Anonymous wrote:Towson. JMU.

JMU averages higher than 3.5- especially this year.

What is a CTLC school?

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Anonymous wrote:All of these threads on students getting rejected from schools like Vanderbilt, Emory and other big names make me wonder where are the students getting in that have say a 3.5 weighted GPA and 1200 SAT? I have a younger highschooler and this will probably be where she falls.

SEC schools other than Vandy, UF and UGA; CTCL schools; Jesuit schools other than Georgetown and BC; High Point U, the life skillz university.

Don't waste your money on CTCL schools.

Please say more. Do you have children attending any of these schools?

No, I don't. One of my kids applied to a couple of them and she was high achieving and got merit money but went to a top 10-15 LAC instead. CTLC schools are more for underachievers with wealthy parents who tell themselves these schools are special when they're not. They typically have low graduation rates, etc.

Well . . . you're a real peach. My kid isn't applying to colleges yet, fwiw. But, there is a way to give criticism without putting other people down.

Don't listen to people like that PP. She has a chip on her shoulder. For what it's worth, my underachiever was super interested in a couple of those schools, but somehow also managed a "top 10-15 LAC as well." Guess it's not just for the "high achieving." Or, perhaps, the real "high achievers" go to top 10 LACs, PP, not 10-15. Jeez.

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Anonymous wrote:All of these threads on students getting rejected from schools like Vanderbilt, Emory and other big names make me wonder where are the students getting in that have say a 3.5 weighted GPA and 1200 SAT? I have a younger highschooler and this will probably be where she falls.

SEC schools other than Vandy, UF and UGA; CTCL schools; Jesuit schools other than Georgetown and BC; High Point U, the life skillz university.

Don't waste your money on CTCL schools.

Please say more. Do you have children attending any of these schools?

No, I don't. One of my kids applied to a couple of them and she was high achieving and got merit money but went to a top 10-15 LAC instead. CTLC schools are more for underachievers with wealthy parents who tell themselves these schools are special when they're not. They typically have low graduation rates, etc.

Well . . . you're a real peach. My kid isn't applying to colleges yet, fwiw. But, there is a way to give criticism without putting other people down.

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Anonymous wrote:From my experience with 2 recent college applicants:

Longwood
Radford
Maybe: CNU

IUP
Elon
South Carolina

Should shoot way frigg'n higher than these two. Elon and SCar are good choices.

PP who responded honestly. What's your problem? Radford has always had the reputation of "easy to get into, but hard to stay."

B and C average students deserve a college education. Not all of us are stellar students. My Radford University degree has served me very well.

What is the deal with Elon? I know kids who barely get through high schoool who have gotten in, and another who got into Georgetown, Lehigh, and Colgate, but waitlisted. Anyway, OP, what HS your kid is in also matters, especially if they consider private colleges/universities. My child will graduate with a 3.0 (hopefully) from one of the well-known DC privates. I was quite surprised by the bump that just going to one of these schools gave at pretty strong colleges, including Lehigh, Lafayette, and Bucknell. Still deciding between those and a couple state flagships. I'm not sure that a 3.0 from local public schools would have the same result, would it? Or is it being full-pay that also helps (although, surprisingly, kid also got a lot of merit from one of these schools).

Anonymous wrote:Midwest state flagship schools

Not Big10 schools, maybe "Big12" schools like Kansas, K-State, ISU, Colorado State etc.

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Anonymous wrote:From my experience with 2 recent college applicants:

Longwood
Radford
Maybe: CNU

IUP
Elon
South Carolina

Should shoot way frigg'n higher than these two. Elon and SCar are good choices.

PP who responded honestly. What's your problem? Radford has always had the reputation of "easy to get into, but hard to stay."

B and C average students deserve a college education. Not all of us are stellar students. My Radford University degree has served me very well.

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Anonymous wrote:All of these threads on students getting rejected from schools like Vanderbilt, Emory and other big names make me wonder where are the students getting in that have say a 3.5 weighted GPA and 1200 SAT? I have a younger highschooler and this will probably be where she falls.

SEC schools other than Vandy, UF and UGA; CTCL schools; Jesuit schools other than Georgetown and BC; High Point U, the life skillz university.

Don't waste your money on CTCL schools.

Please say more. Do you have children attending any of these schools?

No, I don't. One of my kids applied to a couple of them and she was high achieving and got merit money but went to a top 10-15 LAC instead. CTLC schools are more for underachievers with wealthy parents who tell themselves these schools are special when they're not. They typically have low graduation rates, etc.

And my kid also applied to a couple of them and she was high achieving and got merit money but is going to a top 10-15 LAC instead. However, I think she could also have had a great experience at either of them.

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Anonymous wrote:All of these threads on students getting rejected from schools like Vanderbilt, Emory and other big names make me wonder where are the students getting in that have say a 3.5 weighted GPA and 1200 SAT? I have a younger highschooler and this will probably be where she falls.

SEC schools other than Vandy, UF and UGA; CTCL schools; Jesuit schools other than Georgetown and BC; High Point U, the life skillz university.

Don't waste your money on CTCL schools.

Please say more. Do you have children attending any of these schools?

No, I don't. One of my kids applied to a couple of them and she was high achieving and got merit money but went to a top 10-15 LAC instead. CTLC schools are more for underachievers with wealthy parents who tell themselves these schools are special when they're not. They typically have low graduation rates, etc.

Midwest state flagship schools

Anonymous wrote:From my experience with 2 recent college applicants:

Longwood
Radford
Maybe: CNU

IUP
Elon
South Carolina

Should shoot way frigg'n higher than these two. Elon and SCar are good choices.

Anonymous wrote:South Carolina with those stats?

We are in VA but could go private.

Yes, we had SC as the ultimate safety school. 3.55 W GPA, 1290 SAT, 70% acceptance from our FCPS HS.

Anonymous wrote:Va Tech probably

Before 2019 for non-engineering, perhaps.

Not now.

South Carolina with those stats?

We are in VA but could go private.

From my experience with 2 recent college applicants:

Longwood
Radford
Maybe: CNU

IUP
Elon
South Carolina