Low GPA, but very motivated...Where to go?

<p>From the U.S. news site, “A+ colleges for B students”. The list show percentage of studets accepted and what their average SAT scores are. There are plenty of other colleges that your friend could get accepted to. Getting accepted to college isn’t going to be your friend’s problem. 60% of students in the U.S. get into their first choice colleges. The problem is paying for college.</p>

<p>In addition to the below, your friend probably could get into some of the nonflagship publics in Mass. such as U Mass. Lowell, and your friend probably could gain acceptance to virtually any community college. </p>

<p>Providence College
45.3% 1070-1270 </p>

<p>Loyola University Maryland
Baltimore, MD
68.6% 1100-1280 </p>

<p>Fairfield University
59.1% 1060-1240</p>

<pre><code>Ithaca College
65.5% 1090-1280
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<p>University of Scranton
66.0% 1030-1210 </p>

<p>St. Joseph’s University
Philadelphia, PA
1010-1210 </p>

<p>Arcadia University
Glenside, PA
69.6% 980-1200 </p>

<p>Iona College
New Rochelle, NY
59.4% 1090-1300 </p>

<p>Elizabethtown College
Elizabethtown, PA
64.8% 1040-1250 </p>

<p>Messiah College
Grantham, PA
70.2% 1040-1270 </p>

<p>Elmira College
Elmira, NY
74.3% 1010-1230 </p>

<p>From Insidecollege.com – Colleges for B, B- students with average scores. “Scholarships available” does NOT mean the school meets full need. It means the schools may have some scholarship or loan money available on a need and merit basis. Check the schools’ websites for more info. Some such schools will give full rides and full need scholarships only to students who greatly exceed the college’s average stats.</p>

<h1>Albion College (Albion, MI) (12 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Albright College (Reading, PA) (19 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Arcadia University (Glenside, PA) (19 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Austin College (Sherman, TX) (16 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Berea College (Berea, KY) (7 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Birmingham-Southern College (Birmingham, AL) (27 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Bradley University (Peoria, IL) (14 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Bryant University (Smithfield, RI) (10 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Butler University (Indianapolis, IN) (2 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>California State University – Chico (Chico, CA) (15 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Champlain College (Burlington, VT) (5 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Coastal Carolina University (Conway, SC) (7 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Coe College (Cedar Rapids, IA) (8 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>College of Charleston (Charleston, SC) (15 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Colorado State University (Fort Collins, CO) (43 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Concordia University Wisconsin (Mequon, WI) (3 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Coppin State University (Baltimore, MD) (13 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Cornell College (Mount Vernon, IA) (26 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Creighton University (Omaha, NE) (3 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>DePaul University (Chicago, IL) (9 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Duquesne University (Pittsburgh, PA) (9 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Eckerd College (St. Petersburg, FL) (21 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Ferris State University (Big Rapids, MI) (17 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Florida State University (Tallahassee, FL) (19 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Franklin Pierce University (Rindge, NH) (2 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>George Mason University (Fairfax, VA) (14 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Hampden-Sydney College (Hampden-Sydney, VA) (11 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Hartwick College (Oneonta, NY) (17 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Hawaii Pacific University (Honolulu, HI) (24 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Hillsdale College (Hillsdale, MI) (11 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Hollins University (Roanoke, VA) (9 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Hood College (Frederick, MD) (14 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Hope College (Holland, MI) (16 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Illinois College (Jacksonville, IL) (12 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Illinois Institute of Technology (Chicago, IL) (10 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Jacksonville University (Jacksonville, FL) (34 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Lake Forest College (Lake Forest, IL) (16 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Lesley University (Cambridge, MA) (7 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Linfield College (McMinnville, OR) (10 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Loyola University Chicago (Chicago, IL) (22 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Loyola University New Orleans (New Orleans, LA) (15 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Manhattan College (Riverdale, NY) (12 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Manhattanville College (Purchase, NY) (10 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Marymount Manhattan College (New York, NY) (22 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>McDaniel College (Westminster, MD) (15 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Merrimack College (North Andover, MA) (6 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Millsaps College (Jackson, MS) (17 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Missouri University of Science and Technology (Rolla, MO) (12 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Moravian College (Bethlehem, PA) (5 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Muskingum College (New Concord, OH) (9 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>New Jersey Institute of Technology (Newark, NJ) (5 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Northern Arizona University (Flagstaff, AZ) (4 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Oglethorpe University (Atlanta, GA) (11 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Oklahoma State University (Stillwater, OK) (4 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Old Dominion University (Norfolk, VA) (8 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Ouachita Baptist University (Arkadelphia, AR)</h1>

