Anonymous
Post 04/24/2025 21:07     Subject: College of Charleston
I know a very mainstream Democrat Jewish girl who was very happy there - she found her people, got a good job afterwards. Might have been in some sort of honors program but not sure. Not a typical sorority girl type (don't know if she was in one or not) but very pleasant, outgoing and social.
Anonymous
Post 04/24/2025 19:17     Subject: College of Charleston
I just don’t understand how OP thinks their B student is going to get enough merit at a school out of state that is somehow equal to in-state tuition in Virginia. There are so many amazing schools here. Why look out of state at those rates? Not everyone goes to VT or UVA, tons of B Students are happy at their schools in state.
Anonymous
Post 04/24/2025 19:15     Subject: College of Charleston

I think Old Dominion would actually be a good fit for her. They have football. It’s close to the beach and then state tuition.
Anonymous
Post 04/24/2025 19:14     Subject: College of Charleston
Anonymous wrote:OP here. Kid will probably end up with a weighted GPA closer to 3.5 so nothing out of the park--very much a B student. We are keeping our expectations realistic and looking at our options out of state. Kid is a 3 sport all 4 years Varsity athlete and likes the sports social atmosphere but isn't a true party goer. A friend's daughter recently announced she's going to CoC to study the same subjects DD is interested in so I am on here looking at input. Just collecting information on the vibe since we won't be touring any time soon.

Side note: DD loves WVU and that's definitely a school in consideration.


The vibe at College of Charleston is nothing like the vibe at WVU. It’s on the smaller side and literally right in the middle of the city of Charleston, not really a campus vibe. university of South Carolina, or Clemson, is way more similar. College of Charleston also doesn’t have football so she’s not gonna get that whole vibe either. Just seems like an odd choice for how you’ve described your kid. I’d actually take a look at Penn State, huge amount of school spirit, and they accept kids on the lower side with regard to grades.
Anonymous
Post 04/24/2025 17:52     Subject: College of Charleston
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I would t have described Mary Wash as emo. It might be helpful to have a better understanding of what your kid means by that?


My kid is sporty and very "run of the mill" for this area. They aren't nerdy, musical or into theater or the they/them vibe. They also didn't like UMW because it is too close to home so that school is out of the running. They want the big rah rah school but they want it a few notches below say 'Bama.


Christopher Newport U?
Anonymous
Post 04/24/2025 17:45     Subject: College of Charleston
OP here. Kid will probably end up with a weighted GPA closer to 3.5 so nothing out of the park--very much a B student. We are keeping our expectations realistic and looking at our options out of state. Kid is a 3 sport all 4 years Varsity athlete and likes the sports social atmosphere but isn't a true party goer. A friend's daughter recently announced she's going to CoC to study the same subjects DD is interested in so I am on here looking at input. Just collecting information on the vibe since we won't be touring any time soon.

Side note: DD loves WVU and that's definitely a school in consideration.
Anonymous
Post 04/24/2025 17:36     Subject: Re:College of Charleston
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:U South Carolina is your best bet. Social and fun but not super southern like Alabama or Auburn. More variety than Charleston.


They don't have the stats for merit at U South Carolina.


Where does a B student get merit anyhow? (truly curious)



You need to define what a B is? And some schools base merit on an UW GPA and some on weighted?

My kid got merit from a lot of schools. Iowa, WVU, Arizona, Mizzou, Kentucky, Miami of Ohio. None from South Carolina even though the net price calculator said we would get something. And the only two bargains were WVU and Iowa.

I think if you truly have a B student you need to look at schools with low OOS tuition. FAU, East Carolina,
Mississippi State and UNC Charlotte. I think Arkansas and Oklahoma would be good too.
Anonymous
Post 04/24/2025 16:44     Subject: College of Charleston
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Why does everyone feel the need to go astray? It was a simple question and it wasn't about UMW. OP said what she wanted and Mary Wash doesn't fit the bill. Mary Wash has a vibe...and it leans emo.

Now back to discussing CoC.

I think the confusion is that “emo” is NOT how most folks would describe UMW or its vibe, so we’re trying to figure out what OP’s kid actually means when she says UMW is too emo, and what she’s actually looking for in a school. “Sporty/rah-rah” helps, but as a pp notes CoC doesn’t have a football team so it depends how literal she wants that rah-rah feel to be.


OP wants to know the vibe at CoC. Like it helps to know that cost of living off campus is high. Is there no on campus housing for 4 years?


Its quite important b/c NO on campus housing is not guaranteed for 4 years- its a small campus. Out of state rates all in at CoC are $60,622 while at USC are $53,118. Obviously that goes up with off campus housing right in the heart of Charleston. OP is worried about cost and merit.
Anonymous
Post 04/24/2025 16:20     Subject: College of Charleston
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Why does everyone feel the need to go astray? It was a simple question and it wasn't about UMW. OP said what she wanted and Mary Wash doesn't fit the bill. Mary Wash has a vibe...and it leans emo.

Now back to discussing CoC.

I think the confusion is that “emo” is NOT how most folks would describe UMW or its vibe, so we’re trying to figure out what OP’s kid actually means when she says UMW is too emo, and what she’s actually looking for in a school. “Sporty/rah-rah” helps, but as a pp notes CoC doesn’t have a football team so it depends how literal she wants that rah-rah feel to be.


OP wants to know the vibe at CoC. Like it helps to know that cost of living off campus is high. Is there no on campus housing for 4 years?
Anonymous
Post 04/24/2025 16:13     Subject: Re:College of Charleston
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:U South Carolina is your best bet. Social and fun but not super southern like Alabama or Auburn. More variety than Charleston.


They don't have the stats for merit at U South Carolina.


That’s my kid’s situation also. And the OOS price is high (to my purse anyway).
Anonymous
Post 04/24/2025 16:04     Subject: College of Charleston
Anonymous wrote:Why does everyone feel the need to go astray? It was a simple question and it wasn't about UMW. OP said what she wanted and Mary Wash doesn't fit the bill. Mary Wash has a vibe...and it leans emo.

Now back to discussing CoC.

I think the confusion is that “emo” is NOT how most folks would describe UMW or its vibe, so we’re trying to figure out what OP’s kid actually means when she says UMW is too emo, and what she’s actually looking for in a school. “Sporty/rah-rah” helps, but as a pp notes CoC doesn’t have a football team so it depends how literal she wants that rah-rah feel to be.
Anonymous
Post 04/24/2025 14:15     Subject: College of Charleston
Why does everyone feel the need to go astray? It was a simple question and it wasn't about UMW. OP said what she wanted and Mary Wash doesn't fit the bill. Mary Wash has a vibe...and it leans emo.

Now back to discussing CoC.
Anonymous
Post 04/24/2025 14:12     Subject: Re:College of Charleston
The only kid I know there is transferring out after her sophomore year. She’s a New England liberal and hated it after the fun of freshman year wore off.
Anonymous
Post 04/24/2025 14:10     Subject: Re:College of Charleston
Anonymous wrote: 🙄 They/them isn’t a “vibe.” What does emo mean? Kids who are into music and theatre and wear dark clothes?

Is any college besides like a theatre school really “emo?”
Anonymous
Post 04/24/2025 14:10     Subject: Re:College of Charleston
🙄 They/them isn’t a “vibe.” What does emo mean? Kids who are into music and theatre and west dark clothes?

Is any college besides like a theatre school really “emo?”