<p>A friend told me that the incoming accepted freshman class at Champlain is currently almost 100 students over the amount they want. They are a different kind of school with an interesting techy/liberal arts feel. Their dorms are old victorian houses so each room is different. <a href=“http://www.champlain.edu/[/url]”>http://www.champlain.edu/</a> Burlington is one of the best college towns that I’ve ever visited.</p>
<p>I read the AP site again - they are talking about score reports that the tester requests. The June 15 deadline for withholding a score is for a report requested at the time of registering for/taking the test (the “current” year report). They say you can cancel scores “at any time” from your record, again with the June 15 deadline for the “current” year, i.e. if you requested it at the time of the test.</p>
<p>I’ll check again, but I’m confident in our case that since we have never requested a score report, we can still request that the low score be cancelled and won’t be sent in the report we’ll request next summer to the school she’ll be attending. I’ve also spoken with people who have kids in college who did request that certain scores not be sent.</p>
<p>Phew!</p>
<p>I think you are right Emmybet. In all likelihood you won’t be requesting that the scores be reported until the time you send them to the school she has selected. (This would be the case when she takes them next spring).</p>
<p>Well done, Emmy!</p>
<p>Kathiep - my son toured Ithaca College this past Friday and loved it and to be honest as a parent I liked it a lot more than I thought I was going to. For him he really liked the campus, the size of the school, Ithaca, and other students touring and the guides … and the reaction was pretty immediate. For me the biggest pro was that he is thinking about 4-5 very disparate things as possible majors and Ithaca has them all … and the variety of offering on campus leads to a very varied group of students on a medium sized campus (artsie types, jocks, business folks, classic liberal arts, etc) … and the upper half of the students are pretty strong so my late bloomer can be challenged if he kicks into gear. My big remaining question are around finances … I’m pretty sure he’ll apply … IC’s aid/merit aid response will be interesting.</p>
<p>Does anyone know anything about Southwestern U in TX? </p>
<p>Any feedback would be great. Thanks.</p>
<p>2011VAMOM, my niece toured this school recently. She was accepted at Texas A&M but they have no freshman housing available so was looking for alternatives. It is a very small school outside of Austin. She liked all of the students she met and even met with the Dean of the department for which she was applying. It is a very close knit community and offers a wealth of help in all areas. They seem to take a great interest in their students. She also visited Midwestern U in TX, she liked Midwestern becasue they have her major. I can ask her more questions and get back to you if you like.</p>
<p>Posted on a thread and see the reference to this one…to recap S1 in a Jesuit high school which has limited AP and H opportunitities because there is no self-selection- all done by the department and no chance of getting in otherwise- limited class size for both- with the exception of r. Math (earned B in honors) and Sr. econ/am gov’t. SAT 1330 (CR 700 and M 630) GPA 3.3 with steady improvement since freshman year. Looking for strong business programs. Wants a big city or near a big city. From Florida. Hook is that he is an inventor and has been working on a small business plan with great potential which may be of interest to the business schools- real life interest in the subject. Any ideas?</p>
<p>I asked this a while back but do not believe I got a response (my apologies if someone did indeed respond!)</p>
<p>What do you all think of GMU for someone on the lower end of this range in-state? 3.0 (may round up to 3.1) GPA with 28 ACT?</p>
<p>I think George Mason would certainly be worth checking out. I have a very good friend whose niece will be a freshman there in the fall - also a Virginia resident. When she first mentioned it to me - I was pretty negative - thinking it was all commuters with no campus life. But she corrected my outdated perception of GMU - several thousand students do live on campus and there seems to be plenty for them to do. I would encourage you to visit and see what you think.</p>
<p>Hello. I am new to this site and this thread caught my attention. My son is an intelligent child, but didn’t try to study during his freshman and sophomore year. His current gpa (not including his junior year since his HS didn’t post them yet) is 3.3, but his SAT(M+CR)/SAT/ACT is 1340/2010/31, and is going to retake them in October. He wants to study chemistry, and is talented in that subject. He has an internship at a chemistry research lab this summer and will continue it throughout his senior year. His Junior GPA is much higher, since he received all A’s except 3 Bs.
