She has decided she wants a large school (think football) probably in the South. <<
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“The University of Central Florida, or UCF, is an American public state university in Orlando, Florida. It is the largest university in the United States by undergraduate enrollment, as well as the largest by enrollment at a single campus.”
… plus they just went 13-0 in football.
also South Florida (USF) and FIU might fit the bill.
This student is well below the 25th percentile for UCF. Major reach at best.
Looking at the SEC, LSU is in a pretty big city and lots of fun. University of Kentucky is likewise pretty urban and students love it.
Old Dominion University and Virginia Commonwealth University in VA. Both in cities, both have football and her scores and GPA are in range for both.
Virginia Tech is a reach, in terms of both SAT and GPA. So is JMU. Agree that ODU and VCU are more in range for this student in terms of public schools in Virginia.
Temple University – Div 1 sports, urban.
WVU
James Madison in Harrisonburg, VA
Georgia Southern – perennial D2 powerhouse in football
Appalachian State
Mississippi State
LSU
If she can get another 100-150 points, schools like Clemson move on to the radar.
Just got back the practice ACT test from last weekend and scored a 20 (1030 SAT). I guess we will stay with the SAT.
Are there any test optional schools that fulfill your kiddo’s other criteria?
Look at fairtest.org…and see.
It might be a reach but … Georgia? Have her do a test prep and take both the ACT and SAT again. Georgia tends to look more favorably on GPA and rigor, so if her 3.4 GPA includes a lot of AP classes, it might work.
UGA is a much tougher admit than it used to be. https://www.admissions.uga.edu/prospective-students/first-year/fy-profile
Kennesaw State (suburban Atlanta) – here is the CDS report (see page 8 for scores) http://ir.kennesaw.edu/publications/common-data-set-pdfs/CDS_2016-2017_Rev_06132017.pdf
Zero chance for UGA with these numbers. Not in-state, not out-of-state.
Does Kennesaw have a football team?
My opinion…I would not pay the OOS costs for Kennesaw when this kiddo has instate options like Towson.
Like I said, head for the sunshine state and FIU.
The University of West Florida in Pensacola might work. It is a nice size town with Division 2 football and the beach. Scholarships are listed as starting at 1160 and a 3.5.
FAU (Fl Atlantic U) is in Boca Raton, FIU is in Miami. LYnn U is also in Boca. All good suggestions
Thumper yes, they do have a football team! One of my nephews was there for a year. But yes, I would pick Towson or Salisbury over Kennesaw if I were OP. Know kids from our community who attended each and have done well.
I don’t think Lynn has football, but it has other sports that compete in the Sunshine State conference (Div 2) and some of those other sports are pretty fun to watch - rowing, lacrosse, soccer. There is also Barry, Palm Coast Atlantic (both religious schools).
Coastal Carolina would be fun too.
A little late to this conversation, but what about Boise State?
Your daughter’s right in the mid-range test scores there, according to College Board.
They are tough in football and have some serious fans. And they are in Boise, which is moving from cowtown to up and coming. Idaho was the fastest growing state in population last year. According to college board, your total OOS costs are about $37k. There’s also good snow skiing nearby–if that’s interesting.
Boise State is a great suggestion. I had a terrific visit there.
How accurate is the Parchment site for predicting acceptances. I input D’s stats and it returned a 52% at University of Georgia, not the 0% chance stated by someone on here. Also, Naviance data for our school shows similar stats being accepted.
“I input D’s stats and it returned a 52% at University of Georgia”
It’s possible, I guess, that UGA is lying about its admissions data, but according to UGA itself at https://www.admissions.uga.edu/prospective-students/first-year/fy-profile:
The overall first-year acceptance rate at UGA is 53%. The 25th percentile GPA of enrolled students is 3.88, and the median is 4.0. The 25th percentile SAT of the enrolled class is 1220, and the median is 1334. Remember, that includes all the athletes.
So if Parchment is right, and your D’s numbers give a 52% chance of admission, then applicants with grades AND scores far below the 25th percentile have the same chance of getting in as students with the median GPA and scores.
How accurate does that sound?