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Anonymous wrote:I read the entire thread and would like to try to help with some ideas but am confused: OP, are you asking for VA based schools only? Others are giving ideas for non-VA located schools and if that is more what you would be interested in I may have a few ideas

Op here. We are mostly interested in VA publics. But we are open to out of state schools that give enough merit (to a B student) that will make COA comparable.

Merit dollars and B student? More of an oxymoron.

Yes, a college might provide a tuition coupon off MSRP, but it won't be based on true academic merit for a B student.

you're making a semantics argument that isn't at all useful here

plenty of schools out there that are basically giving discounts to everyone with a 3.0 and above. I have even run across some that give it from 2.5 and above.

You can be angry at what they call it, sure. But #1 that IS what these schools call it and #2 your kid probably isn't applying to these schools anyway, so why does it matter to you?

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Anonymous wrote:I read the entire thread and would like to try to help with some ideas but am confused: OP, are you asking for VA based schools only? Others are giving ideas for non-VA located schools and if that is more what you would be interested in I may have a few ideas

Op here. We are mostly interested in VA publics. But we are open to out of state schools that give enough merit (to a B student) that will make COA comparable.

Merit dollars and B student? More of an oxymoron.

Yes, a college might provide a tuition coupon off MSRP, but it won't be based on true academic merit for a B student.

Vtech?

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Anonymous wrote:My daughter loved CNU. She found it to be friendly, sporty and social. It also prepared her for a top notch graduate program.

OP Here. I appreciate this feedback. CNU is now on our list to visit.

Yes, CNU is the JMU backup that you want. I think your DC will like it. Consider Delaware if it works financially.

How could you possibly know that?

I said “I think” and yes, I could be wrong but I think it checks the boxes OP is trying to check. That’s not to say it will check every box but if in-state tuition is the goal and JMU doesn’t work out I think it’s the most reasonable backup choice based on what OP described. If instate tuition is the goal there are obviously only so many schools to consider.

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Anonymous wrote:Hard pass on Liberty. They hid rapes on campus. Plus your resume will be thrown in the trash, as it should be.

Not true. Some of my kid's teachers in MS and HS had degrees from Liberty.

Take your bigotry elsewhere.

I wouldn’t hire someone that went to liberty. Absolutely not. Yep, I said it… call me a whatever you want which you probably would do anyway. “bless my heart”

DP. No doubt you were calling others on this thread "intolerant" simply because their kids didn't want a quirky/artsy vibe. We see you.

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Anonymous wrote:My daughter loved CNU. She found it to be friendly, sporty and social. It also prepared her for a top notch graduate program.

OP Here. I appreciate this feedback. CNU is now on our list to visit.

Yes, CNU is the JMU backup that you want. I think your DC will like it. Consider Delaware if it works financially.

How could you possibly know that?

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Anonymous wrote:My daughter loved CNU. She found it to be friendly, sporty and social. It also prepared her for a top notch graduate program.

OP Here. I appreciate this feedback. CNU is now on our list to visit.

Yes, CNU is the JMU backup that you want. I think your DC will like it. Consider Delaware if it works financially.

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Anonymous wrote:Is your kid open to schools outside of Virginia?

Since you are open to private schools, it doesn't seem like you have a mind set where you are restricting yourself to "in-state tuition."
There are many schools in MD, WV, PA that are closer than some Virginia schools.

Open to a degree. Cost is a factor. Kid could be interested in WVU if they get merit. Also interested in bigger schools like Univ of TN and South Carolina (again need merit).

University of Tennessee will be a reach for a B student, and as a result will be unlikely for merit.

UT has gotten very popular post covid and harder to get accepted into.

Anonymous wrote:I read the entire thread and would like to try to help with some ideas but am confused: OP, are you asking for VA based schools only? Others are giving ideas for non-VA located schools and if that is more what you would be interested in I may have a few ideas

Op here. We are mostly interested in VA publics. But we are open to out of state schools that give enough merit (to a B student) that will make COA comparable.

I read the entire thread and would like to try to help with some ideas but am confused: OP, are you asking for VA based schools only? Others are giving ideas for non-VA located schools and if that is more what you would be interested in I may have a few ideas

Denison has a 17% acceptance rate so would be a very tough admit for a B student. Miami Ohio by comparison is 80%.

Anonymous wrote:Look at Utah, UDel and Miami Ohio.

If open to OOS, I think Miami Ohio is an excellent suggestion. Realistic acceptance for a a B student, has the type of environment OP’s child seems to want, generous with merit, and offers a nursing degree program (BSN).

OP here. Thank you for everyone's suggestions. DC is not opposed to smaller schools so long as they aren't "emo" so it can be a smaller, sporty, mainstream school (I think Denison is a possibility if they can get merit and they get in). They'll happily consider those. We do want to keep cost as close to in-state publics as possible.

Anonymous wrote:Cannot believe all these pages (maybe Liberty fills them) and no one mentioned an obvious choice

UVA Wise

Not being snarky: is UVA Wise a "gem"? Can you elaborate?

If my kid got into the UVA-Wise to UVA program, I would definitely take a serious look. But that is not what you are saying, right?

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Anonymous wrote:Hard pass on Liberty. They hid rapes on campus. Plus your resume will be thrown in the trash, as it should be.

Not true. Some of my kid's teachers in MS and HS had degrees from Liberty.

Take your bigotry elsewhere.

I wouldn’t hire someone that went to liberty. Absolutely not. Yep, I said it… call me a whatever you want which you probably would do anyway. “bless my heart”