<h1>Pacific Lutheran University (Tacoma, WA) (16 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Philadelphia University (Philadelphia, PA) (7 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Randolph College (Lynchburg, VA) (4 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Regis University (Denver, CO) (4 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Roanoke College (Salem, VA) (5 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Roger Williams University (Bristol, RI) (8 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>SUNY Alfred State College (Alfred, NY) (8 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>SUNY College – Oneonta (Oneonta, NY) (64 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Sacred Heart University (Fairfield, CT) (16 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Saint Joseph’s University (Philadelphia, PA) (4 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Salve Regina University (Newport, RI) (11 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania (Shippensburg, PA) (4 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Southern Oregon University (Ashland, OR) (15 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>St. Anselm College (Manchester, NH) (6 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>St. Bonaventure University (St. Bonaventure, NY) (11 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>St. John’s College (Annapolis, MD) (8 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>St. John’s College (Santa Fe, NM) (2 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>St. Mary’s College (Notre Dame, IN) (4 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Stetson University (Deland, FL) (12 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Susquehanna University (Selinsgrove, PA) (22 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>University of Alabama (Tuscaloosa, AL) (192 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ) (13 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>University of Central Florida (Orlando, FL) (29 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, OH) (7 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>University of Dayton (Dayton, OH) (9 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>University of Hartford (West Hartford, CT) (13 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA) (12 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>University of Kentucky (Lexington, KY) (19 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>University of Louisiana – Lafayette (Lafayette, LA) (18 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>University of Maine (Orono, ME) (17 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>University of Mary Washington (Fredericksburg, VA) (31 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>University of Nevada – Las Vegas (Las Vegas, NV) (2 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>University of New Hampshire (Durham, NH) (3 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>University of New Mexico (Albuquerque, NM) (7 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>University of Northern Colorado (Greeley, CO) (3 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>University of Oklahoma (Norman, OK) (109 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>University of Rhode Island (Kingston, RI) (8 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>University of South Florida (Tampa, FL) (15 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>University of Tennessee (Knoxville, TN) (45 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>University of Utah (Salt Lake City, UT) (34 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Virginia Commonwealth University (Richmond, VA) (5 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Virginia Military Institute (Lexington, VA) (5 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Virginia Wesleyan College (Norfolk, VA) (5 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Wagner College (Staten Island, NY) (10 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Washington & Jefferson College (Washington, PA) (10 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Washington College (Chestertown, MD) (11 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Washington State University (Pullman, WA) (13 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>West Chester University of Pennsylvania (West Chester, PA) (3 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>West Virginia University (Morgantown, WV) (25 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Westminster College (Salt Lake City, UT) (2 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Whittier College (Whittier, CA) (11 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Widener University (Chester, PA) (6 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>William Jewell College (Liberty, MO) (10 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Wingate University (Wingate, NC) (7 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Wisconsin Lutheran College (Milwaukee, WI) (8 scholarships available)</h1>

<h1>Wittenberg University (Springfield, OH) (6 scholarships available)</h1>

<p>Another site with info about possible colleges your friend could get into. However, need-based and merit aid is scarce at these colleges due to their relatively small endowments.</p>

<p>[CTCL</a> Northeast Region | Colleges That Change Lives](<a href=“http://www.ctcl.org/colleges/northeast]CTCL”>http://www.ctcl.org/colleges/northeast)</p>