Anonymous
Post 04/25/2025 10:59     Subject: College of Charleston
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:OP, just be upfront and say your kid was a school with conservative values. Emo does not equal "not sporty".


But my kid isn't conservative. In fact, they're the opposite of conservative but socially they aren't political either. They prefer to focus on things like sports, health..just mainstream stuff away from home. Truth be told, they'd be happiest at a school like Boulder but that's not in the cards so we are looking at school up and down the coast. Charleston is under consideration.


Boulder and Charleston have nothing in common.

IF you like Boulder- consider Colorado State, Vermont, Montana, Utah, Idaho, Univ of New Mexico, Arizona State
Anonymous
Post 04/25/2025 10:51     Subject: College of Charleston
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:OP, just be upfront and say your kid was a school with conservative values. Emo does not equal "not sporty".


But my kid isn't conservative. In fact, they're the opposite of conservative but socially they aren't political either. They prefer to focus on things like sports, health..just mainstream stuff away from home. Truth be told, they'd be happiest at a school like Boulder but that's not in the cards so we are looking at school up and down the coast. Charleston is under consideration.


Take a look at University of Vermont.


Isn't UVM super woke?


OP said their kid isn’t conservative, just doesn’t want an “emo” vibe.


OP here. That's what I said DD is not artsy and is often off put by that vibe.

UVM and Boulder are ideal schools but looking at alternatives as those are seemingly out of reach cost/merit wise. So far, WVU and CNU are on the list. JMU, again, ideal but is out of reach.

Will also look into App. State and Wilmington. CoC is sounding too urban for my DD who loves outdoor pursuits.


Anonymous
Post 04/25/2025 10:44     Subject: College of Charleston
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:OP, just be upfront and say your kid was a school with conservative values. Emo does not equal "not sporty".


But my kid isn't conservative. In fact, they're the opposite of conservative but socially they aren't political either. They prefer to focus on things like sports, health..just mainstream stuff away from home. Truth be told, they'd be happiest at a school like Boulder but that's not in the cards so we are looking at school up and down the coast. Charleston is under consideration.


Take a look at University of Vermont.


Isn't UVM super woke?


OP said their kid isn’t conservative, just doesn’t want an “emo” vibe.
Anonymous
Post 04/25/2025 10:19     Subject: College of Charleston
A lot depends on what how much you are willing to pay. Kind of tough to get the cost down to a comparable in state school. There are a lot of schools where you child could get into, and they would love, but the price will be much too high, an example would be Miami of Ohio. Trust me, it is very hard to get the cost below 40,000 if you have a B student and are applying to name brand schools. Maybe if you have strong SAT score it will help which mine didn't.
Anonymous
Post 04/25/2025 09:36     Subject: College of Charleston
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:OP, just be upfront and say your kid was a school with conservative values. Emo does not equal "not sporty".


But my kid isn't conservative. In fact, they're the opposite of conservative but socially they aren't political either. They prefer to focus on things like sports, health..just mainstream stuff away from home. Truth be told, they'd be happiest at a school like Boulder but that's not in the cards so we are looking at school up and down the coast. Charleston is under consideration.


Take a look at University of Vermont.


Isn't UVM super woke?
Anonymous
Post 04/25/2025 09:23     Subject: College of Charleston
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:OP, just be upfront and say your kid was a school with conservative values. Emo does not equal "not sporty".


But my kid isn't conservative. In fact, they're the opposite of conservative but socially they aren't political either. They prefer to focus on things like sports, health..just mainstream stuff away from home. Truth be told, they'd be happiest at a school like Boulder but that's not in the cards so we are looking at school up and down the coast. Charleston is under consideration.


Take a look at University of Vermont.


We are definitely considering UVM but grades/cost are a concern. Would a B student get into UVM?


These posts need more info. My B student had a 3.7w with strong test score and good EC’s. They did very well. Need more context to properly answer these things. A test-optional B with no rigor isn’t going to land the same.
Anonymous
Post 04/25/2025 09:12     Subject: College of Charleston
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:OP, just be upfront and say your kid was a school with conservative values. Emo does not equal "not sporty".


But my kid isn't conservative. In fact, they're the opposite of conservative but socially they aren't political either. They prefer to focus on things like sports, health..just mainstream stuff away from home. Truth be told, they'd be happiest at a school like Boulder but that's not in the cards so we are looking at school up and down the coast. Charleston is under consideration.


