<p>What are some good schools that are willing to look past a student's poor GPA who took no honors/APs if other aspects of the student are better.</p>
<p>And when I say bad GPA, I don't mean bad for this site, I'm talking very low B (currently a little over 80) with a slight increase Junior year (and most likely senior as well).</p>
<p>I have an 1840 SAT, great ECs, great recs and a great essay. </p>
<p>Also, the school can't be a plane ride away from NY.</p>
<p>I'm not looking for an exact match, just some good schools (not ivy league, but good) that have been known to look at more than just GPA in the past to give me an idea.</p>
<p>Not even 6 hours, just not so incredibly far that it would be nuts to drive back and forth. For example, I would consider Indiana somewhat reasonable.</p>
<p>Also, the school can’t be a plane ride away from NY.</p>
<p>What does that mean? does the school have to be within a certain number of driving hours? How many?</p>
<p>How much will your parents pay? If they won’t pay much, then commuting to a SUNY/CUNY may be all that’s affordable. If your parents will pay $50k+, then you’ll have more options.</p>
<p>Xposted…how many hours is Indiana from you?</p>
<p>No, honey, unless they are very wealthy, you concern yourself with costs. Many kids are blindsided, when they do all that work finding colleges and then Mom and Dad can’t afford it.
Sounds like someone doesn’t like flying. Driving 12 hours is crazy. Do the r/t once or twice and you feel like freaking adventurer. Do it over and over, and your head will spin. NY, PA, and NJ have lots of mid-tier schools that are good. Look at which will empower you with their courses and activities- not their national rep. And, run the NPC for each college, which estimates finaid.</p>
<p>Like I said I’m not looking for a perfect match just spitballing and trying to get an idea of the best schools I can get into, for the sake of this thread let’s just pretend money isn’t an object, I’m just looking at the possibilities. </p>
<p>Also, I shouldn’t have used the plane example, what I mean is please don’t suggest a school in Wyoming or California, just somewhere that a kid who lives in NY could go that’s not across the country or anything.</p>
<p>Indiana is about 12 hours away, and I’d like to think my parents would pay whatever they have to, but I’ll worry about getting in first.</p>
<p>You’ll drive 12 hours but not fly? WHY??</p>
<p>And, NO, you don’t “worry about getting in first.” That can be a very disappointing strategy.</p>
<p>You live on Long Island. That can mean that you’re quite affluent and your parents will happily pay for whatever school…or it can mean that they make a good income, but taxes adn cost of living take it’s toll…or…</p>
<p>We’re still waiting to hear about your budget.</p>
<p>In the meantime, looking at some of your other posts for background, I see that you’ve generally opted to not take honors or AP courses. Many “good” schools are willing to overlook a lower GPA if they see that the student has taken on some challenging coursework. </p>
<p>Have you asked the counselors at your high school where other students have been admitted with stats like yours? That’ll be a good starting point.</p>
<p>^Like I said right now I’m just spitballing and seeing what my best options are so we’re pretending just for now that money isn’t an issue, I know obviously I have to consider before applying but I’m just loking at my best options right now.</p>
<p>“Many “good” schools are willing to overlook a lower GPA if they see that the student has taken on some challenging coursework.”</p>
<p>And, many colleges will be less confident when the low 80’s average came from ordinary classes.</p>
<p>I think it should be clear we’re not going to play the “pretend I could afford anything but I have a low gpa” game. That might take on the HS forum. Seriously.</p>
<p>“Like I said right now I’m just spitballing and seeing what my best options are so we’re pretending just for now that money isn’t an issue, I know obviously I have to consider before applying but I’m just loking at my best options right now.”</p>
<p>I don’t think you understand. We could literally list hundreds of schools that would accept you. Virtually all privates and publics ranked about #70 and below would accept you…and similar regional publics and privates. That list could EASILY be 300 schools. </p>
<p>Many/most of the Catholic univs in the NE/midAtlantic/midwest area (except BC, Holy Cross, and similar) would accept you. There are probably 25+ of these schools…UDayton, Xavier, St. Johns, Stonehill, Fairfield, Seton Hall, etc. Plus many others like several of the SUNYs/CUNYs, several of the publics in NJ, the PSU branches, Marist, etc.</p>
<p>^I’m sorry if I’m coming off as stupid but that’s why I’m here, I don’t know the college admissions game well at all.</p>
<p>I understand there’s hundreds of schools I could get into, what I was really looking for was school’s that historically have been known to look past a lower GPA if the rest of the application is good that are still very good schools (like I’m pretty sure Syracuse is like this.)</p>
<p>To help you understand where I’m coming from I’ll list some schools that I’ve been looking at that I know I’m not good enough for grades-wise but I’m curious if I’d still have a chance: BU, Temple, Maryland, Indiana, Michigan State.</p>
<p>Are those schools that have been known to look past a lower GPA? Do you have any recommendations for schools with a good reputation that are well-known that do look past a low GPA?</p>
<p>BU: Your high school performance…This is our best indicator of how you’ll do at BU. When reviewing your high school transcript, we look at a variety of factors, including overall level of achievement; enrollment in honors, AP- or IB-level courses; and your individual academic strengths. The most competitive students are those who enrolled and excelled in the most challenging courses available to them
Below is a profile of the freshman class admitted for the fall of 2012.
Avg gpa: A-<br>
Avg composite SAT: 2005</p>