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Anonymous wrote:OP here- thanks for suggestions! It is my understanding that Pitt and Penn State do not give much aid. Is this true? Stats are good - 3.8 UW 10-12 APs probably mediocre test score so not sure about submitting.

Also for the UVA, maybe Im wrong but assumed if we didn’t get into UMD, prob not in UVA and I think their tuition OOS is out of our price range. These are just my assumptions though.

Those stats won’t get him in Penn State or Purdue much less as safeties. UVA is completely off the table.

lolol! my son just got in Perdue Engineering with a 4.11 weighted. 3.8UW is probably a 4.4+ weighted with all those APs. he also got in spend state and that was a major safety. granted his SATs are 1480 and he submitted.

for my son doing engineering both schools were not safeties. however non engineering if the OP had a high W GPA i’m sure they are.

i do think going TO in this climate is quite risky.

Ok, well OP don’t underestimate your child’s chances. Those grades and rigor are quite good. I had a child get into all of his out of state targets plus UMD with those grades and rigor, plus good extracurriculars.

No way I'd pay out of state tuition for most of the schools mentioned here. Apply to other maryland schools.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here- thanks for suggestions! It is my understanding that Pitt and Penn State do not give much aid. Is this true? Stats are good - 3.8 UW 10-12 APs probably mediocre test score so not sure about submitting.

Also for the UVA, maybe Im wrong but assumed if we didn’t get into UMD, prob not in UVA and I think their tuition OOS is out of our price range. These are just my assumptions though.

Those stats won’t get him in Penn State or Purdue much less as safeties. UVA is completely off the table.

3.8 with 10-12 APs seems strong to me. Does he have an SAT/ACT score?

Then you obviously don’t have a child going through the admissions process this year. Kids with much higher GPAs and rigor with impressive ACT and SAT scores are getting rejected and deferred right and left.

What? 3.8 unweighted could be 4.7 weighted. That absolutely could get you into UMD. I say this as a parent of a senior and recent grad. A 3.8 is nearly straight As their whole career!

Yes I was going to say this as well. My kid has about a 3.85 so far in the most rigorous courses with Bs in math (calc BC), with 10 AP classes. He’s a very competitive student at his school. I think it varies by school to be honest and grading system/grade inflation. Colleges seem to know.

OP here- yes, prob 4.7 just keep hearing how UMD from moco is getting really competitive and want some alternatives.

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OP here- DH and I are Mich alums and even though we loved it, we are excluding from list due to cost. Also we dont have SAT yet but TO is probably likely bades on psat.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here- thanks for suggestions! It is my understanding that Pitt and Penn State do not give much aid. Is this true? Stats are good - 3.8 UW 10-12 APs probably mediocre test score so not sure about submitting.

Also for the UVA, maybe Im wrong but assumed if we didn’t get into UMD, prob not in UVA and I think their tuition OOS is out of our price range. These are just my assumptions though.

Those stats won’t get him in Penn State or Purdue much less as safeties. UVA is completely off the table.

3.8 with 10-12 APs seems strong to me. Does he have an SAT/ACT score?

Then you obviously don’t have a child going through the admissions process this year. Kids with much higher GPAs and rigor with impressive ACT and SAT scores are getting rejected and deferred right and left.

What? 3.8 unweighted could be 4.7 weighted. That absolutely could get you into UMD. I say this as a parent of a senior and recent grad. A 3.8 is nearly straight As their whole career!

Yes I was going to say this as well. My kid has about a 3.85 so far in the most rigorous courses with Bs in math (calc BC), with 10 AP classes. He’s a very competitive student at his school. I think it varies by school to be honest and grading system/grade inflation. Colleges seem to know.

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Anonymous wrote:Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Colorado-Boulder
UNC,

Yeah because people are getting into Michigan with a 3.8.

Unweighted, people! Geez. According to this UMich website, the average GPA for an incoming freshman was 3.76.

https://smtd.umich.edu/admissions-statistics/

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Anonymous wrote:Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Colorado-Boulder
UNC,

Yeah because people are getting into Michigan with a 3.8.

Not to mention the cost of attendance is not even close to OP’s desire (roughly equivalent to UMD in-state cost).

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Anonymous wrote:OP here- thanks for suggestions! It is my understanding that Pitt and Penn State do not give much aid. Is this true? Stats are good - 3.8 UW 10-12 APs probably mediocre test score so not sure about submitting.

Also for the UVA, maybe Im wrong but assumed if we didn’t get into UMD, prob not in UVA and I think their tuition OOS is out of our price range. These are just my assumptions though.

Those stats won’t get him in Penn State or Purdue much less as safeties. UVA is completely off the table.

3.8 with 10-12 APs seems strong to me. Does he have an SAT/ACT score?

Then you obviously don’t have a child going through the admissions process this year. Kids with much higher GPAs and rigor with impressive ACT and SAT scores are getting rejected and deferred right and left.

What? 3.8 unweighted could be 4.7 weighted. That absolutely could get you into UMD. I say this as a parent of a senior and recent grad. A 3.8 is nearly straight As their whole career!

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Anonymous wrote:Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Colorado-Boulder
UNC,

You are living in an alternate universe it haven’t had a kid apply to these schools since the 90s.

Boulder is a fantastic choice actually.

Anonymous wrote:DS is targeting UMD but it is a borderline reach. What large publics hVe you visited that impressed you or would be similar? He us not interested in the south and UC schools would be off the table as safeties. Unsure of major so the large school with everything is appealing. Also hoping for merit to make coa similar to in-state.

Some on our radar but haven’t visited: UMN, UDelaware, Purdue…others??

Ohio University

Anonymous wrote:Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Colorado-Boulder
UNC,

You are living in an alternate universe it haven’t had a kid apply to these schools since the 90s.

Unc lol

Anonymous wrote:Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Colorado-Boulder
UNC,

Yeah because people are getting into Michigan with a 3.8.