3.0 to 3.3 (GPA) Parents Thread (2011 HS Graduation)

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<p>We live about an hour from Arcadia. We visited last year, son applied and was accepted. He has been offered $15,500/year in merit aid. Have not gotten the FA package yet. They have an outstanding study abroad program and aid goes with you abroad. They make a big deal of their global education and many majors have required abroads. They also have a fun little abroad during the spring break that’s pretty much a tour to whet the kids appetites for going for longer. [Arcadia</a> University - Freshmen Preview](<a href=“http://www.arcadia.edu/academic/default.aspx?id=1483]Arcadia”>http://www.arcadia.edu/academic/default.aspx?id=1483) My son was offered first year (first or second semester) abroad but decided that wasn’t for him. </p>

<p>Academic-wise, that’s where we are in the dark. I’m hoping that son will do a re-visit soon. They do offer overnights and class visits for accepted students, which I think would be the best way to go. The campus is nice, compact and well maintained.</p>

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I also like Roger Williams a lot … if I were Tiger Dad I would have it higher on SecondToGo’s list than he does … first, becaue I liked the school overall … second, it was a match academically (he has an odd interest set hard to find at smaller schools), and finally I think he would fit well. My one concern is the fit … it seems to me the best fit would be for students who want to hang out on and do campus based activities. I have two issues about the fit … 1) the campus is somewhat isolated - it’s a few miles from Newport and Providence - but not much is near campus (I’m pretty sure this works for SecondToGo as the campus live looks to be thriving … 2) would SecondToGo avoid the party scene … not so confident about this one … small-to-mid-sized schools with isolated campuses are th schools most likely to heavy drinking/drug cultures … and would my guy avoid this when he could do OK academically within working too hard?</p>

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<p>We visited RWU with my older son. We had similar impressions to 3togo’s about isolation, but really beautiful campus. My son did not apply and I recall part of the reason was the isolation. We really liked what we saw on campus.</p>

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<p>Mu S has a 3.0 unweighted with mostly Honors classes and no AP’s. Looking for schools where he has a chance. He wants Horticulture adn Agriculture however only one in NC is NC State adn it is too rigorous oon Admissions. Any thoughts in or near NC? Tuition costs are problem!ANy thoughts?
THANKS!!!</p>

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<p>^^Would he settle for majoring in biology or environmental sciences? Perhaps he can contact admissions for some schools in NC to find the closest match to what he’d like to major in.</p>

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<p>Given the understandable $ issue, other NC public schools–Asheville; Charlotte; Appalachian–seem your best bet. Are you and his guidance counselor sure NC State is out of reach even with credit for his many honors classes, plus his SAT/ACT and extracurriculars figured in?
My guess is the next best option is any South Carolina or Tennessee public school with reasonable out of state admissions and costs. The VA schools draw a lot of northern applicants and I suspect may be more selective, although there is no harm in looking at VCU, ODU etc
Best of luck</p>

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<p>NC State may need a few folks in his major so don’t cross it off yet. You just never know with this crazy ride. </p>

<p>My D has chosen to go to Western Carolina. Not the most famous school in the NC system but it offers exactly what she wants for her major as well as all three of her sports (intramural which is fine. She’s coming off an injury.)</p>

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<p>Novelisto, I think you and your daughter both show great judgment and I wish her a great 4 years. I also think playing 3 intramurals at college will likely give her a lot more fun and time to enjoy being a student than a single varsity sport often does.</p>

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<p>Boy, it’s been awhile since I have been on this thread and I enjoyed reading all the discussion and news…here’s my update for ds as we’ve finally heard from all schools applied to and what a mixed bag of news it’s been, no surprise! I’ll go from bad to good:</p>

<p>Dayton-rejected</p>

<p>Ohio State-accepted at Newark branch, must complete 45 credit hours with 2.0 to transition to main campus at Columbus. Thought, okay; smaller campus to navigate academically and administratively, motivation to succeed, 40 min away, can have car…but visited…little housing or social and unlike a small college, no “campus” feel. Just not what he’s looking for as a freshman feeling like he will have to start all over as a soph.</p>

