitely be in your price range.

I don’t know your DC’s circumstances, but I wouldn’t necessarily give up on tests — my kid was really behind at the start of junior year, particularly with math — a function of prioritizing health over school — but brought up scores quite a bit just by taking a bunch of practice tests and reviewing the answers — since they ask the same types of Qs again and again, familiarity really does help.

No matter what, your kid will be A-OK, and you might just find the process of finding the right fit a really great uplifting experience.

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Anonymous wrote: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.

Try Muhlenberg, Elon, Towson, Goucher

Seriously, what is WRONG with you people? OP said the budget is under $40k. Muhlenberg for one is nearly twice that much and ain’t giving merit aid to a C+ applicant.

Threads like this are the worst: a whole bunch of posters just pulling random colleges out of their a$$es.

Because when a C student may get some merit aid and a lot of college prices are overinflated: at this point, the real tuition price at a school like Mulenberg is half the sticker price.

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Anonymous wrote: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.

Lol yea “incredibly intelligent” but couldn’t break a 3.0 in either high school or college. Ok.

I'm guessing you are not "incredibly intelligent," otherwise you would know that plenty of highly intelligent people get low grades, especially in high school.

Nope. Not all through high school and college they don’t. Especially not nowadays.

Come on now. WTF are you talking about. My kid who has a higher IQ and is very intelligent gets worse grades than my less smart but harder working kid. Were you literally born yesterday?

If your kid has a C average in both high school in college, then no, the kid is not “very intelligent”. I don’t care what some silly test says about his IQ.

How about you just shut up if you can’t offer kind and constructive advice. No need to be so hateful and such a know it all.

-NP

I am offering constructive advice, which is that a student with a C+ average in high school is highly unlikely to do well at most colleges, and probably should aim very low. I also would not invest any money in educating that student at a private college. There is at least a 50-50 chance that the student will not graduate.

I was a C student who got into a T50 school. Why was I a C student? Because I was miserable, bored, almost definitely undxed with ADHD, and cut class a lot to go to the public library and study things that interested me.

College was a fantastic awakening for me and a chance to really learn to learn and learn to love it. I realize I was incredibly lucky that the selective school I got into took a chance on me, and I know such chances are a lot less common now, but being a poor student in high school can be the result of a lot of things, many of which have nothing to do with academic potential.

When you were a C student a C student was a B student. Things have changed.

I'm aware. But C students for reasons like I was a C student are still quite common.