A+ Schools for B+ Students?

<p>Anyone know of good schools that a B+ student can receive admission?</p>

<p>There are lots. Lots and lots. </p>

<p>Are you the B+ student? If you provide some more info about yourself (a.k.a, your "stats"), the CC crowd would be happy to make suggestions. </p>

<p>For example, what are your...
SAT/ACT scores?
GPA?
career interests?
major interests?
what state do you live in?
what size school do you think you'd like?<br>
what kind of weather?
do you participate in extra cirricular activities? if so, what?</p>

<p>:)</p>

<p>NC State, UNC-A, UNC-W, UNC-Charlotte, High Point University, Belmont Abbey College, Elon University, Salem College (female), Meredith College (female), Wake Forest (if your SAT's are high enough...though they are SAT optional now....so it depends on your strength of courses), Virginia Tech, James Madison University, Presbyterian College, Wofford College, USC-Columbia, Mary Washington University, </p>

<p>That is just NC, Va, and SC. There are tons more.</p>

<p>I was born in Accra, Ghana (in africa) relocated 3 months after birth to the US...I received citizenship upon birth, so I am a US citizen.</p>

<p>GPA Weighted: 3.9166
GPA Unweighted: 3.375
Rank: 71 out of 385</p>

<p>All honors courses no AP's unfortunately
I have all B's in core classes (math, science, history, english), I have an A in US History honors though =] all A's in elective courses 1 C in Chorus...i cant sing. =/
classes at a local community college (concurrent enrollment) college study skills, carrer assessment and principles of marketing, I received A's in them</p>

<p>SAT: 1580/2400 (not so good)
Im interested in working with the United Nations or working in government w/ a law degree.
Im interested in a Political Science/International Relations major.
I live in North Carolina.
I would like a middle sized or large sized school.
I don't mind cold or warm weather...as long as its on the east coast.
I love history, i enjoy learning about other cultures and im really into politics.
I am the founder of Young Democrats of America chapter at my school
I am the vice-president of the debate club.
Nominated as one of the outstanding seniors at my school by faculty.
and I'm a member of 4 honor societies and 2 service clubs.
I had an internship my sophmore year at a pharmacy.</p>

<p>outside of school i work 30+ a week to help my mom with some bills.
harris teeter cashier 20 hours a week since 10/08
hollister co sales associate 10 hours a week since 02/08
paramount carowinds games associate 10hrs a week 05/06 to 09/06</p>

<p>thanks!</p>

<p>I'm a B average student
so far I've already been accepted at the University Of Pittsburgh and University Of Massachusetts - Amherst
so don't worry, there are plenty of good schools for B students</p>

<p>I'd strongly echo nocousin - those are all great schools without extreme admissions requirements, please don't get caught up in the college confidential notion that "if your college is not in the USNews top25/50/100 you will not be successful" - that's an utter load of BS. </p>

<p>Since you have a good GPA/class rank, I can definitely see you getting into James Madison, they're more focused on what you did in HS, rather than your SAT score. JMU is great for political science and often overlooked as they're somewhat "hidden" in the USNews masters universities section, but they're an amazing value from out of state. You'd have a good shot at Elon too, and it's a great school but a bit more expensive.
You could definitely give Wake Forest a try since they're SAT optional now, but it's still a reach.</p>

<p>thanks! any schools in New York or D.C or Boston worth looking at?</p>

<p>Bates, Bowdoin in Maine are SAT optional as is Holy Cross which is 40 miles west of Boston. All three are well respected liberal arts colleges.</p>

<p>you might do a search on B+ student thread. There is a large, established one in the Parents' section of CC. Also, because your SAT score looks like your weakest area, look up the SAT optional list:</p>

<p>Optional</a> List | FairTest</p>

<p>If you are female, you might look into all women's colleges since they often are less "numbers oriented" and look at the applicants holistically and assess for potential a bit more.</p>

<p>i think if u can write a meaningful essay, u can possibly get into schools such as syracuse, tulane, u of rochester, etc. ranked 35-55 by us news easitly</p>

<p>American University in Washington DC, Northeastern, agree with U Mass at Amherst.</p>

<p>with respect to bowdoin, although it's SAT optional, it much prefers you to be an A+ student.</p>

<p>I'm a B average student</p>

<p>3.45 GPA (our school doesn't weight...A=4.0, A-=3.6, B+=3.3 etc...)
math-650
writing-710
reading-630</p>

<p>--live in NC</p>

<p>5 AP's
US HISTORY (5)
the rest im taking this year</p>

<p>extra:
younglife 4 years
varsity field hockey
varsity track
president/founder of club against drunk driving
secretary of invisible children
tutor low income children downtown
worked on political campaigns
congressional page for us house of representatives</p>

<p>-wrote good essays
wheres the best places you think i can get in with those stats?</p>

<p>I agree about American. Also, I think you should look up North since you are liberal if it's important to you that other people around you think that way, as you won't find as many liberals in the South. American is a good mix of conservatives and liberals if that's what you're looking for. </p>

<p>Women's colleges are worth looking at, even the better ones like Smith or Mt. Holyoke (although they'd probably be reaches), because they are both SAT optional, but they are smaller than what you're looking for. I've heard really good things about Meredith from extended family. </p>

<p>I go to Presbyterian, another one of the ones that nocousin mentioned, and you would definitely get in. I really love our Political Science department--They're very brilliant, even for a "A+ School for B+ students" sort of college. It's one of the more popular majors here, and we have a really good reputation for getting people into grad schools of all types, considering the "A+ School for B+ students" label. You also mentioned liking history, and history is definitely one of our best departments (second only to biology, IMO). There's also a fair number of Democrats here, for a school in SC. They also give out tons of small music scholarships, even to kids who can't sing, if you don't mind being in the choir. It's small, only 1200 students, so it might feel stifling to you if you really want something bigger. Just be forewarned that Greek life is huge here and basically dictates the social scene, so if you're not interested in going Greek, make sure you're comfortable with that.</p>