Anonymous
Post 07/13/2022 23:13     Subject: Re:Medium to Large School - easy admissions
OP here - thank you all. I was hesitant to post because I didn’t want to hear all the unsupportive remarks. So thank you for all the positivity.

Do you think Delaware is doable, it looked to have higher stats.

I also was thinking about West Chester but was concerned that only 3% of students live on campus.

Also, a bit worried about the party atmosphere at WVU, Radford and Ohio U. Maybe I just need to get over that.

Anonymous
Post 07/13/2022 22:33     Subject: Re:Medium to Large School - easy admissions
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:How easy?

In VA, VCU or GMU
In MD, Towson or UMBC

But these aren't 'open admissions' level of easy, just not as competitive as some other state options.



True, but OP needs to know that the 75th percentile at GMU last fall had a 4.0 and a 30 ACT. It's not as easy to get in to as some on DCUM think. And it's the largest research university in the Commonwealth, so actually HUGE. https://research.schev.edu//enrollment/B10_FreshmenProfile.asp


Yes, I didn't know how to interpret their question-- whether it was somewhere between medium and large, or just bigger than 8k. GMU has 27k undergraduates so a lot of its size comes from grad students. But, yes, it's very big.


And while there are a lot of strong students at GMU-hence the high 75th percentile, it has a high acceptance rate--86%. So you might be one of the weaker students in the school, but you can often still get in with a lower academic level.



You must be looking at old stats. GMU’s acceptance rate for 2022 was 77 percent. But what you don’t know is that all VA university acceptance rates are high because students self select to apply to certain schools at the direction of their public high school counselors, whose job it is to show the student and parents the SCHEV scores and Naviance for their particular high schools. Students who aren’t UVA candidates are steered to those schools that are a better match = higher chance of getting in. Even UVA and W&M’s acceptance scores are “ high” when compared to other privates attracting the same caliber of student. Always remember the high school counselor is a publicly available paid employee. Their credibility is on the line if they don’t do a good job of matching students to universities. And with SCHEV that matching is easily achieved


This poster shows up on every thread about VA state colleges and says the same thing without backing any of it up. I do think a 3.2 GPA is low for GMU though. I'd look closely at VCU. It's a great school and admissions standards are lower.
Anonymous
Post 07/13/2022 22:25     Subject: Re:Medium to Large School - easy admissions
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:How easy?

In VA, VCU or GMU
In MD, Towson or UMBC

But these aren't 'open admissions' level of easy, just not as competitive as some other state options.



True, but OP needs to know that the 75th percentile at GMU last fall had a 4.0 and a 30 ACT. It's not as easy to get in to as some on DCUM think. And it's the largest research university in the Commonwealth, so actually HUGE. https://research.schev.edu//enrollment/B10_FreshmenProfile.asp


Yes, I didn't know how to interpret their question-- whether it was somewhere between medium and large, or just bigger than 8k. GMU has 27k undergraduates so a lot of its size comes from grad students. But, yes, it's very big.


Who is the poster who obsessed over the SCHEV 75th percentile all the time? That means that THREE QUARTERS of entering students have lower numbers.
Anonymous
Post 07/13/2022 22:23     Subject: Re:Medium to Large School - easy admissions
Is JMU off the table for OP's kid? I know they are looking for more like a 3.5+, but with AP/IB and a high SAT maybe? It's close and has close to 20k students, plus has the feel of a big state university.
Anonymous
Post 07/13/2022 22:18     Subject: Medium to Large School - easy admissions
Appalachian State
Kent State
Ohio University
Drexel
Towson
Anonymous
Post 07/13/2022 21:56     Subject: Re:Medium to Large School - easy admissions
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:How easy?

In VA, VCU or GMU
In MD, Towson or UMBC

But these aren't 'open admissions' level of easy, just not as competitive as some other state options.



True, but OP needs to know that the 75th percentile at GMU last fall had a 4.0 and a 30 ACT. It's not as easy to get in to as some on DCUM think. And it's the largest research university in the Commonwealth, so actually HUGE. https://research.schev.edu//enrollment/B10_FreshmenProfile.asp


Yes, I didn't know how to interpret their question-- whether it was somewhere between medium and large, or just bigger than 8k. GMU has 27k undergraduates so a lot of its size comes from grad students. But, yes, it's very big.


And while there are a lot of strong students at GMU-hence the high 75th percentile, it has a high acceptance rate--86%. So you might be one of the weaker students in the school, but you can often still get in with a lower academic level.



You must be looking at old stats. GMU’s acceptance rate for 2022 was 77 percent. But what you don’t know is that all VA university acceptance rates are high because students self select to apply to certain schools at the direction of their public high school counselors, whose job it is to show the student and parents the SCHEV scores and Naviance for their particular high schools. Students who aren’t UVA candidates are steered to those schools that are a better match = higher chance of getting in. Even UVA and W&M’s acceptance scores are “ high” when compared to other privates attracting the same caliber of student. Always remember the high school counselor is a publicly available paid employee. Their credibility is on the line if they don’t do a good job of matching students to universities. And with SCHEV that matching is easily achieved
Anonymous
Post 07/13/2022 20:35     Subject: Medium to Large School - easy admissions
fairmont is also too small
Anonymous
Post 07/13/2022 20:11     Subject: Medium to Large School - easy admissions
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Well, you're probably going to shoot them down, but Radford and ODU are on my daughter's list.

We also are looking at Slippery Rock in PA-she's actually there right now.


I was just going to suggest Radford and ODU! They used to be a lot more popular.


I actually really liked the campus at Radford-my daughter did a program there last summer and got to stay in the dorms. The town itself was meh, but it isn't far from VT. It is a bummer that they don't have football, though.

She did a program at ODU a couple weeks ago (non residential) and not gonna lie - being close to the beach doesn't suck!
Anonymous
Post 07/13/2022 20:04     Subject: Medium to Large School - easy admissions
shenandoah is very small, so doesn't fit the size requirement
Anonymous
Post 07/13/2022 20:02     Subject: Medium to Large School - easy admissions
U of Delaware
Anonymous
Post 07/13/2022 19:58     Subject: Medium to Large School - easy admissions
Another PA school to consider is West Chester U

I am not sure about stats, but Delaware and Rutgers are good schools - I grew up near UD, and Newark is a great college town
Anonymous
Post 07/13/2022 19:58     Subject: Medium to Large School - easy admissions
UVM
Anonymous
Post 07/13/2022 19:55     Subject: Re:Medium to Large School - easy admissions
Shenandoah and Fairmont State in WV
Anonymous
Post 07/13/2022 19:42     Subject: Medium to Large School - easy admissions
Anonymous wrote:Well, you're probably going to shoot them down, but Radford and ODU are on my daughter's list.

We also are looking at Slippery Rock in PA-she's actually there right now.


I was just going to suggest Radford and ODU! They used to be a lot more popular.
Also Coastal Carolina and Marshall U.
Anonymous
Post 07/13/2022 18:50     Subject: Medium to Large School - easy admissions
Well, you're probably going to shoot them down, but Radford and ODU are on my daughter's list.

We also are looking at Slippery Rock in PA-she's actually there right now.