Anonymous
12/03/2024 10:31
Subject: DMV + DE university tiers
USNA is test required. The average SAT/ACT for the other schools on this list would go WAY down if they also required testing.
Anonymous
12/03/2024 10:30
Subject: DMV + DE university tiers
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:These posts are kind of fun! We all just spout opinions without substantiating them based on a neighbor's kid and some guy we knew back in the 90s ...
I like the category of opportunity school! I don't know enough about that group (not that that should stop me!) to say who belongs so I'll leave it as is.
anyway, here's my edit of your list.
***
A Tier Privates:
Johns Hopkins - 1550
Georgetown - 1480
A Tier Publics:
UVA - 1470
W&M - 1470
A- Tier Publics
UMD College Park - 1450
Virginia Tech - 1360
B+ Tier Privates:
Washington & Lee - 1480
University of Richmond - 1460
B+ Tier Publics:
Delaware - 1280
USNA - 1380
B Tier Privates:
George Washington - 1420
B- Tier Privates:
American
Howard
C Tier Publics:
JMU
Opportunity Schools:
GMU
St. Mary's College
CNU
UMBC
ODU
Loyola U Maryland
UMW
Radford
Longwood
VCU
Etc.
I think this is probably a lot closer to reality than the original post.
I would dispute USNA being on any list because the pool of interested applicants is narrow and the selectivity is higher than the SAT score would indicate.
It certainly has a much more national appeal than a lot of schools that show up higher on the list.
Agree with this and I have no military affiliation. The USNA is test required and has more clout nationally than any school on this list.
Anonymous
12/03/2024 10:24
Subject: DMV + DE university tiers
Anonymous wrote:These posts are kind of fun! We all just spout opinions without substantiating them based on a neighbor's kid and some guy we knew back in the 90s ...
I like the category of opportunity school! I don't know enough about that group (not that that should stop me!) to say who belongs so I'll leave it as is.
anyway, here's my edit of your list.
***
A Tier Privates:
Johns Hopkins - 1550
Georgetown - 1480
A Tier Publics:
UVA - 1470
W&M - 1470
A- Tier Publics
UMD College Park - 1450
Virginia Tech - 1360
B+ Tier Privates:
Washington & Lee - 1480
University of Richmond - 1460
B+ Tier Publics:
Delaware - 1280
USNA - 1380
B Tier Privates:
George Washington - 1420
B- Tier Privates:
American
Howard
C Tier Publics:
JMU
Opportunity Schools:
GMU
St. Mary's College
CNU
UMBC
ODU
Loyola U Maryland
UMW
Radford
Longwood
VCU
Etc.
I think this is probably a lot closer to reality than the original post.
I would dispute USNA being on any list because the pool of interested applicants is narrow and the selectivity is higher than the SAT score would indicate.
It certainly has a much more national appeal than a lot of schools that show up higher on the list.
Anonymous
12/03/2024 10:20
Subject: DMV + DE university tiers
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:A+ Tier:
Johns Hopkins - 1550
A Tier Privates:
Georgetown - 1480
Washington & Lee - 1480
A- Tier Privates:
University of Richmond - 1460
A Tier Publics:
UVA - 1470
W&M - 1470
UMD College Park - 1450
A- Tier Publics
Virginia Tech - 1360
B+ Tier Publics:
Delaware - 1280
USNA - 1380
B Tier Privates:
George Washington - 1420
B- Tier Privates:
American
Howard
C Tier Publics:
JMU
Opportunity Schools:
GMU
St. Mary's College
CNU
UMBC
ODU
Loyola U Maryland
UMW
Radford
Longwood
VCU
Etc.
These are all TO stats so completely meaningless. W&L and Richmond?? A/A-?? lol
Rankings are not based on the test scores. Just included for reference. See Virginia Tech and American.
I see. So there's grade inflation in these ratings as well. Other than JHU, GU, and UVA, drop every school at least half a grade.
W&L doesn't have guaranteed admission students from community colleges or "W&L at Wise". Drop all VA publics by a full letter grade and raise all privates by at least half a letter grade.
There she is. The W&L booster. Making a dumb ranking system just to say how great their above average school is. Maybe try not to have a confederate loser as part of your school name to go along with your 80% white campus.
What? I have no skin in the game. Also, W&L is a top choice for top 1%ers and good test takers.
I know lots of top 1% students and W&L was the top choice for none of them.
I don't think most kids choose W&L over UVA or even W&M