Anonymous
09/18/2023 16:16
Subject: College with minimal requirements
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:If he applies early enough (like august), try Pitt. Second Drexel. What about Temple?
Temple is not that easy to get into.
Agreed. The business school is competitive. Plus, it's public so they prefer PA students. The application is easy, but it's not a "safety" per se.
Anonymous
09/16/2023 10:03
Subject: Re:College with minimal requirements
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:University of the Redlands in California. No letter or number grades. Comments/written assessments.
College of Charleston in South Carolina.
Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania.
Goucher College in Maryland.
Suwanee--The University of the South in Tennessee. (breathtaking campus & location).
Salve Regina University in Rhode Island (gorgeous campus & beautiful location).
Rollins College in central Florida. (Country club like atmosphere).
Susquehanna University in Pennsylvania.
University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona.
Arizona State University in Tempe/Phoenix.
University of Kansas.
Flagler College in St. Augustine, Florida. (gorgeous).
Palm Beach Atlantic University in West Palm Beach, Florida. (Leans conservative & Christian).
Stetson University in Florida.
Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Florida.
Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Environmental Studies, Marine Biology, Biology, Psychology.)
Clemson University in South Carolina. (slight chance)
Coastal Carolina University in South Carolina. (Myrtle Beach metro area).
Maybe the University of Denver in--guess where--Denver, Colorado.
Too many more to list. Would be helpful if more information about your son was shared.
Any interest in Maritime colleges ?
My 2023 kid that is going to a top 40 college with a 33 ACT was outright rejected from Clemson. There is zero chance for this kid to get into Clemson.
Have to wonder this was a case of yield protection as an ACT score of 33 is high for Clemson and within the past few years Clemson drove down its acceptance rate from 62% to 49%.
Neighbor with a weighted 3.9 was rejected (not waitlisted) at Clemson. I think it’s an instate vs OOS thing.
Anonymous
09/16/2023 10:02
Subject: College with minimal requirements
Anonymous wrote:If he applies early enough (like august), try Pitt. Second Drexel. What about Temple?
Pitt middle 50% GPA is 3.9-4.4.
Someone with a below 3.0 will be sent straight to a branch campus.
Anonymous
09/16/2023 09:50
Subject: Re:College with minimal requirements
Anonymous wrote:University of the Redlands in California. No letter or number grades. Comments/written assessments.
College of Charleston in South Carolina.
Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania.
Goucher College in Maryland.
Suwanee--The University of the South in Tennessee. (breathtaking campus & location).
Salve Regina University in Rhode Island (gorgeous campus & beautiful location).
Rollins College in central Florida. (Country club like atmosphere).
Susquehanna University in Pennsylvania.
University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona.
Arizona State University in Tempe/Phoenix.
University of Kansas.
Flagler College in St. Augustine, Florida. (gorgeous).
Palm Beach Atlantic University in West Palm Beach, Florida. (Leans conservative & Christian).
Stetson University in Florida.
Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Florida.
Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Environmental Studies, Marine Biology, Biology, Psychology.)
Clemson University in South Carolina. (slight chance)
Coastal Carolina University in South Carolina. (Myrtle Beach metro area).
Maybe the University of Denver in--guess where--Denver, Colorado.
Too many more to list. Would be helpful if more information about your son was shared.
Any interest in Maritime colleges ?
How did you come up with these schools? Just seems random. OP said HS GPA < 3.0. Ideally in a big city.
Anonymous
09/16/2023 07:29
Subject: College with minimal requirements
Anonymous wrote:If he applies early enough (like august), try Pitt. Second Drexel. What about Temple?
Temple is not that easy to get into.
Anonymous
09/16/2023 07:25
Subject: Re:College with minimal requirements
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:University of the Redlands in California. No letter or number grades. Comments/written assessments.
College of Charleston in South Carolina.
Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania.
Goucher College in Maryland.
Suwanee--The University of the South in Tennessee. (breathtaking campus & location).
Salve Regina University in Rhode Island (gorgeous campus & beautiful location).
Rollins College in central Florida. (Country club like atmosphere).
Susquehanna University in Pennsylvania.
University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona.
Arizona State University in Tempe/Phoenix.
University of Kansas.
Flagler College in St. Augustine, Florida. (gorgeous).
Palm Beach Atlantic University in West Palm Beach, Florida. (Leans conservative & Christian).
Stetson University in Florida.
Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Florida.
Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Environmental Studies, Marine Biology, Biology, Psychology.)
Clemson University in South Carolina. (slight chance)
Coastal Carolina University in South Carolina. (Myrtle Beach metro area).
Maybe the University of Denver in--guess where--Denver, Colorado.
Too many more to list. Would be helpful if more information about your son was shared.
Any interest in Maritime colleges ?
My 2023 kid that is going to a top 40 college with a 33 ACT was outright rejected from Clemson. There is zero chance for this kid to get into Clemson.
Have to wonder this was a case of yield protection as an ACT score of 33 is high for Clemson and within the past few years Clemson drove down its acceptance rate from 62% to 49%.
Anonymous
09/16/2023 04:43
Subject: Re:College with minimal requirements
Anonymous wrote:University of the Redlands in California. No letter or number grades. Comments/written assessments.