<p>Miami University-waitlisted…grrr! this is my alma mater and has had bad press the last year for greek misbehaviour and odd admissions vs acceptances numbers. They mishandled his application, we received little feedback as to why he didn’t get the early decision he qualified for…was he deferred, did they need first semester grades? another rec letter?..then find out he’s waitlisted. and still no response to additional phone and email messages. not impressed.</p>

<p>VMI-waitlisted after earlier deferral…ds not interested anyway but kept on list just in case he changed his mindset.</p>

<p>St Louis Univ-first acceptance but school I insisted he apply to as an option to explore after hockey season…visiting in a few weeks combining with mini-hockey camp they offer to prospective players for their DI Club team. he had great few final weeks of his senior season, garnering league and state honors so interested in seeing if a fit…just so close to decision deadlines.</p>

<p>Mercyhurst-first acceptance he cared about…sent deposit in to hold housing…have great LD options but not sure if we should apply for them. hockey would just be intramurals here for him</p>

<p>Xavier-deferred, then accepted with scholarship for half tuition, go figure!! now he’s intrigued even though it’s so close, their club team is D3 so not too challenging but he knows players on the team and is impressed that they offered the scholarship to him.</p>

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<p>ddd–Congratulations! He has good options, on and off the rink.</p>

<p>Sounds like you can redirect any alumni donations towards tuition elsewhere</p>

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<p>ddd- goes to show how quirky the whole admissions process is. Your son has some nice choices.</p>

<p>Not sure when I last updated here. </p>

<p>S was deferred from Bentley EA then put on waitlist. His first choice, but he is moving on. S was deferred from Babson EA then denied. His second choice. </p>

<p>S accepted EA from Xavier, Loyola Chicago and Seattle all with very nice scholarships. Also accepted to Pitt, James Madison and Bryant EA but with no money. </p>

<p>Accepted RA to UMASS Amherst, no money. </p>

<p>Denied RA from Lehigh and Washington and Lee. Still waititng to hear from William and Mary. </p>

<p>Accepted EA from Marquette with a 7.1K Magis scholarship. Subsequently won the Business school competition scholarship worth 10K, business school also gave him another 4.5K scholarship after he won the competition. Then he won the Jesuit high school half tuition scholarship. Total award was over 37K. But the Jesuit high school half tuition scholarship supersedes the Magis so he lost that. But still has a little over 30K in scholarships from them. </p>

<p>S has a 3.1-3.2 GPA and got a 1480 out of 1600 (2180 out of 2400) SAT score. His ability to test well helped him out at Marquette once he had taken the business school test. his initial scholarship offer from them though was not very good. He obviously did not do as well at schools which weight GPA highly. 99% sure S will attend Marquette. The scholarship money means he will graduate loan free from a school that wants him. He is really excited and loves being wanted. </p>

<p>At this point Xavier is #2 on his list, unless he gets into W&M which we consider unlikely.</p>

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<p>Mamom – Congratulations! Great list of schools for a 3.0 - 3.3 kids who know they want to study business. Too bad the “B” schools didn’t work out, but I expect you and your son will be pleasantly surprised by Milwaukee and Marquette. Milwaukee has had a bad rap, but the city is actually quite nice and very manageable. Lots of activiities in Spring and Fall. Winters can be cold and long…but doesn’t keep people there from getting out and doing stuff. And…winter is basketball season, which should be a lot of fun at a school like Marquette.</p>

<p>Lots of business and industry still in Milwaukee, so there should be some very good internship opportunities. The school is very well respected in the area, and many professionals in Milwaukee are graduates of Marquette or one of their professional schools.</p>

<p>It’s nice to be loved!</p>

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<p>Not sure if I ever posted D’s list here-<br>
Her stats are a solid B average (with A’s offset by some B-) from an alternative public h.s. program and a lopsided ACT (35 on CR, 25 on English) for a 29 composite. She has some exceptional EC’s with leadership, but not a lot of quantity
She was accepted to:
Manhattanville (with significant merit)
Elmira (with significant merit)
Le Moyne (with significant merit)
UAlbany
SUNY New Paltz
Other statuses-
Smith (denied ED)
RPI (WL for science- interdisciplinary major)
Still waitin on-
Oneonta (but we don’t care)
Hampshire College (wanting to get in but will not go)</p>

