Anonymous wrote:Your location can be a hook...

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/a-west-coast-ivy-league-hook/

Q. How can you increase your child's chances of getting into the Ivy League?
A. Go West.

Specifically, send your son or daughter to a West Coast independent day school. Independent day schools located in or around tech areas like the Bay Area, parts of Los Angeles, San Diego and Seattle can play a significant role in paving a student's path to one of America's most selective colleges.

So OP should move to California? Seems a little late for that.

Your location can be a hook...

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/a-west-coast-ivy-league-hook/

Q. How can you increase your child's chances of getting into the Ivy League?
A. Go West.

Specifically, send your son or daughter to a West Coast independent day school. Independent day schools located in or around tech areas like the Bay Area, parts of Los Angeles, San Diego and Seattle can play a significant role in paving a student's path to one of America's most selective colleges.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It looks like rising high school junior DD will have a 3.3 - 3.4 GPA.
Not sure where she'll focus major wise - maybe something math related as she likes statistics and data.
Knows she doesn't want a BIG school (25,000+) but hasn't narrowed down anything else.
Suggest some colleges to help us get started....

Here's a list of SAT/ACT test optional schools.

http://fairtest.org/sites/default/files/OptionalPDFHardCopy.pdf

Not sure how test optional schools help here. They're usually for kids with really good grades and hard classes with !owtest scores vs. kids with a 3.3.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a good list to start. Based on this past year's graduation classes and kids we know who applied, a 3.3 GPA and 1800 SAT would not get you into American, Delaware or Pitt.

I would also take Bard off the list. Not a chance.

Anyone know the gpa for students at JMU? When I was applying to schools 15 years ago, JMU was a very solid 'B/B+' school but I know times have changed....

Anonymous wrote:This is a good list to start. Based on this past year's graduation classes and kids we know who applied, a 3.3 GPA and 1800 SAT would not get you into American, Delaware or Pitt.

I would also take Bard off the list. Not a chance.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a good list to start. Based on this past year's graduation classes and kids we know who applied, a 3.3 GPA and 1800 SAT would not get you into American, Delaware or Pitt.

But it might if you were from west of the Mississippi. At any rate, I tried to include some reaches in the list, as well as matches. Bard, eg, would be a reach.

Thank you - I'm hoping our location plus a top 20 USNWR school will add a few points to her admission packet should she decide to apply in the mid-Atlantic to New England areas.

here this might help http://www.cappex.com/

I'm from North Carolina. If your DC is interested in NC I would suggest UNC Wilmington, High Point University, Guilford College, Appalachian State, and UNC Asheville.

Anonymous wrote:What about Vandy and CWR?

Nice to visit?

What about Vandy and CWR?

Anonymous wrote:It looks like rising high school junior DD will have a 3.3 - 3.4 GPA.
Not sure where she'll focus major wise - maybe something math related as she likes statistics and data.
Knows she doesn't want a BIG school (25,000+) but hasn't narrowed down anything else.
Suggest some colleges to help us get started....

Here's a list of SAT/ACT test optional schools.

http://fairtest.org/sites/default/files/OptionalPDFHardCopy.pdf

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a good list to start. Based on this past year's graduation classes and kids we know who applied, a 3.3 GPA and 1800 SAT would not get you into American, Delaware or Pitt.

But it might if you were from west of the Mississippi. At any rate, I tried to include some reaches in the list, as well as matches. Bard, eg, would be a reach.

American University is test-optional for the ACT and SAT.

American University (AU) is continuing its test-optional pilot plan for the 2014 fall semester. This plan is available to all applicants (Early Decision and Regular Decision) for fall 2014.

If you will be graduating from a secondary school located outside the United States, please note that neither the SAT or ACT is required for admission. (See Getting Started for more information.)

Students within the United States who do not wish to submit standardized test scores as a part of their application may do so provided they choose the "No, do not consider my SAT/ACT score for admission to AU" when responding to the "Preferred testing plan" question on General section of the Common Application. Please Note: Once you have submitted your Common Application, and indicated your preferred testing plan under no circumstances can you reverse your decision.

Please note that applying to American University without submitting your standardized test scores will not affect your consideration for merit awards or admission to the University Honors Program.

Anonymous wrote:This is a good list to start. Based on this past year's graduation classes and kids we know who applied, a 3.3 GPA and 1800 SAT would not get you into American, Delaware or Pitt.

But it might if you were from west of the Mississippi. At any rate, I tried to include some reaches in the list, as well as matches. Bard, eg, would be a reach.

^^also, Mary Washington

This is a good list to start. Based on this past year's graduation classes and kids we know who applied, a 3.3 GPA and 1800 SAT would not get you into American, Delaware or Pitt.

Smaller:

Allegheny
Bard
Catholic
Clark
Dickinson
Drew
Franklin & Marshall
Gettysburg
Goucher
Hartwick
Hobart & William Smith
Juniata
Lafayette
Muhlenberg
St Lawrence
Skidmore
Susquehanna
Union
Ursinus
Washington & Jefferson
Wheaton (MA)
UNC Asheville
Elon
Guilford
Denison
Ohio Wesleyan
Wooster
Warren Wilson
Wittenberg

Medium:

College of New Jersey
Hofstra
Quinnipiac
SUNY Geneseo

Larger:
UDelaware
American
Miami University of Ohio
Ohio University (in Athens, oh)
SUNY Binghamton
UNC Wilmington
Pitt
UVM

I highly recommend the Fiske Guide to Colleges.