College of Charleston in South Carolina.
Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania.
Goucher College in Maryland.
Suwanee--The University of the South in Tennessee. (breathtaking campus & location).
Salve Regina University in Rhode Island (gorgeous campus & beautiful location).
Rollins College in central Florida. (Country club like atmosphere).
Susquehanna University in Pennsylvania.
University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona.
Arizona State University in Tempe/Phoenix.
University of Kansas.
Flagler College in St. Augustine, Florida. (gorgeous).
Palm Beach Atlantic University in West Palm Beach, Florida. (Leans conservative & Christian).
Stetson University in Florida.
Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Florida.
Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Environmental Studies, Marine Biology, Biology, Psychology.)
Clemson University in South Carolina. (slight chance)
Coastal Carolina University in South Carolina. (Myrtle Beach metro area).
Maybe the University of Denver in--guess where--Denver, Colorado.
Too many more to list. Would be helpful if more information about your son was shared.
Any interest in Maritime colleges ?
My 2023 kid that is going to a top 40 college with a 33 ACT was outright rejected from Clemson. There is zero chance for this kid to get into Clemson.
Anonymous
09/16/2023 04:32
Subject: Re:College with minimal requirements
University of the Redlands in California. No letter or number grades. Comments/written assessments.
College of Charleston in South Carolina.
Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania.
Goucher College in Maryland.
Suwanee--The University of the South in Tennessee. (breathtaking campus & location).
Salve Regina University in Rhode Island (gorgeous campus & beautiful location).
Rollins College in central Florida. (Country club like atmosphere).
Susquehanna University in Pennsylvania.
University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona.
Arizona State University in Tempe/Phoenix.
University of Kansas.
Flagler College in St. Augustine, Florida. (gorgeous).
Palm Beach Atlantic University in West Palm Beach, Florida. (Leans conservative & Christian).
Stetson University in Florida.
Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Florida.
Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Environmental Studies, Marine Biology, Biology, Psychology.)
Clemson University in South Carolina. (slight chance)
Coastal Carolina University in South Carolina. (Myrtle Beach metro area).
Maybe the University of Denver in--guess where--Denver, Colorado.
Too many more to list. Would be helpful if more information about your son was shared.
Any interest in Maritime colleges ?
College of Charleston in South Carolina.
Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania.
Goucher College in Maryland.
Suwanee--The University of the South in Tennessee. (breathtaking campus & location).
Salve Regina University in Rhode Island (gorgeous campus & beautiful location).
Rollins College in central Florida. (Country club like atmosphere).
Susquehanna University in Pennsylvania.
University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona.
Arizona State University in Tempe/Phoenix.
University of Kansas.
Flagler College in St. Augustine, Florida. (gorgeous).
Palm Beach Atlantic University in West Palm Beach, Florida. (Leans conservative & Christian).
Stetson University in Florida.
Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Florida.
Eckerd College in St. Petersburg, Florida. (Environmental Studies, Marine Biology, Biology, Psychology.)
Clemson University in South Carolina. (slight chance)
Coastal Carolina University in South Carolina. (Myrtle Beach metro area).
Maybe the University of Denver in--guess where--Denver, Colorado.
Too many more to list. Would be helpful if more information about your son was shared.
Any interest in Maritime colleges ?
Anonymous
09/16/2023 03:16
Subject: College with minimal requirements
Another option is community colleges in Florida that are located right near and are feeders to their state universities. So there is one near Florida State called Tallahassee Community College. There is one near UCF called Valencia. The students can participate in many of the activities of the state university (get sporting tickets, etc.). There are student apts. or dorms they can live in at many of them. They work very closely with the university to make transfers seamless. And even out of state, they are reasonable. Valencia, for example, is less than $400 per credit hour.
Anonymous
09/16/2023 02:46
Subject: College with minimal requirements
OP, We are in an almost identical situation however my daughter would prefer to be in the Carolinas or possibly Georgia (she said FL is too far). Not necessarily big city, just warmer. While not meeting all her criteria, we have our eyes on but still need to visit:
NVCC, Radford, ODU
UNCG, UNCP, ECU (think UNCW might be a reach)
CCU
GA State, GA Southern
NVCC, Radford, ODU
UNCG, UNCP, ECU (think UNCW might be a reach)
CCU
GA State, GA Southern
Anonymous
09/15/2023 23:42
Subject: College with minimal requirements
OP -look to the little SLACs dotting Ohio, like Otterbein and others never mentioned here
Anonymous
09/15/2023 23:39
Subject: College with minimal requirements
U of Oregon
Anonymous
09/15/2023 22:44
Subject: College with minimal requirements
What state? Salisbury, Frostburg, lots of privates.
Anonymous
09/15/2023 22:31
Subject: Re:College with minimal requirements
Oglethorpe College in Atlanta
University of Tampa
University of Tampa
Anonymous
09/15/2023 22:11
Subject: College with minimal requirements
Anonymous wrote: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.
OP literally wrote “My DS CLAIMS he wants to go to college, but his behavior, & grades do not support that claim.” That is a child who will more than likely be academically dismissed by the end of freshman year.