<p>Could anyone tell me some information about HPU ? everything i know about it is it is located in north carolina.
At CB I see HPU requires pretty low SAT score. Does it mean the school is not good or competitive ? And I don't see any race composition :|</p>
<p>its an awesome school in terms of quality of living (students have like suites)... its practically like a hotel, but not the best school.</p>
<p>Check out Guilford if you want a small LAC in the same geographical area.</p>
<p>Its a fine school, gorgeous campus, with a very charismatic President who has taken it to new levels of academic excellence (relative to where they started) and brought it to Division 1-A sports. No, its not Wake Forest, Furman, Davidson, Duke or even Elon. There is a healthy representation of minorities on campus. If you fit in the 50-75th percentile of their admitted students profile its certainly worth a looksee. </p>
<p>Some of the more arrogant people on this board who like to flout Ivy League credentials and acceptance offers will snear at it. Even some who go to UNC or UVa or Davidson. I find that highly offensive. College is not and never should be exclusively for the academic elite top 10%. The college experience is to help students become positive influences in society, productive citizens, and to better themselves as human beings as they grow up. Where you choose to do that is highly subjective and depends on your personal goals and objectives, what environment you prefer to be amongst etc. We are not all destined to attend MIT or Princeton and become world famous physicists inventing some new rocket to go a distant universe. </p>
<p>High Point has a fair number of kids with SAT's above 1400 (CR and Math). It has a high concentration of kids from North Carolina who did not want a huge state school, but didnt have the credentials quite to get into Davidson Duke Wake Forest or Elon.</p>
<p>We should applaud those who choose High Point and wish them the best of luck.</p>
<p>lol it looks like you are preaching :)
anyway, can anyone give me some information about the city, area around college, campus, weather ....</p>
<p>Well it's North Carolina so the weather is going to be nice, and there is plenty to do in the surrounding area... my cousin goes there, so i experienced all of this when i visited him. I couldn't tell you a whole lot about the classes/campus itself, but HPU is definitely not one of those isolated colleges...</p>
<p>I wasnt "preaching", just warding off the types who condescend on these boards. Seen it too many times.</p>
<p>High Point is part of the Piedmont Triad: Winston Salem, Greensboro, High Point. A fine airport with great service to Atlanta, Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, DC, Charlotte. About 500,000 people in the metro areas combined, but Winston Salem and Greensboro are separated by about 30 miles. High Point is more manufacturing based, and still home to the International Furniture Market. It sits roughly on I-85 just south of Greensboro, on the way to Charlotte. Weather is typical of the mid-Atlantic and Southeast, with four distinct seasons, beautiful trees, plenty of lakes, close to the Mtns and about 4 hours to the beaches of NC/SC. People are friendly and tend to be very family oriented. Wake is in Winston Salem, Greensboro is home to UNCG, Guilford and Greensboro Colleges. Duke and UNC-Chapel Hill are about 70 miles east of High Point, down I-40. Charlotte is also about 70 miles south, down I-85. PLENTY of entertainment opportunities from surprisingly professional classical music and opera, to very avant garde new age music in clubs. A thriving nightlife (not redneck stuff) is in Winston and Greensboro with amazing restaurants. Pro sports, and of course ACC basketball and football, if High Point's teams dont get you all excited. </p>
<p>Elon University is in Burlington, about 10 miles east of Greensboro. Its also a very, very good school that is amazingly competitive: 40 percent admit rate last year. Very pretty campus. </p>
<p>Southern schools tend to be very campus centric. And not as intense as say....WashU, Northwestern, UChicago, NYU or the Ivies. </p>
<p>Most people who have a genuine interest in High Point University, who visit....really like it, apply and attend. Its a frequent safety for local kids who would rather be at Wake or Duke or UNC. But for those students who are not strong candidates for the top schools, HPU is a great choice. Dr. Nido Qubein has done a phenomenal job at HPU. He is a nationally recognized speaker and tireless promoter of the school. </p>
<p>I recommend a visit to campus to see for yourself what I am saying.</p>
<p>I pretty much agree with nocousin. They also offer pretty good scholarships too which makes it even more attractive. Not for everyone, but I think it's worth a good look. The only negative if you are from out of state is that a lot of students from NC go home on the weekends and campus empties out a bit.</p>
<p>thanks guys. I have a list of colleges in NC, and HPU is one of my interests. HPU's requirements are suitable for me, maybe a match.
