<p>What you want, CIA, is a college that says it looks at your scores holistically. State U’s are more likely to weed out potential students by the numbers only while smaller colleges will look at everything. If you read “The Gatekeepers” you can get a great idea of how one college looks at the candidates. [Amazon.com:</a> The Gatekeepers: Inside the Admissions Process of a Premier College…](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/Gatekeepers-Admissions-Process-Premier-College/dp/0142003085/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1278018892&sr=8-2]Amazon.com:”>http://www.amazon.com/Gatekeepers-Admissions-Process-Premier-College/dp/0142003085/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1278018892&sr=8-2)</p>
<p>How did you get your AP scores already?</p>
<p>Kathiep - that is a great book!</p>
<p>2011VAMom, I caved in and paid the $8.</p>
<p>If you’re willing to pay the $8, you can call at 888-308-0013. You’ll need your students AP number or Social Security number if they supplied it.</p>
<p>2011VAMom, some recent graduates see that their scores were posted online when they log into the college website of the school they are going to attend this fall.</p>
<p>CIA - I can’t imagine that they will see anything but good in those AP scores. Congratulations! You couldn’t have been truly weak in those classes if you we able to ace the tests. I’m guessing you go to a very difficult HS. It’s much worse to get an A in the class and then a 2 on the test. That shows that the class was too easy and not good at covering the material that was really important. Even if your lower grades were because of bad teaching, it shows a lot of inherent ability for you to have been able to master the material so well. Good for you!</p>
<p>Congats CIA. That is just wonderful. I’m sure the colleges will be impressed with those 5’s on your tests. Have you thought of private schools in Virginia. The last week of July is private school week and many offer waived application fees and some even offer on spot admissions. It’s a great way to see the schools that are out there. Many of these schools are heavily funded by alumni and are able to offer lots of aid.</p>
<p>Well, I have 2 D’s and 2 C’s on my transcript so that pretty much rules private schools out.</p>
<p>Don’t be so fast to rule them out. Have you spoken with your guidance counselor?</p>
<p>Not really. She’s very overworked and will probably talk to me early senior year. Why?</p>
<p>CIA - Your AP scores are so great!!!</p>
<p>CIA- 2 D’s and 2 C’s does not equal you not being able to go to a private school.</p>
<p>You still have some good private school options–if the cost is not a major barrier. Your guidance counselor can fill you in on some of the options–including some local scholarships you might be eligible for. The sooner you talk to her, the better.</p>
<p>CIA please don’t let your grades rule the private schools out. There are some great options in Virginia and you will get some form of aid I promise. My oldest d is at Roanoke College and a very average student, they offered her a wealth of aid. For her situation it seems to have been a great fit because she spent the first year at a very large university and didn’t receive the special attention she needed academically. Please don’t rule these out.</p>
<p>CIA - at our HS the in-state publics and privates do a small college fair, and you could talk in person to a lot of school reps. My 3.X D went to a college fair last fall, and it changed her life to ask that one question all around the room - what GPA are you looking for? - and get the answer she was hoping for. In WI we also have a website solely devoted to all of the WI schools, public and private, where you can punch in your stats. I know a 3.X with As and Bs is very different from a couple of Cs and Ds, but I think they’ll be more understanding than you think. If your parents and GC aren’t really available to help you, go to the source - the schools themselves. A college fair is a great and effecient place to know where you stand.</p>
<p>Hi, all. I’m definitely going to jump in and join this thread, now that we’ve received my son’s report card and he’s solidly a member of this group…(3.0 uw, 3.14 w.) sigh.
scores are cr 660, m 740, w. 760 and he has great ecs and decent AP scores (4s, though, not fives like CIA (congrats!)
Having just gone through the admissions process with my older son (higher gpa, just slightly lower sats and stellar ecs), I’m dreading the next few months, especially since my youngest clearly has no idea what he wants to do in life. He’s actually at Governor’s School right now. so bright, so not interested in doing homework.
am so glad y’all started this thread for this class. I look forward to hearing the ups and downs of the coming year.</p>
<p>Welcome! Have you read the thread for “lopsided” kids? Very helpful!</p>
<p>Anyone else feeling like this all is going to get real, very quick? It’s exciting, and frightening. My D and I started her chart of app requirements and due dates … well, I did; all she does is read plays and type monologues right now, when she isn’t at rehearsal, but that’s her job for the time being. She has her recommendation people lined up and ready to go, and she’ll start on the essays 8/1. For her, that will be the strongest part of her application, I think. </p>
<p>We’ve scheduled a couple of visits this summer, finally, will do a couple more in the fall, and maybe another one or two during auditions. It feels really different - now that we know so much more, we almost would want to re-do the ones we did a year ago. But she’s got a really solid feeling about her list and what she wants. We’re just trying to balance everything - selectivity, location, size, cost - to give some choices come spring.</p>
<p>What a year this will be … Luckily my rising college senior does not intend to apply directly to grad school. She’s planning at least one year doing research internships, hopefully including some travel, and using our house as a home base. She’s already developing some contacts for that. So I don’t think we’ll be juggling her stress quite so much along with D2’s big year. But time will tell.</p>
<p>I feel the same way Emmybet! It’s like we have talked about this & planned for this for a long time and now it’s like wow! The apllications and deadlines are real. Way too fast for me. </p>
<p>This is my first child to go through this process.</p>
<p>Well I caved in and called for the AP scores…overall…not too bad. He got 3’s on both. Solid scores. I was worried. So he’s pleased and thinking that he can do better on the 3 AP classes he is taking next year. Hopefully it will build some confidence…and he will start to believe that he is an intelligent and capable student.</p>
<p>Yay to believing they are intelligent and capable!</p>
<p>I think an issue for kids with these stats (which are great stats!!!) is that they don’t know where they fit in a typical HS class. There are always the “all As” kids, with their over-30 ACTs and 2100+ SATs. And there are kids who are hoping for Bs, solidly low 20s or 500-600. But 3.X kids GET As, they sometimes get over 30 or a 700 on a section of one of the standardized tests, and they get honors and awards - just not consistently, not enough to “prove” anything, in their minds. My D will go from being elated (woo-hoo, I got a 27!) to deflated (everyone got at least a 31!). She goes from being relieved she’s not in the lower group to being depressed she’s not “really” in the upper group. I wish she could just feel she is capable, and that it didn’t hinge every time on one grade, one score (her low math SAT2 completely wiped out her huge Lit score, in her mind). Right now, because “everyone” went up on ACT in June, and she dropped a point, with no score over 30, she has decided she’s not capable. Nothing will change that until something “good” happens … Life with a teenager, I guess … Argh!!!</p>