Stats:
GPA - 3.3
SAT - 1340/2010
ACT - 31
SAT II - Chemistry - 740, Math II - 660
AP - Chemistry - 5, World History - 3</p>
<p>Next year, he will be taking AP Physics C, AP Calculus AB (his school doesn’t offer BC), AP Bio, and AP US history.
He really wants to go to Swarthmore, and will be applying to EDI. Does he have any chance of getting in, or is it a lost cause?
Thanks.</p>
<p>Questioningmom–how about St Josephs of Philly–Jesuit; good business school; nice campus; strong school spirit? Others: Villanova; Fairfield and American</p>
<p>Chemistson,</p>
<p>There is a separate board for Swarthmore. Sadly, I think both the GPA and SAT are well below Swarthmore’s extremely high averages. He will find a very good school nonetheless</p>
<p>Great ideas! Any thoughts on chances on the Jesuit schools? Particular interest in Fordham, BC and Marquette.</p>
<p>Chemiston- The avg. SAT for Swat is extremely high - [College</a> Navigator - Swarthmore College](<a href=“College Navigator - Search Results”>College Navigator - Swarthmore College) No harm in giving it a shot, but I would strongly encourage your son to look for more realistic Colleges. There’s another thread for kids with higher gpa’s so you might want to look for that. </p>
<p>Well, we’ve decided to visit Ithaca after all. It’s on the way to RIT. I know you didn’t have good merit aid luck NEmom, but on paper it looks pretty good. We’re going to be driving right by the very first house that my husband and I bought as newlywed’s over 30 years ago. And now son say’s that he wants to visit Pitt too. Guess it’s a good thing I didn’t call them to cancel our event attendance next week. Oh boy! </p>
<p>Questioningmom, You might want to look at Arcadia, just outside of Philly. Their business program looked pretty good. If you really want a city school Temple in Philadelphia has an excellent local reputation but the area around it is questionable. The University of Pittsburgh is also a very good choice.</p>
<p>There is a good recent Campusvibe report on Pitt.
QMom, I think the only one where your son is not a sure thing is BC (still a solid chance). Also look at Holy Cross.</p>
<p>Chemist, there is a thread “under 3.6 and applying top 20” which might be helpful. What Swat offers can also be found elsewhere; ensure your son does not set all his hopes on Swat (or any other single, extremely difficult school).</p>
<p>Questioningmom – Marquette should be a match or safety. Fordham is getting more and more difficult to get into…but being from outside of the northeast should help. BC is tougher…but unique interests may help there.</p>
<p>As a Floridian, what’s your son’s feelings about cold weather?</p>
<p>There are other urban/near urban Catholic schools that you might want to consider…Xavier in Cincinnati (somewhat similar city to Milwaukee/Marquette), Villanova, Providence. </p>
<p>There’s another thread going in the parents forum on DePaul in Chicago. Just about everyone on the thread seems to have good things to say about that school.</p>
<p>Chemistson … I love Swarthmore and by reputation it is one of the best school in the country … and is one of the toughest schools in the country to gain entry. My kids HS is an excellent public HS … if I look at our Naviance scattergram for Swarthmore
- 3 of 26 applicants were accepted
- 3.87 was the average unweighted GPA of accepted students (3.8 or so was the lowest … that’s a guess from my reading the chart)
- 1525/1600 was average SAT score with about 1500 the lowest</p>
<p>It looks like a real stretch for your son to get into Swarthmore … that said if his Jnior and Senior grades are very good any of the LACS below the top 5-6 probably come into play for him.</p>
<p>Kathiep, it makes sense for you to visit Ithaca. You never know what will be offered to your son. I do not think that there is anything to lose. It just did not work out financially for us. It can work out for other applicants. Enjoy your trip.</p>