one more question about academics: what major is best known in HPU ? My prospective major is Business/Finance.</p>
<p>LOL...right...the laundry usually piles up and mom does a better job! True enough. But out of state kids who make friends can often go home WITH the homies....or simply catch up on some sleep or homework. Lots of kids date students at neighboring colleges as well (Elon, UNCG, UNC-Chapel Hill, NCState, Duke, Wake, Salem College, Guilford, UNC-Charlotte etc.).</p>
<p>Well, its a good program in business. Its not as strong as the big schools in tobacco road, obviously, but its one of the most popular majors at HPU. Dr. Qubein is a wonder....a fine man who is extremely charismatic and known by ALL the students and parents. HPU is gaining in national recognition....Dr. Qubein is making certain of that..and its getting Newsweek and USNWR attention as well as an up and coming school.</p>
<p>Its still not quite at the level of Elon academically, based on admissions scores. But its improving rapidly.</p>
<p>On a more general note; there is an old adage: "Go with the match schools...as they are your best bet and best fit." That is VERY true. I have heard horror stories about kids who went for prestige or "reach" and were freaked out with workload, freaked out with the competitive nature of fellow classmates and otherwise chained to their desks and didnt have good time...or worse.....had to leave. My D got hosed by a high match-low reach school that she REALLY wanted.....and was CRUSHED. Tears and anger and frustration..and frankly she would have excelled there because it was an excellent fit....but the good lord has a reason for everything. She ended up getting some superb offers from match and safety schools with money. She had to pick between four outstanding offers. It was excruciating and she waited until the last minute to decide. (She is in NYC). It turned out to be an excellent choice. She is thriving. She met a wonderful young man and they have been dating over a year. She is reasonably challenged....enough that she is often tired...but not burned out....and not stressed out of control. Its a huge culture shock (we are southerners) but she is adjusting gradually to live in the Big Apple. The point is, pick the school that is the best fit...that "warm and fuzzy feeling you get...where your conscience is telling you "this is ME!" and when you walk on campus you know deep down you will be happy." That is subjective and different for every student. There will always be apprehension and even some buyer's remorse come next May or June. But you will be fine. </p>
<p>When you get to college DONT BLOW IT BY PARTYING. 90 percent of dropouts occur from drinking, partying and people who cant adjust socially/dorm drama. etc. Hard work DOES pay off in college. And when you excel in college you will be very happy inside and get that extra lift to begin your life anew.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>FLVADAD, I don't recall you mentioning that HP "empties out a bit" on weekends! This is an important factor since, despite the campus being beautiful, the town of High Point itself is, reportedly, rather depressed. And if the campus empties out, the school might not provide a full range of activities for those who stay behind. </p>
<p>I am not one of the Ivy braggarts to whom nocousin referred (High Point, Guilford and Queens are on D's list) - - but w/o a car, wouldn't an oos student be stuck on a deserted campus in the center of a econ depressed town? My family has already booked its trip to Greensboro/Charlotte; we won't be visiting on the weekend, but I will certainly make a point of checking out the town and public transp options to Greensboro. I wouldn't want D stuck on campus with nothing much to do - - sounds like a Rx for binge drinking.</p>
<p>Just as a side note, a low SAT score average/minimum does not mean that a school is not a good school, or even a selective school. My alma mater's SAT average is in the high 1100s and we only admit 35% of our applicants, and we're ranked in the top 100 liberal arts colleges. There are a lot of colleges that lower their SAT score ranges because the SAT is so arbitrary, but have competitive admissions standards everywhere else, and have awesome reputations. Don't let them SAT score average be a lone indicator of a school's quality -- it says little about it's selectivity and even less about the quality of education there OR the quality of the students.</p>
