Anonymous
Post 12/05/2018 01:36     Subject: Re:College for a good student that does not test well
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:American U.

There are TONS of schools that are ‘test optional’ - those are the schools for your kid.


AU's support for students with learning disabilities, autism, etc. is really great. And while you can major in physics, they excel in social sciences. Their international relations programs are top notch. Not sure it's a great match for OP's kid. (But it might be! Never hurts to check it out. Just go in with eyes open)


You can also take courses at other local universities while attending AU.
AU is a school that will hold a kids’ hand if it’s needed.
Anonymous
Post 12/05/2018 01:34     Subject: College for a good student that does not test well
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:UChicago is considering going test optional. This will be a good option for those with mediocre stats but are full pay.

UChicago went test optional last summer. That does not mean that a student with a "mediocre" GPA could get admitted without a test score - on the contrary, that seems unlikely. Also, UChicago is need blind for admission.


Chicago is just gaming the system. Test optional means mediocre kids will be applying to Chicago, increasing its selectivity. Chicago always has an angle.


Kids there have tippy top test scores. The only way your kid is getting in there without taking a standardized test is if they invent something or cure a disease .
Anonymous
Post 12/05/2018 01:32     Subject: College for a good student that does not test well
Anonymous wrote:50% of *all* high school seniors in the US have an A average GPA. Your kid is average. It’s very likely your kid won’t finish their bachelors degree and/or will be an awful college student majoring in some joke department.

“Doesn’t test well” = inflated grades

Stop deluding yourself.


Yup.
Anonymous
Post 12/05/2018 00:32     Subject: College for a good student that does not test well
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:UChicago is considering going test optional. This will be a good option for those with mediocre stats but are full pay.

UChicago went test optional last summer. That does not mean that a student with a "mediocre" GPA could get admitted without a test score - on the contrary, that seems unlikely. Also, UChicago is need blind for admission.


Chicago is just gaming the system. Test optional means mediocre kids will be applying to Chicago, increasing its selectivity. Chicago always has an angle.
Anonymous
Post 12/03/2018 10:57     Subject: Re:College for a good student that does not test well
Small test optional schools include : Trinity College (Hartford), Wesleyan, and Denison.
Anonymous
Post 12/01/2018 16:29     Subject: Re:College for a good student that does not test well
St. Joseph's University
Anonymous
Post 12/01/2018 15:51     Subject: Re:College for a good student that does not test well
Anonymous wrote:American U.

There are TONS of schools that are ‘test optional’ - those are the schools for your kid.


AU's support for students with learning disabilities, autism, etc. is really great. And while you can major in physics, they excel in social sciences. Their international relations programs are top notch. Not sure it's a great match for OP's kid. (But it might be! Never hurts to check it out. Just go in with eyes open)
Anonymous
Post 12/01/2018 15:25     Subject: Re:College for a good student that does not test well
University of Florida

University of Pittsburg

Would your daughter be interested in playing in the band at college. They travel with the team and creates automatic friends.
Anonymous
Post 12/01/2018 15:07     Subject: College for a good student that does not test well
Anonymous wrote:UChicago is considering going test optional. This will be a good option for those with mediocre stats but are full pay.

UChicago went test optional last summer. That does not mean that a student with a "mediocre" GPA could get admitted without a test score - on the contrary, that seems unlikely. Also, UChicago is need blind for admission.
Anonymous
Post 12/01/2018 14:14     Subject: College for a good student that does not test well
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:50% of *all* high school seniors in the US have an A average GPA. Your kid is average. It’s very likely your kid won’t finish their bachelors degree and/or will be an awful college student majoring in some joke department.

“Doesn’t test well” = inflated grades

Stop deluding yourself.


According to https://www.insidehighered.com/admissions/article/2017/07/17/study-finds-notable-increase-grades-high-schools-nationally, the average grad point average is 3.38. I am not sure if that is weighted on unweighted. But, either was a 3.8+ is considerably above avenge (Unweighted).

You however, are an asshole.


3.38 is A-/B+ average. Grades are meaningless unless they're backed up with 4s and 5s on AP exams and a top ACT/SAT.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/07/17/easy-a-nearly-half-hs-seniors-graduate-average/485787001/
Anonymous
Post 12/01/2018 11:48     Subject: College for a good student that does not test well
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:50% of *all* high school seniors in the US have an A average GPA. Your kid is average. It’s very likely your kid won’t finish their bachelors degree and/or will be an awful college student majoring in some joke department.

“Doesn’t test well” = inflated grades

Stop deluding yourself.


According to https://www.insidehighered.com/admissions/article/2017/07/17/study-finds-notable-increase-grades-high-schools-nationally, the average grad point average is 3.38. I am not sure if that is weighted on unweighted. But, either was a 3.8+ is considerably above avenge (Unweighted).

You however, are an asshole.


UChicago is considering going test optional. This will be a good option for those with mediocre stats but are full pay.
Anonymous
Post 12/01/2018 11:41     Subject: College for a good student that does not test well
Anonymous wrote:50% of *all* high school seniors in the US have an A average GPA. Your kid is average. It’s very likely your kid won’t finish their bachelors degree and/or will be an awful college student majoring in some joke department.

“Doesn’t test well” = inflated grades

Stop deluding yourself.


According to https://www.insidehighered.com/admissions/article/2017/07/17/study-finds-notable-increase-grades-high-schools-nationally, the average grad point average is 3.38. I am not sure if that is weighted on unweighted. But, either was a 3.8+ is considerably above avenge (Unweighted).

You however, are an asshole.
Anonymous
Post 12/01/2018 11:30     Subject: College for a good student that does not test well
50% of *all* high school seniors in the US have an A average GPA. Your kid is average. It’s very likely your kid won’t finish their bachelors degree and/or will be an awful college student majoring in some joke department.

“Doesn’t test well” = inflated grades

Stop deluding yourself.
Anonymous
Post 12/01/2018 10:16     Subject: College for a good student that does not test well
The SLAC's being recommended are KNOWN for STEM.
Anonymous
Post 12/01/2018 10:14     Subject: Re:College for a good student that does not test well
Anonymous wrote:For the majors she's interested in, VA Tech is a much better choice than William and Mary. I would think that with her grades, and an essay that mentions her autism, she could get into Tech.
How does she (and you) feel about her going far away, given her disability? I would think a school within 2-3 hours might be of interest. Another school that's not too far with good environ. sci and physics would be Pitt.

I think the PPs on this thread that are recommending SLACs are not paying much attention to her interests. SLACs will not have the majors that she wants.


This is patently not true-every SLAC has physics and music, most have environmental science. And a commitment to undergraduate research that a kid doesn't have to be savvy and socially adept to maneuver into. Most SLACs have a higher per capita placement in STEM graduate programs than any other institutions.