Anonymous
Post 06/17/2020 23:15     Subject: Junior w/ 3.0 GPA and 30 ACT. College prospects?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Have you looked at CNU? It feels a lot like a LAC

Also look at Dickinson, Marist, and Muhlenberg


My 2020 DC had a 3.2 and 26 ACT. Accepted at Muhlenberg, Connecticut College and Oberlin. WL at Elon.


Those two, with those stats, kind of surprise me. Also the WL at Elon.


PP here. I should have added that DC submitted an impressive arts supplement that likely helped with admissions.
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2020 22:25     Subject: Junior w/ 3.0 GPA and 30 ACT. College prospects?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Tank you all who responded. DS goes to private that does not weight the GPA. They have a long history getting kids into certain schools Like High Point, Loyola MD, Xavier, and such, even for kids whose GPA is much lower than the averages for those schools. But most of the kids at this private (those in the know can probably figure out the one I'm speaking of) do poorly on the ACT/SAT, so many go test optional. With a 30 ACT I wondered if DH's options had opened up, but maybe we should stick with the colleges his school has the relationships with. The counselors like to push all the kids towards the same set of colleges; the ones that this private HS already has a pipeline set in place.


Field?


Not Field, but you’re getting warm. 😊
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2020 22:23     Subject: Junior w/ 3.0 GPA and 30 ACT. College prospects?
Anonymous wrote:Has he looked at Furman? We visited it with our daughter and I loved it. She thought it was too relaxed...she’s a high achiever. Their GPA stats are typically higher, but I’m sure they include weighted GPAs. They have early decision and I’m sure full pay would go a long way this fall.


I love the look of Furman. Is it super conservative though?
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2020 22:21     Subject: Junior w/ 3.0 GPA and 30 ACT. College prospects?
Anonymous wrote:Tank you all who responded. DS goes to private that does not weight the GPA. They have a long history getting kids into certain schools Like High Point, Loyola MD, Xavier, and such, even for kids whose GPA is much lower than the averages for those schools. But most of the kids at this private (those in the know can probably figure out the one I'm speaking of) do poorly on the ACT/SAT, so many go test optional. With a 30 ACT I wondered if DH's options had opened up, but maybe we should stick with the colleges his school has the relationships with. The counselors like to push all the kids towards the same set of colleges; the ones that this private HS already has a pipeline set in place.


Field?
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2020 12:59     Subject: Junior w/ 3.0 GPA and 30 ACT. College prospects?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Have you looked at CNU? It feels a lot like a LAC

Also look at Dickinson, Marist, and Muhlenberg


My 2020 DC had a 3.2 and 26 ACT. Accepted at Muhlenberg, Connecticut College and Oberlin. WL at Elon.


Those two, with those stats, kind of surprise me. Also the WL at Elon.


Same here.
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2020 12:33     Subject: Re: Junior w/ 3.0 GPA and 30 ACT. College prospects?
My DS with slightly higher Gpa and similar scores got admitted Skidmore Dickinson umass and some others. Agree with conn college Furman muhlenberg.
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2020 12:04     Subject: Junior w/ 3.0 GPA and 30 ACT. College prospects?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Have you looked at CNU? It feels a lot like a LAC

Also look at Dickinson, Marist, and Muhlenberg


My 2020 DC had a 3.2 and 26 ACT. Accepted at Muhlenberg, Connecticut College and Oberlin. WL at Elon.


Those two, with those stats, kind of surprise me. Also the WL at Elon.
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2020 11:56     Subject: Junior w/ 3.0 GPA and 30 ACT. College prospects?
Wow, thank you all! This is very encouraging. Good luck to all in Classes of 2020, 2021, 2023. Strange times!
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2020 11:51     Subject: Junior w/ 3.0 GPA and 30 ACT. College prospects?
Anonymous wrote:Have you looked at CNU? It feels a lot like a LAC

Also look at Dickinson, Marist, and Muhlenberg


My 2020 DC had a 3.2 and 26 ACT. Accepted at Muhlenberg, Connecticut College and Oberlin. WL at Elon.
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2020 11:41     Subject: Junior w/ 3.0 GPA and 30 ACT. College prospects?
Have you looked at CNU? It feels a lot like a LAC

Also look at Dickinson, Marist, and Muhlenberg
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2020 11:13     Subject: Re: Junior w/ 3.0 GPA and 30 ACT. College prospects?
Anonymous wrote:Knox College
Augustana College (IL)
New College of Florida
Reed
Lewis and Clark


Not reed
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2020 10:59     Subject: Junior w/ 3.0 GPA and 30 ACT. College prospects?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Both Elon and Providence are within reach. I would look at Conn College as well.


Might be a bit low for Elon. Elon went on the Common App this year and saw a huge jump in applications.

The Class of 2023 boasts an average SAT score of 1,241, an ACT score of 27 and an average GPA of 3.99.


That is probably a weighted gpa.


Yes, and north carolina schools weight their GPAs very heavily, so that may play into it also.
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2020 10:53     Subject: Re: Junior w/ 3.0 GPA and 30 ACT. College prospects?
Knox College
Augustana College (IL)
New College of Florida
Reed
Lewis and Clark
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2020 10:32     Subject: Junior w/ 3.0 GPA and 30 ACT. College prospects?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Both Elon and Providence are within reach. I would look at Conn College as well.


Might be a bit low for Elon. Elon went on the Common App this year and saw a huge jump in applications.

The Class of 2023 boasts an average SAT score of 1,241, an ACT score of 27 and an average GPA of 3.99.


That is probably a weighted gpa.
Anonymous
Post 06/17/2020 10:25     Subject: Junior w/ 3.0 GPA and 30 ACT. College prospects?
Anonymous wrote:Both Elon and Providence are within reach. I would look at Conn College as well.


Might be a bit low for Elon. Elon went on the Common App this year and saw a huge jump in applications.

The Class of 2023 boasts an average SAT score of 1,241, an ACT score of 27 and an average GPA of 3.99.