<p>D is planning going to UAlbany as of now. We are waiting to send the check after accepted students day this Sunday.</p>

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<p>My son has been very lucky with the admissions lottery. So far the only two colleges that he didn’t get into were Pitt and PSU main campus. I believe both would have come off the list anyway and no tears were shed. Waiting to hear from one school that he was deferred to but even if he’s accepted, he would need good finaid to be able to attend, so it’s a longshot. We’ll hear this week.</p>

<p>Son’s GPA has shot up this school year and is 3.2 unweighted and 3.4 or so weighted. He is not a good big test scorer and has about a 1200 SAT (M + CR). He’s been accepted to Drexel, RIT, Champlain, St. Mike’s, Marist, Elon, Guilford,Hartwick and a few others. He has merit awards from $6,000 - $20,000 which make a handful of colleges less expensive then PSU - in state!</p>

<p>We’re re-visiting colleges now and will do so into April. It’s crazy how the admissions process works and how differently each college views and values our students. Congrats to all of our “B” students!</p>

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<p>2boysima - thanks. S & H have visited Marquette and were happy with what they saw. Coming from Boston, the cold weather isn’t a factor and S loves, loves, loves bball. He will be majoring in finance and hopes to get into their AIM program jr year. S very excited about being able to graduate loan free.</p>

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<p>Congratulations to everyone on their acceptances – which certainly take away the sting of rejections, esp. when there’s money involved!</p>

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<p>Congrats ma, kinder and kathie–great results!</p>

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<p>Congrats to all of you, and thanks for sharing your experiences. As the parent of a junior S in this GPA range it’s reassuring to see that things do tend to work out in the end. The uneven nature of the admissions process is concerning, but shouldn’t surprise me since we experienced some crazy results with our older child. Good luck to everyone as the last bits of news trickle in this week and next.</p>

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<p>Oh, and I forgot Siena College (with nice merit aid too).</p>

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<p>Hi guys, just wanted to give a result on a 3.3 (more like 3.2 now) student and her friends’ results.</p>

<p>SAT: 750 CR 750 M 720 W
SAT 2: 720 Biology E., 690 Math 1c
AP: AP Chemistry (2), AP Statistics
GPA: 3.2-3.3 UW
Courseload: Nearly all Hon/AP with the occasional regular class
Rank: Unranked
School: Top Public
Ethnicity: Asian
State: MA
Income Bracket: > $150,000
Recommendations: Assumed mediocre. Did not see.</p>

<p>Accepted: [ul]
[<em>]Northeastern University (full scholarship)
[</em>]UMass Amherst (full merit scholarship)
[li]Carnegie Mellon University (haven’t received financial information yet)[/li][/ul]</p>

<p>Waitlisted: New York University</p>

<p>Rejected: University of Chicago, Wellesley College, Boston University</p>

<p>Anticipating: Dartmouth College (probably a rejection.)</p>

<p>Notes: Most likely what got me in were my awards or essays. I’ve competed in numerous competitions and done well – the person who excelled outside of academia, I suppose. </p>

<p>My best friend who has a solid 3.0 was accepted into UMass Amherst, waitlisted at Carnegie Mellon and NYU, and is anticipating decisions from Ohio State University and Cornell. </p>

<p>Another close friend of mine with a 3.5 was deferred from Yale SCEA, accepted into Vassar, Vanderbilt, NYU, and received likelies from numerous liberal arts colleges. She is anticipating Dartmouth, Columbia, Williams, Amherst, and some other LAC decisions.</p>

<p>If anyone wants to drop me some questions, I’d be happy to answer them as well as offer advice about colleges. I went through a lot of stress in the last two years and am still recovering from its aftermath, but the results have decidedly ended up well. Best of wishes to 3.0-3.3 students.</p>