Take a look at University of Vermont.


We are definitely considering UVM but grades/cost are a concern. Would a B student get into UVM?


Yes, great chance of admission to Vermont. My 2023 grad got into UVM with a 3.0 and 33 ACT. No merit though.
Anonymous
Post 04/25/2025 09:09     Subject: College of Charleston
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:OP here. Kid will probably end up with a weighted GPA closer to 3.5 so nothing out of the park--very much a B student. We are keeping our expectations realistic and looking at our options out of state. Kid is a 3 sport all 4 years Varsity athlete and likes the sports social atmosphere but isn't a true party goer. A friend's daughter recently announced she's going to CoC to study the same subjects DD is interested in so I am on here looking at input. Just collecting information on the vibe since we won't be touring any time soon.

Side note: DD loves WVU and that's definitely a school in consideration.


The vibe at College of Charleston is nothing like the vibe at WVU. It’s on the smaller side and literally right in the middle of the city of Charleston, not really a campus vibe. university of South Carolina, or Clemson, is way more similar. College of Charleston also doesn’t have football so she’s not gonna get that whole vibe either. Just seems like an odd choice for how you’ve described your kid. I’d actually take a look at Penn State, huge amount of school spirit, and they accept kids on the lower side with regard to grades.


College of Charleston has an undergrad population of 10,600+ How is this “on the smaller side?” Bigger than Boston College, Tulane, Duke, Northwestern, Vanderbilt…
Anonymous
Post 04/25/2025 09:09     Subject: College of Charleston
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:OP, just be upfront and say your kid was a school with conservative values. Emo does not equal "not sporty".


But my kid isn't conservative. In fact, they're the opposite of conservative but socially they aren't political either. They prefer to focus on things like sports, health..just mainstream stuff away from home. Truth be told, they'd be happiest at a school like Boulder but that's not in the cards so we are looking at school up and down the coast. Charleston is under consideration.


Take a look at University of Vermont.


We are definitely considering UVM but grades/cost are a concern. Would a B student get into UVM?



Probably, but definitely not with any merit. So cost would be $65 or so.
Anonymous
Post 04/25/2025 09:02     Subject: College of Charleston
The directional schools in Michigan, and the Minnesota state schools (not U Minnesota and Minn-Duluth), take B students and are affordable. Some will offer merit and/or in-state rates based on stats (and we're talking B average and 1300 SAT).

Admittedly quite a different vibe that Alabama or CofC. I'm sure there are other states out there that have similarly generous aid at non-flagship schools. MN and MI are just the two I'm familiar with.
Anonymous
Post 04/25/2025 08:39     Subject: College of Charleston
Some other ideas for your student if they aren’t completely tied to going south would be UDel and URI.
Anonymous
Post 04/25/2025 08:26     Subject: College of Charleston
Anonymous wrote:Take a look at UNC Wilmington, it might be the jackpot for you.


Thanks for this suggestion!
Anonymous
Post 04/25/2025 08:26     Subject: College of Charleston
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:OP, just be upfront and say your kid was a school with conservative values. Emo does not equal "not sporty".


But my kid isn't conservative. In fact, they're the opposite of conservative but socially they aren't political either. They prefer to focus on things like sports, health..just mainstream stuff away from home. Truth be told, they'd be happiest at a school like Boulder but that's not in the cards so we are looking at school up and down the coast. Charleston is under consideration.


Take a look at University of Vermont.


We are definitely considering UVM but grades/cost are a concern. Would a B student get into UVM?
Anonymous
Post 04/25/2025 07:11     Subject: College of Charleston
Take a look at UNC Wilmington, it might be the jackpot for you.
Anonymous
Post 04/25/2025 06:50     Subject: College of Charleston
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:OP, just be upfront and say your kid was a school with conservative values. Emo does not equal "not sporty".


But my kid isn't conservative. In fact, they're the opposite of conservative but socially they aren't political either. They prefer to focus on things like sports, health..just mainstream stuff away from home. Truth be told, they'd be happiest at a school like Boulder but that's not in the cards so we are looking at school up and down the coast. Charleston is under consideration.


Take a look at University of Vermont.