Anonymous wrote:Just regular good ole kids. Not all APs. Not championship athletes. Didn't found a nonprofit. Some As, some Bs, maybe even a C or two!
Just enjoying life and being a teenager.
Reading this board, these kids must be dinosaurs. But I know it's not true! So parents of regular kids, check in here and tell me about their (average, run of the mill, non-flashy even!) college plans!!!!

I have a BELOW average kid in Virginia that received acceptances from ODU, Radford, WVU, ECU and GA Southern.

Thank you for posting this! DD is a sophomore with dyslexia and taking zero APs or intensified classes this year. Her friends parents were all bragging last week about all the APs their kids are taking this year.... She has a good GPA and doing the best she can. Great to hear that there is a place for her when it comes to college.

Anonymous wrote:I have one. starting at University of Rhode Island (we are out of state). They are looking forward to the change in geography, being in the nursing program and the manageable size of the school.

URI exceeded our expectations. Have a senior who has URI on list. It seem d surprisingly personal for a med-large state school.

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Anonymous wrote:Parents of such children are most likely devoid of the skills necessary to access and comment on DCUM.

Is there really a student that gets more than 1 or 2 Bs in high school, outside of private schools? Serious question, since more than half the students in my kid’s high school graduation class had GPAs of over 4.0

Are you a troll or just naive? The "other half" populates the schools you wouldn't think of applying or joins the military or goes straight to FT work.

Either a troll or someone who’s not well read. Colleges are filled with students who got mostly Bs, some As, some Cs with an SAT score in the middle of the pack at around 1200. Most graduate and have success in their lives.

This is America. We are a capitalist society and we have top prestigious colleges, we have state schools that are subsidized by the government, we have community colleges where you come out with a license or certificate with a large variety of well paid jobs.

And the private universities see needs and fills them. There are universities that cater to the top students with perfect SATs, all APs, great skills. There are even more colleges that cater to the average good student. Students with grades of Bs, As, Cs. SATs that average 1250.

Some kids hate school, gets poor grades and never wants to step foot in a classroom again. But most kids who love learning but are slower learners and don’t want a fast pace will find one tailored to the.

And your child’s school should be the poster school for inflated grades.

Anonymous wrote:My kid was practically flunking his science and math classes. GPA nowhere near 3.5.
But insanely high SAT and all 5s on AP exams.
The child only did what they felt like doing in school. One single extracurricular. Pretty much refused to strive strive strive. Refused to show parents their college apps.
Going to London School of Economics.

The average student isn’t taking all AP classes with getting all 5s on exams and they aren’t getting insanely high SAT scores over 1500. Don’t come in here to brag. You’re off topic.

Anonymous wrote:I have one! Life is a little tougher for my average kid. Things are more stressful, they need more downtime, they take things more personally. But they love their sport and they have a small good friends. I’m a little worried about their future, but I keep it to myself.

You didn’t mention any disabilities or aversion to school, that’s excellent. You just have the small worries that most parents have about their child’s future. I read this to learn about colleges that I’ve never heard of. I have no doubt that there will be plenty of choices for my child and yours. I know we will be looking at target schools, schools that match her strengths and weaknesses. Don’t worry!

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Anonymous wrote:My average '25er (gpa 3.5, several Cs, no APs or test scores) fell in love with a school with 70% acceptance rate that had the exact right academic program. Applied ED and was accepted with generous merit.

How did they get merit? Apply for specialized scholarships?

DP: my kid attended a similar school (T100, 80% acceptance rate) and got 35% of tuition as merit offer (for all 4 years). It was automatic with their application. DIdn't have to do anything else. Many private schools offer that to good students (those at least 50%+. my kid was ~50)

Anonymous wrote:Just regular good ole kids. Not all APs. Not championship athletes. Didn't found a nonprofit. Some As, some Bs, maybe even a C or two!
Just enjoying life and being a teenager.
Reading this board, these kids must be dinosaurs. But I know it's not true! So parents of regular kids, check in here and tell me about their (average, run of the mill, non-flashy even!) college plans!!!!

My kid like that (3.5UW/1220/1 AP that they struggled with) did well in college. Attended a T100, graduated in 4 years (after a few bumps freshman year), started a good job right out of college at great company. Had fun at college and in HS. They were never going to attend a T50 school let alone a T20.

But you know what, they are on the path to success in life, because most people are not T20 people in life and they still go on to excel at life.

I have one. starting at University of Rhode Island (we are out of state). They are looking forward to the change in geography, being in the nursing program and the manageable size of the school.

Not in Lake Wobegon.

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Anonymous wrote:They are enjoying the start of senior year and planning to apply to great colleges like University of Denver and University of Colorado Boulder!

Those are good. Other popular choices with the A/B maybe a C crowd are University of Oregon, Gonzaga, University of San Diego (private one not UCSD), Pitt, Arizona State.

If they are choosing a non impacted major then their local Cal state or ones other than SJSU, Cal Poly SLO or SDSU (unless they are choosing an easy major and live within the service area). Community college and scrambling for internships, gig code work, start ups for engineering kids that don’t have perfect GPAs.

Are you talking about kids who don’t have much rigor?

Yes. As long as they aren’t a white or Asian male applying to CS or engineering, those are all good targets. If you are OOS and have a 3.5 then you are very competitive for UCSC, Cal Poly etc. If you are in state, you get a bump if you apply to a school in your service area. Cal Poly, SJSU and SDSU will have B students from its service area and 4.0 students from Nor Cal.

Thanks I have a 3.5 kid in So Cal with not much rigor, so was curious.
Appreciate the response.

Santa Monica, then transfer to UCs.

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Anonymous wrote:They are enjoying the start of senior year and planning to apply to great colleges like University of Denver and University of Colorado Boulder!

Those are good. Other popular choices with the A/B maybe a C crowd are University of Oregon, Gonzaga, University of San Diego (private one not UCSD), Pitt, Arizona State.

If they are choosing a non impacted major then their local Cal state or ones other than SJSU, Cal Poly SLO or SDSU (unless they are choosing an easy major and live within the service area). Community college and scrambling for internships, gig code work, start ups for engineering kids that don’t have perfect GPAs.

Are you talking about kids who don’t have much rigor?

Yes. As long as they aren’t a white or Asian male applying to CS or engineering, those are all good targets. If you are OOS and have a 3.5 then you are very competitive for UCSC, Cal Poly etc. If you are in state, you get a bump if you apply to a school in your service area. Cal Poly, SJSU and SDSU will have B students from its service area and 4.0 students from Nor Cal.

Thanks I have a 3.5 kid in So Cal with not much rigor, so was curious.
Appreciate the response.

You might want to look into University of San Francisco, too.

I’d send them as far south as they’re willing to go. Getting away from the crowd here, and their spawn, should be priority numero uno.

Anonymous wrote:We are in the west and looking at schools where our kid can get WUE tuition breaks + hopefully at least a partial sports scholarship.

University of Utah
University of California Merced
University of Denver Colorado
Colorado State

Are good options.

SJSU is good but it’s hard to get into the CS and Engineering program and housing is very expensive. Sports scholarships will be less likely at a Cal state unless the school is competitive in that sport. Sonoma State recently had large cuts to their athletic programs.

We are indeed here, despite some of the inaccurate assumptions on display in the replies. Definitely join the FB page suggested for average kids. There are lots of college options for our students and, as pointed out, some of us have more than one kid with completely different profiles.