Anonymous
01/31/2021 20:31
Subject: Please Be Kind: 2.6 GPA
Nope. Small.
Anonymous
01/31/2021 16:25
Subject: Re:Please Be Kind: 2.6 GPA
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:A 2.6 is not a d average. At privates that would be half cs and half ds. Not great but not a d average. Ops kid will get in somewhere fine. Those SLACs that some PPs are disparaging do well with placement after graduation because they work hard at it. Otherwise they can’t attract new students.
What does SLAC mean?
Small Liberal Arts College
I thought that the "S" was for "selective," and not "small."
Anonymous
01/30/2021 17:25
Subject: Please Be Kind: 2.6 GPA
Anonymous wrote:Op here. Loyola MD and St. Joe’s. Those Jesuits rock.
How much did they offer?
Anonymous
01/30/2021 16:23
Subject: Re:Please Be Kind: 2.6 GPA
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:A 2.6 is not a d average. At privates that would be half cs and half ds. Not great but not a d average. Ops kid will get in somewhere fine. Those SLACs that some PPs are disparaging do well with placement after graduation because they work hard at it. Otherwise they can’t attract new students.
What does SLAC mean?
Small Liberal Arts College
Anonymous
01/30/2021 16:21
Subject: Re:Please Be Kind: 2.6 GPA
Anonymous wrote:A 2.6 is not a d average. At privates that would be half cs and half ds. Not great but not a d average. Ops kid will get in somewhere fine. Those SLACs that some PPs are disparaging do well with placement after graduation because they work hard at it. Otherwise they can’t attract new students.
What does SLAC mean?
Anonymous
01/20/2021 21:05
Subject: Please Be Kind: 2.6 GPA
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Let other freaked out parents take heed.
There are colleges for everyone. Take most if what you read in this forum with a grain of salt.
Big congrats to you and your son OP. I hope that you both take pride in his acceptances!
Seems like a waste of your time.
That’s a strange response.
Congrats OP to you and your son. Thanks for taking us on this journey with you!
Anonymous
01/20/2021 20:17
Subject: Please Be Kind: 2.6 GPA
Anonymous wrote:Let other freaked out parents take heed.
There are colleges for everyone. Take most if what you read in this forum with a grain of salt.
Big congrats to you and your son OP. I hope that you both take pride in his acceptances!
Seems like a waste of your time.
Anonymous
01/20/2021 19:50
Subject: Please Be Kind: 2.6 GPA
Thank you! He worked so hard to improve his grades this past semester. I am proud of him. And I hope this gives hope to other parents who may have a struggling child. So many thank you’d for all the kind and helpful responses from y’all!
Anonymous
01/20/2021 17:46
Subject: Please Be Kind: 2.6 GPA
Let other freaked out parents take heed.
There are colleges for everyone. Take most if what you read in this forum with a grain of salt.
Big congrats to you and your son OP. I hope that you both take pride in his acceptances!
There are colleges for everyone. Take most if what you read in this forum with a grain of salt.
Big congrats to you and your son OP. I hope that you both take pride in his acceptances!
Anonymous
01/20/2021 08:10
Subject: Please Be Kind: 2.6 GPA
Yay! I am glad it is working out for your son, OP! What a relief. Congratulations!
Anonymous
01/20/2021 07:59
Subject: Please Be Kind: 2.6 GPA
Op here. Loyola MD and St. Joe’s. Those Jesuits rock.