Anonymous wrote:For VCU last year, the mid 50% of admitted students GPA was a 3.7.

One of my kids went to VCU. Had a terrible and I mean terrible academic record in high school but strong SATs. They take a lot of underwhelming applicants. Yes, they report a 3.7 but with an acceptance rate of nearly 90 percent nearly every applicant has a shot there.

Anonymous wrote:Every kid we know who has gotten into Alabama this year has had over a 3.8.

That doesn't mean you have to have that to get in.

For VCU last year, the mid 50% of admitted students GPA was a 3.7.

In Virginia, you have lots. ODU, VCU, Radford, Mary Washington, Longwood, CNU, and GMU. Certain majors might have requirements for high school courses/grades of course. In Maryland, most of the publics.

This is good advice. I would also add Randolph-Macon College. OP, I would lean toward a smaller school that provides good support and don't see any reason to pay out of state tuition (at least not initially). My brother was very smart and had similar struggles. Your DS will be fine.

College prof here.

There are C students who sincerely care and try or maybe they have difficulties that are hard to overcome. They are genuinely benefitting from college.

There are C students who are smart enough but absolutely not interested in school and are getting a C average because they are earning Ds and Fs in some classes and Bs and As in a few easy ones or ones where they can game assignments or group work. These students hardly come to class and often surface at the last minute or ask for favors from classmates and teachers.

The former are good candidates for smaller schools that form personal relationships with students or ones that have programs like PP mentioned. The later should take time to mature or decide if they'd rather pursue a passion or trade. I say this as someone who watches students waste thousands of dollars each year, many unbeknownst to parents until it's too late.

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Anonymous wrote:In Virginia, you have lots. ODU, VCU, Radford, Mary Washington, Longwood, CNU, and GMU. Certain majors might have requirements for high school courses/grades of course.

In Maryland, most of the publics.

Also, University of Delaware which is less than 2 hours from DMV.

Are you kidding me? You’re not getting into the University of Delaware with a two in front of your GPA.

These people are crazy. Last year‘s mid 50% for the co 2027 admissions for Delaware was a 3.85 to a 4.32.

In Maryland:
Hood
Frostburg
Washington College (maybe but probably if full pay)


In Virginia:
Radford
Roanoke
ODU
Shenandoah

In Pennsylvania:
Point Park
Widener
Allegheny
Albright
Chatham
Some of the PSU other campuses

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Anonymous wrote:There are schools with auto admits in the 2s.

Northern Michigan U, Wichita State, Southern Illinois U in Edwardsville, Southeast Missouri, Utah Tech are ones I ran across

Agree.
A few others that are big sports/huge state school type:
WVU (it's about 4 hours to the DC area which is really convenient, lots of DMV kids go there)
Kansas State
Oklahoma state
Alabama
Ole Miss

Smaller schools:
Longwood
Radford

You’re not getting into Alabama with a 3.0. Not anymore. It’s no longer a safety.

Classmate with 2.9 got rejected from GMU

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Anonymous wrote:In Virginia, you have lots. ODU, VCU, Radford, Mary Washington, Longwood, CNU, and GMU. Certain majors might have requirements for high school courses/grades of course.

In Maryland, most of the publics.

Also, University of Delaware which is less than 2 hours from DMV.

Are you kidding me? You’re not getting into the University of Delaware with a two in front of your GPA.

Anonymous wrote:In Virginia, you have lots. ODU, VCU, Radford, Mary Washington, Longwood, CNU, and GMU. Certain majors might have requirements for high school courses/grades of course.

In Maryland, most of the publics.

Also, University of Delaware which is less than 2 hours from DMV.

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Anonymous wrote:Some 4 year colleges have Bridge programs where you do a year in that program, live on campus and then start freshman year a year later.

Garrett County Community College has dorms.

There is no bridge long enough to get a C student into a top 100 school.

Where did OP mention top 100?

OP didn’t, but somebody said someone could get into a top hundred or maybe around the top 60. And bridge programs aren’t for C students.

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Anonymous wrote:Some 4 year colleges have Bridge programs where you do a year in that program, live on campus and then start freshman year a year later.

Garrett County Community College has dorms.

There is no bridge long enough to get a C student into a top 100 school.

Where did OP mention top 100?

Anonymous wrote:Some 4 year colleges have Bridge programs where you do a year in that program, live on campus and then start freshman year a year later.

Garrett County Community College has dorms.

There is no bridge long enough to get a C student into a top 100 school.

Schools can accept you on probation if you don’t fully meet their requirements, & convert that to full acceptance once you prove you can do the work.

Utah State University accepts 95%

Shepherd University (small public school in West Virginia) accepts 96%

I had a C+ average in high school. After one year at a community college I was accepted to a school that is now accepting less than 15%. That was a while ago, but I mention it to show you it can be done. I went on to get 2 master’s degrees & have taught at community colleges for over 30 years.

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Anonymous wrote:Absolutely!! Maybe get a hold of an old copy or US NEWS. Look at National Universities ranked around 100. Look below and look above though probably not higher than 60.

Are you insane? Wake Forest is ranked number 67. Tulane is ranked number 76. What century are you from? If you have a student they are not getting into a top 100. Maybe not even a top 200.

This. People are giving advice that clearly either have never had a child go through college admissions, or haven’t had one go through college admissions in the last 20 years.