Anonymous wrote:I think he should consider Virginia Tech as you are in state, he doesn't want an urban school, and he is into school spirit. Virginia Tech offers everything in terms of majors; its not just engineering. Its possible to make a big school feel smaller.

Anonymous wrote:for a kid who is on the cusp but may not get into UVA and William and Mary. We are in-state.

He currently has a 4.2 as a junior, likely to be a little higher next year, 1480 (will take again), good rigor (as in five APs junior year) but definitely not the highest at his school. He has a varsity sport, volunteering, everything good but nothing at the level that it would help him get in anywhere.

He truly has no idea what he wants to study so I think he should go to a liberal arts college. I don't see Virginia Tech being the right place at all. But we'd really need some merit to get the costs down, not necessarily to in-state price but can't afford 90K.

Can anyone suggest schools that their similar kids liked? Thanks in advance!

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Anonymous wrote:No offense to anyone who goes there, but people are nuts to suggest a student with "only" a 1480 should look at Shenandoah University. My kid is in that range and got accepted to BC and Wake, plus schools like Fordham with merit, and a big handful of state flagships. Definitely have safeties but aim high!

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