Anonymous
09/15/2023 22:05
Subject: College with minimal requirements
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Is he outdoorsy? We he/you consider a gap year? Maybe a few months of a Nols type outdoor program? If not, would he like colleges out west in nature? Or is he more of a city kid?
OP here. More of a city kid. He's mentioned Chicago, NY, Miami, Philly.
Check out jesuit colleges outside of the top 5 or so (Georgetown, BC, Santa Clara being tops). They're typically in/near big cities and relatively easier to get into. some also have great sports. Gonzaga, Maquette, St Joes, Xavier, all the Loyolas, etc.
Georgetown is NOT easy to get into
And sometimes their grads canNOT read.
Georgetown peeps, please stand down. No one said it was easy to get into.
But for urban schools with good acceptance rates, check out the list of Jesuit collies OTHER THAN GEORGETOWN, BC & Santa Clara.
Anonymous
09/15/2023 21:55
Subject: Re:College with minimal requirements
Miami Ohio, WVU
Anonymous
09/15/2023 21:51
Subject: College with minimal requirements
That poster was not suggesting Gtown. They suggested Jesuit schools outside of the top five and then named Gtown and BC as examples of the top 5.
Anonymous
09/15/2023 21:30
Subject: College with minimal requirements
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Is he outdoorsy? We he/you consider a gap year? Maybe a few months of a Nols type outdoor program? If not, would he like colleges out west in nature? Or is he more of a city kid?
OP here. More of a city kid. He's mentioned Chicago, NY, Miami, Philly.
Check out jesuit colleges outside of the top 5 or so (Georgetown, BC, Santa Clara being tops). their typically in/near big cities and relatively easier to get into. some also have great sports. Gonzaga, Maquette, St Joes, Xavier, all the Loyolas, etc.
Georgetown is NOT easy to get into
+1
Not even close.
Anonymous
09/15/2023 21:28
Subject: College with minimal requirements
Find a college in urban setting with 80%+ acceptance rate. You'll need to do your research.
Anonymous
09/15/2023 21:22
Subject: College with minimal requirements
Look at FAU is Boca
Anonymous
09/15/2023 21:15
Subject: College with minimal requirements
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Is he outdoorsy? We he/you consider a gap year? Maybe a few months of a Nols type outdoor program? If not, would he like colleges out west in nature? Or is he more of a city kid?
OP here. More of a city kid. He's mentioned Chicago, NY, Miami, Philly.
Check out jesuit colleges outside of the top 5 or so (Georgetown, BC, Santa Clara being tops). their typically in/near big cities and relatively easier to get into. some also have great sports. Gonzaga, Maquette, St Joes, Xavier, all the Loyolas, etc.
Georgetown is NOT easy to get into
Note that PP noted Georgetown as being tops. Reread the post.
Anonymous
09/15/2023 19:12
Subject: College with minimal requirements
Anonymous wrote:You do realize you'll be throwing tuition money down the drain, right?
if you're cool with that, look into VCU (not Arts, though), Drexel, Temple, Columbia College Chicago.
Why do you think that? Plenty of 3.0 kids go to college and graduate. Plenty of jobs require a degree just to get an interview. How is that throwing money down the drain? Plenty of kids, especially boys, start to mature, work harder in their late teens, early twenties.
Anonymous
09/15/2023 19:09
Subject: College with minimal requirements
Richard Bland College in VA is basically a community college with dorms
Anonymous
09/15/2023 19:08
Subject: College with minimal requirements
How about Siena?
Anonymous
09/15/2023 19:05
Subject: College with minimal requirements
There are community colleges with dorms. Maryland had 2. Garrett College and a public one in Anne Arundel. If he does well, he will have the credits to continue. If not, maybe trade school?
Anonymous
09/15/2023 18:43
Subject: College with minimal requirements
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Easy schools to get into in a city are going to often be heavily commuter schools. You don't want your kid sitting in an empty dorm on the weekend.
Such a ridiculous and ignorant statement. I second the idea to look at the jesuit colleges. St Joe's is an excellent example.
I didn't know St Joe's would be that easy to get into. Yeah, if you can get into a supportive private school I would agree. But avoid the UIC type directional city schools.
+1 He'll have better outcomes at a smaller, undergrad focused college that really supports students. Tend to get more of this at smaller schools but he sounds like a kid who probably would like a larger environment, sports, etc. Someplace like Marquette has a >80% acceptance rate and a lot of school spirit around basketball. And Jesuit schools tend to be urban areas.
Anonymous
09/15/2023 18:38
Subject: College with minimal requirements
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Easy schools to get into in a city are going to often be heavily commuter schools. You don't want your kid sitting in an empty dorm on the weekend.
Such a ridiculous and ignorant statement. I second the idea to look at the jesuit colleges. St Joe's is an excellent example.
I didn't know St Joe's would be that easy to get into. Yeah, if you can get into a supportive private school I would agree. But avoid the UIC type directional city schools.
Anonymous
09/15/2023 18:38
Subject: College with minimal requirements
Jesuit college, sign the corporal punishment agreement. They will make sure he is educated.
Anonymous
09/15/2023 18:34
Subject: College with minimal requirements
Anonymous wrote:Easy schools to get into in a city are going to often be heavily commuter schools. You don't want your kid sitting in an empty dorm on the weekend.
Such a ridiculous and ignorant statement. I second the idea to look at the jesuit colleges. St Joe's is an excellent example.