Ok - we all know about students with great grades and less than great SAT’s-but what about the average student ( B or even C average) with very good SAT’s -
There must be some of you out there - where did they apply/get accepted?I can’t believe that they all go to community college!
<p>You should check out Loren Pope's books colleges that change lives ad beyond the IVy league. Also check out the Parents forum because there is a lot of information on colleges fro regular folks because all students are not perfect 1600's and ivy bound</p>
<p>One of my son's closest friends had a 1500+ on his SATs and did not have a 3.0 average with a few D's in there along with A's. He still got into a number of good schools, and ended up with a merit award from Drexel where he ended up going. But, sad to say, he did not make it through freshman year. He had a tough major, and those "smarts" just did not make up for the lack of study skills, note taking, and thorough grounding in the basic courses. He is now 22 years old and still trying to find his way through community college. His brother who was more average is well on his way to graduating on schedule with a decent set of grades from their state U. </p>
<p>However, most of the kids from the private prep schools, who were B-C students, in fact, every single one that I know, did do well in college despite their low highschool grades. (The example above graduated from a "good" public school). Many of those kids ended up at LACs or good private schools but had to go a level or so below what their SATs would have indicated.</p>
<p>I am <em>VERY</em> interested in this thread. Having just been through the college app process with my first S (who was accepted EA to MIT), I know my second S is watching and wondering where he could possibly be accepted given his skewed stats.</p>
<p>He is a B/B- student at a private prep school (soph, with a C here and there), good standardized test scores so far (attended CTY through Talent Search for 5 years now), and teachers say he's brilliant... but he has ADHD and is disorganized and often fails to complete or hand in assignments, leading to his grades per above. He will be one of those "good test scores, not-great grades" kids, so we shall see... (He's also a male dancer, drummer, artist, comedian, and beginning water polo player, so maybe it'll all balance out somehow.) Keep the data coming in, folks, it's all helpful.</p>
<p>This thread makes me feel slightly less crappy, heh. My SATs certainly aren't <em>great</em>, but they're a lot better than my grades.</p>
<p>Mootmom-my son also has ADHD and is organizationally challenged! We have never found the key to keeping him organized, I'm afraid...we are going thru the college app process and I <em>think</em> (hope!) he will have some choices. (A couple of CTCL schools are on the list) However, it is definitely up to me to keep him organized, aware of deadlines, etc... during the process. I am very curious about others who are more "average". We have also not visited yet...hoping to do that after he has an acceptance or two...I just saw not reason to spend the $$$ until we have true choices.</p>
<p>Well, I fit the bill... 1580 SAT, B+ average. I applied ED II to Reed, and I've got a 3.7 in the college courses I took last semester, so here's hoping.</p>
<p>I have some friends at SUNY Stony Brook who had similar stats out of high school and are planning on trying to transfer to ivies and such.</p>
<p>Pseudonym,</p>
<p>I would suggest that you post any questions about Reed on the parents forum as there is a parent, Emerald Kitty 4 who currently has a daughter at read. she would gladly answer and questions or address any concerns you have about the school</p>
<p>all the best</p>
<p>Try Occidental.</p>
<p>I have a 3.5 GPA/1530 SAT and got into penn</p>
<p>I also have a ADHD son. My 1st son just got ED admission form Cal-tech.
My 2nd S always give me most of the troubles. He is 10th grade in a second
tier private prep high school. For Bio., Algebra II, and Chemistry, I need to
sit down with him and read together in order to keep him catching up with
the classes.
Can you name any college that can watch all the students very closely?
I think if i push hime a lot his SAT score should between 1250 to 1350.
And most his grades will be B B- and little bit of C.
He told me he would like to study Engineering. But I really don't think so.
You have to be very good at math. to finish enginnering degree.
I think if I can find him a college that professor really watch out the students then he might have some chance.</p>
<p>I know a B student here, rising trends of 2.6/3.1/3.6/3.75 going to a top 25 usnews college. 1400+ SAT with 3 different 700+ SAT IIs. Trend + essays + EC + scorse helped alot.</p>
<p>Dear tokiacarbon,</p>
<p>A lot of state schools are able to provide help for students who have diagnosed learning disabilities. It would require that your son be willing to make contact with them, but special tutoring and testing modifications can often be made. Don't know if this is so in the UC system, but it is worth checking.</p>
<p>I have a B average with two Cs and a 1540, and just got into NYU Gallatin.</p>
<p>I had 1590 SATs but pretty bad grades. I wasn't at the bottom of the class, but my junior year final grades were all Bs and B-s. My marking period grades included a D and plenty of Cs. I got in early decision to Wesleyan University.</p>
<p>I have a math prodigy friend who has gotten a good number of Bs and Cs, but took Calculus as an 8th grader (and got a 5 on the AP test the same year), and has been taking advanced math at a good LAC, near where we live, ever since. His SAT was a 1570, and ACT a 35. He applied to said LAC last year w/out a high school diploma, and is now a freshman there. He's trying to transfer, either to CalTech or MIT for physics, or to Curtis or Juilliard for piano...
Another student I knew along those lines went to Southwestern, and another to Skidmore.</p>
<p>madjoy, did you have any really amazing ECs? or an alumn connection?</p>
<p>honestly, no offense meant. i just am in a similar situation - high standardized tests, but average grades (lots of B's, and a C- in precalc, ick). i'm hoping against hope for a chance at middlebury ED II. any advice?</p>
<p>1580 SATs, 3.5 GPA, got into Amherst College ED (non-recruit)</p>
<p>i got only a 3.5 uw, 1440 sat, 800,700, 720......tooke 7 aps: all 4's/5's.....and good ec's.....i wonder where peopl like me end up at?? my friends are all smart slackers like 1450, 800,780,730....3.7 weighted and stuff...itll be interesting to know</p>
<p>A good friend in my D's HS class had a B- average and very good test scores. He was sort of lazy but a very bright and verbal kid. He was accepted at Tulane, USC, and Boston University last year. He chose Boston, loves it and is getting good grades!</p>