Anonymous
Post 11/28/2020 09:54     Subject: Please Be Kind: 2.6 GPA
Anonymous wrote:OP here. If you must know, DC has pretty signings that anxiety/depression we are just now getting a handle on with meds. Extremely bright perfectionist, gets A’s when turns in work, but lots of missing assignments. School counselor recommends college with small class sizes. Psychiatrist and psychologists say DC will blossom on right pharma cocktail and DC has heart set on freshman dorm experience away from mama. Thank you to those with helpful and supportive suggestions.


My son has anxiety/depression and LDs and much lower SAT but higher GPA at a top 40 school does telemedicine appointments with his counselor and is thriving. His GPA freshman year was not great, he has ups and downs but he is doing it. He is so much more mature 2 years later.

Good luck!
Anonymous
Post 11/28/2020 09:52     Subject: Re:Please Be Kind: 2.6 GPA
Does your child’s school limit the number of applications?
Anonymous
Post 11/28/2020 09:51     Subject: Re:Please Be Kind: 2.6 GPA
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:So what was your kid's issue? LD? ADHD? Laziness? Did you prep your kid for the SATs? If so, why no tutors for the classes he needed help with? Did he apply to some state schools? Where do you live? Why EA? EA tend to be strong candidates.


Really? What is wrong with you?

Not every kid is a perfect student even with help. UGH>

OP ignore this one. Yes, I would have them apply to a rolling admissions school that you pretty much know is a slam dunk.



There is nothing wrong with me. The colleges will be asking these questions so that's why I brought them up.


No college is “asking” anything.

He will either get in or not.
Anonymous
Post 11/28/2020 09:51     Subject: Please Be Kind: 2.6 GPA
Anonymous wrote:OP here. If you must know, DC has pretty signings that anxiety/depression we are just now getting a handle on with meds. Extremely bright perfectionist, gets A’s when turns in work, but lots of missing assignments. School counselor recommends college with small class sizes. Psychiatrist and psychologists say DC will blossom on right pharma cocktail and DC has heart set on freshman dorm experience away from mama. Thank you to those with helpful and supportive suggestions.



Look into McDaniel College in MD. It's a small school with a good learning differences program. My friend went there years ago when it was Western MD College and had a good experience.
Anonymous
Post 11/28/2020 09:50     Subject: Re:Please Be Kind: 2.6 GPA
St Mary’s college of Maryland if in state
Anonymous
Post 11/28/2020 09:49     Subject: Please Be Kind: 2.6 GPA
Pretty significant
Anonymous
Post 11/28/2020 09:49     Subject: Please Be Kind: 2.6 GPA
OP here. If you must know, DC has pretty signings that anxiety/depression we are just now getting a handle on with meds. Extremely bright perfectionist, gets A’s when turns in work, but lots of missing assignments. School counselor recommends college with small class sizes. Psychiatrist and psychologists say DC will blossom on right pharma cocktail and DC has heart set on freshman dorm experience away from mama. Thank you to those with helpful and supportive suggestions.
Anonymous
Post 11/28/2020 09:40     Subject: Re:Please Be Kind: 2.6 GPA
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:So what was your kid's issue? LD? ADHD? Laziness? Did you prep your kid for the SATs? If so, why no tutors for the classes he needed help with? Did he apply to some state schools? Where do you live? Why EA? EA tend to be strong candidates.


Really? What is wrong with you?

Not every kid is a perfect student even with help. UGH>

OP ignore this one. Yes, I would have them apply to a rolling admissions school that you pretty much know is a slam dunk.



There is nothing wrong with me. The colleges will be asking these questions so that's why I brought them up.
Anonymous
Post 11/28/2020 09:39     Subject: Please Be Kind: 2.6 GPA
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Why no community college suggestions??? This is the perfect scenario to take advantage of community college and then transfer after a couple of years. No shame in community college.


No it isn’t.


Why not? The kid has brains, he just needs another chance to get good grades. Small colleges are a good place to do that. And a lot of kids do better in college than high school because they’re more mature and have less busywork.


Because he has nut expressed any interest in living with mommy next year.

He struggles in school ... we don’t know why but that is not a reason to go to CC.

There are a ton of good reason to go to CC but OP has not given us one.

He will mature much faster away from mom and will be more motivated to stay in college when he realizes how great it is to be on his own.
Anonymous
Post 11/28/2020 09:37     Subject: Re:Please Be Kind: 2.6 GPA
Dayton
UMBC
Tennessee
Redford
Odu
Tampa
McDaniel

My nephew didn’t get in anywhere ... went to UMBC... Ivy graduate school.

Also think about a 5 year graduation plan. I did that found out years later I was dyslexic.
Anonymous
Post 11/28/2020 09:36     Subject: Re:Please Be Kind: 2.6 GPA
Have you looked at Longwood or Radford? Radford might not be as small as you want though.
Anonymous
Post 11/28/2020 09:36     Subject: Please Be Kind: 2.6 GPA
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Why no community college suggestions??? This is the perfect scenario to take advantage of community college and then transfer after a couple of years. No shame in community college.


No it isn’t.


Why not? The kid has brains, he just needs another chance to get good grades. Small colleges are a good place to do that. And a lot of kids do better in college than high school because they’re more mature and have less busywork.
Anonymous
Post 11/28/2020 09:33     Subject: Please Be Kind: 2.6 GPA
Anonymous wrote:Try rolling schools like Arizona State, Alabama and Ole Miss. He will find a place, don't worry.


OP asked for small, nurturing colleges.
Anonymous
Post 11/28/2020 09:33     Subject: Please Be Kind: 2.6 GPA
Anonymous wrote:Why no community college suggestions??? This is the perfect scenario to take advantage of community college and then transfer after a couple of years. No shame in community college.


No it isn’t.
Anonymous
Post 11/28/2020 09:32     Subject: Re:Please Be Kind: 2.6 GPA
Have you considered University of Lynchburg? Certainly a beautiful campus with a nurturing environment. Unless something changed, it's a free, rolling app with guaranteed merit.