Anonymous
Post 08/22/2019 09:49     Subject: DD is only applying to safeties
Here’s what I tell my kids - if you get into every school you applied to, then the list wasn’t good enough. That said, I think it makes a world of sense to go to the state schools. Especially honors programs. Huge amounts of resources dedicated to those programs and creates a wonderful environment for those students.
Anonymous
Post 08/22/2019 05:06     Subject: Re:DD is only applying to safeties
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:A good friend of my DD had similar academic interests but higher stats than OP's DD (National Merit Finalist, probably all As, etc.) - they got into Cornell and still chose to go to VA Tech.


How interesting.

More like: how grounded and debt free for grad school.
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2019 17:28     Subject: Re:DD is only applying to safeties
Anonymous wrote:A good friend of my DD had similar academic interests but higher stats than OP's DD (National Merit Finalist, probably all As, etc.) - they got into Cornell and still chose to go to VA Tech.


How interesting.
Anonymous
Post 08/21/2019 17:07     Subject: Re:DD is only applying to safeties
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:+1 for Wisconsin-Madison for AG.

And if your daughter is coming from NOVA her picks are primarily matches/targets for her scores, not safeties. It seems more like she hasn't selected a "reach" school.


Not according to Naviance. Looking at her desired major at tech, the average SAT is 1230, and wgpa is 3.92, so she is significantly above both. For engineering, it would not be a safety.


I wouldn't say 4.1 is significantly above 3.92. It sounds like match territory. Safety IMO is when you're above the 75th (in your Naviance not overall) and the school admits 50%+. I say this as someone who just went through my kids' application season with slightly higher scores than your daughter. Those are really "inbetween" scores in this area. Her list looks appropriate to me--she's likely to get in lots of places and be around plenty of similarly prepared students but also likely to be strong enough to access opportunities. Cornell seems like a throwaway application.


Everyone with my DD's stats is admitted to Va Tech according to Naviance (from her school).


I'm not saying it's not likely that she'll get in (though these things do change year to year) but that it's not like she's really aiming low there. Her GPA is slightly above average and her SAT is about 15% above the average. It seems like a good match.
Anonymous
Post 08/20/2019 19:53     Subject: Re:DD is only applying to safeties
A good friend of my DD had similar academic interests but higher stats than OP's DD (National Merit Finalist, probably all As, etc.) - they got into Cornell and still chose to go to VA Tech.
Anonymous
Post 08/20/2019 19:00     Subject: DD is only applying to safeties
There are other West Coast options - Washington State has a great Agricultural Sciences program (lots of different majors within that) as does Oregon State. More liberal than the midwest states, by far! (OSU has a Hemp Innovation Center....)

But if she'd rather stay close to home, nothing wrong with the schools on her original list.
Anonymous
Post 08/20/2019 12:20     Subject: DD is only applying to safeties
Definitely look at UIUC (Illinois). It’s easy to get into, yet a fabulous school for many majors. Crop science is one, maybe the, oldest degree they have. Spectacular school with great opportunities for research and internships.
Anonymous
Post 08/20/2019 12:12     Subject: DD is only applying to safeties
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I would add Cornell as a safety
What?!?


Don't feed the Cornell hater troll, who at least started spelling it right. They got rejected and are bitter.
Anonymous
Post 08/20/2019 11:41     Subject: DD is only applying to safeties
Anonymous wrote:I would add Cornell as a safety
What?!?