<p>Congrats Cooker!!</p>
<p>–still waiting for our GC to send off transcripts :rolleyes:</p>
<p>Congratulations cooker!</p>
<p>First application submitted! Yay!</p>
<p>About Alfred… </p>
<p>We visited Alfred a while back after SLUMOM had recommended it. Yes, it is in the middle of nowhere but the professors also seemed very caring. We were looking specifically at the engineering program and they seemed to give plenty of individualized attention. Graduates went on to very good grad schools. My kid changed majors so it really isn’t a fit with the new major-- but I think it is a very good choice for the right kid.</p>
<p>Congrats, Cooker!</p>
<p>NPRmom, fantastic! And where was the first app. sent? :)</p>
<p>Congratulations Cooker o first acceptance!</p>
<p>Congratulations NPRMom on first application!</p>
<p>My son finally started filling out the CA yesterday. Didn’t get too far but did some of the name, address, etc. stuff. At least it’s a start!</p>
<p>UMich7890 it will be pretty tough for your son to get into Grand Valley State University with a 2.6. The only way I could see it is if he scored a 30+ ACT and had a very good high school class schedule. I would say a couple of AP classes and high level math and science classes. Something like 95-98% of freshmen at Grand Valley State University had a GPA above 3.0. The rest are athletes or other “special cases” for admission. Also, the only high schools that would help with a 2.6 GPA for GVSU admissions would be Cranbrook Kingswood and Detroit Country Day, and maybe University Liggett in Grosse Pointe. I used to work in admissions at GVSU and I know that they put a lot of importance on high school class schedule and GPA and less importance on the ACT. </p>
<p>After saying that he might as well apply his senior year to GVSU but also have some other schools in mind. I think if he does well on the ACT (but not 30+) then he would have a decent shot at WMU and CMU, and would get into SVSU,NMU, etc. Good luck with your son. Also, a few years or even just a year at community college might be something to think about in the next few years.</p>
<p>Can she explain WHY she tanked and what she is doing to fix it (if it was a fixable kind of thing?) My D didn’t tank (exactly) junior year but she did the worst that year in her regular classes, but not her online classes. It was because she missed the first two months of classes and the school did not provide adequate support/assignments for make up work. We could document that so I think it probably did not hurt her that much. If your D had a tough junior schedule, which usually tends to be the most complex/demanding, then I imagine schools are used to seeing dips. So I guess it comes down to how big a change? And do you really think it will get better this fall? You have to go with your gut on this one.</p>
<p>What are the EA outcomes possibilities? Could they defer to RD or is it just accept/deny?</p>
<p>Heavylidded- can you look at the percentage of students admitted EA? I’d probably lean towards EA because I’d be concerned as you are that the grades won’t improve enough and the EA advantage will be lost.</p>
<p>good points about deferrals. HL, if I’m remembering your D’s favorites, I think they’re schools that would defer rather than reject, if they wanted to wait and see the senior year grades. They’re schools that want to look holistically, and if an improvement in senior year was needed to admit, they’d defer her application to RD.</p>
<p>My D had her group college meeting with her guidance counselor today. The HS finally decided to open tradnscript and letter of recommendation requests today… We can finally start sending out the apps within the next 2-3 weeks.
I wish we could have gotten this done earlier like other schools. A lot less stress and tension around the house.
Congrats to all who have kids who have been accepted to a college already :)</p>
<p>actc–why exactly are you holding off sending the applications? The schools will open up a file for the student once that is received. Transcripts/LORs/scores always come later.</p>
<p>actc111–send the apps now if they are ready. The paperwork doesn’t have to come in at the same time. Your “app” date at most schools is when they receive your application so send them soon. That date can matter depending on how they do merit aid and pick dorm rooms.</p>
<p>Should D send in apps if she’s planning on retaking the SAT in October? Most of the schools already have her scores which should be good enough for admission but maybe not scholarships. Of course, she has noted on her Common App that she is retaking in October.</p>
<p>mamaduck–check with the admissions guidelines at the various schools. A couple schools our kids applied to will not take any new test scores after they receive their application but most will take them for consideration of merit awards.</p>
<p>HL, how about we do a trade? You come to my house and get my D through her essays and EA submissions, and I’ll go to yours!</p>
<p>I bet that they’d both take it all less personally! :)</p>
<p>HeavyLidded–I know you were joking but often sometimes hearing the same thing you have been saying from another adult makes all the difference in the world, good and bad sometimes. Is there a favorite aunt or family friend you can get to help? We are trying to deprogram DD after visiting with a very close family friend that kept going on and on about going “away” to college. They basically forced their kids to go to the college in their town, now their oldest is working 6 hours away and calls home crying every night because she has never been away from home. We WANT our kids to go “away” for college so they learn this adjustment when there is a support circle–aka everyone else at school-around. </p>
<p>I also figure we are about 2 weeks away from “I told you so”. Most of their friends are starting to show signs of stress because they haven’t figured out their final lists, they haven’t started apps, etc. and our kids are done with all of that :D. She will come around. Oh, one thing we did during the research stage was to have DD’s best friend over. They sat one the couch, each with a laptop and went back and forth looking at schools together:D.</p>
<p>I am so glad they are doing college essays in the AP English class at school. I’ve read the rough draft, and she has done pretty well with it.</p>
<p>Common App is DONE. Just had to tell someone. DS complained bitterly through August about the weekly nags/reminders I gave him, but yesterday he said, (wait for it, drum roll…) “Thanks, Mom.”</p>