<p>And about the drinking and partying -- whatever. You can drink and party in college and still get your work done. Work hard, play hard. I'm in graduate school and I still party, and I go to a grad school that's in the top 10 in my field (Columbia). Of course you don't want to do it to the point where you're not getting work done.</p>
<p>SATscore should never be the sole factor in determining where to apply, but generally, the more competitive colleges and unis admit students with evenly devleoped skill sets, usually represented by high test scores (ACT, SAT, SATII or AP) AND high grades. The SAT is not nearly as predictive as CB might lead applicants to believe, but to claim that SAT scores "arbitrary" and say "little" about the quality of a school or the caliber of its students is just plain wrong - - SAT and grades combined are a better indicator of academic success than either grades or SAT scores alone.</p>
<p>That said, so what if a particcular college isn't as competitve as Amherst, Swarthmore, Pomona or Williams or any of the other top schools. Not every student is prepared to work at that level and college isn't, nor should it be, limited to only those students with the skills to succeed at top schools. (See nocousin's post #5.)</p>
<p>I'm certain High Point is less selective, competitive and rigorous as Columbia or Williams or Amherst or Davidson- - or even Bates, Rhodes, Beloit, Earlham, Centre and Hendrix - - so what!!?? Even if a top tier school took a chance on my D and admitted her, I am certain she would be unprepared to succeed there; you're asking for trouble when reach exceeds grasp (nocousin, your D is not only kid to get "hosed" at a reach school).</p>
<p>Is High Point a "hidden gem?" I don't know, but SATs of 460-570 are certainly respectable (isn't the national average 490-500?) and HP's mid 50% is only about 50 points lower than Guilford (500-620), which stillnadie recommended. And I'm sure that HP is a school where a student with respectable grades (B/B-) can get solid academic preparation for further study and continue growth towards productive adulthood. Also, I'm not sure what OP is looking for in terms of race, but according to Princeton Review, about 15% of the HP student body is black (22% at Guilford).</p>
<p>foolishpleasure, don't let my comments scare you off. I should have clarified that its been awhile since visiting there so I can't say how prevelant the weekend departures are. I didn't mean to suggest that campus is completely deserted on weekends. I'm pretty sure that's not the case. It's just something I think worth investigating during your visit. It's always something I check out when looking at schools with an overweighted in-state population. </p>
<p>And actually, looking at their 2012 Freshmen profile, it appears only 25% of the entering class was from NC. That's a significant change from what I recall in the past so it seems they are successfully increasing geographic diversity.</p>
<p>It is a hidden gem in many ways. Its an up and coming school and has been recognized as such by the national media. The key thing is whether its a good fit for you socially, academically etc. And that is true no matter where you attend. Of course I know my D is not the only kid who got hosed at a high match or reach school. There were some issues with that particular school that made it somewhat shocking, like kids with lower stats getting in with money. Whatever, we moved on. I think High Point is suffering due to the furniture trade being hit so hard in the United States, but I wouldnt call it depressed. And besides, its very close to Greensboro and about 20 miles to Winston Salem, both of which are doing just fine. </p>
<p>Do the visit and see for yourself. Good luck.</p>
<p>Just this past week I had a chance to visit and take a tour of both High Point University and Elon.</p>
<p>High Point had a beautiful campus. I could feel the energy and youth of the university. It was obvious by the tour that High Point cared about it's students. I loved the surrounding area, the warm weather, there was plenty of things to do. </p>
<p>Elon was a different story. When I walked onto the campus it was dead, there was no energy like High Point. I hated how the campus was isolated from almost everything. A large campus, and unlike High Point I saw hardly any security or safety. High Point was just buzzing with excitement. I could almost feel it. </p>
<p>I'm currently attending a college in upstate NY and I hope to transfer to High Point. The place was awesome, and I'd reccommend it to anyone.</p>
<p>that's a really low SAT number</p>
<p>see the other thread going on this morning on High Point......more info</p>
<p>A rather large generalization I’d say!</p>