<p>Hope all the east coasters are ok after a wild night. </p>
<p>I went in search of a post office with power to mail the last of D’s EA applications. Found one on my second stop.</p>
<p>Surviving here in Jersey! We aren’t on the coast so it is all wind damage here but the number of trees and power lines down is staggering. Power/internet/phones may take weeks to restore but happy to have a roof and a generator! Time off school means time for supplements!</p>
<h2>This is a great thread! I have twins with two different ACT scores. I appreciated the post from the one who provided good schools with merit aid out west. </h2>
<h2>Does anyone have good suggestions for schools in the midwest that also give out good merit for a mid-twenties ACT? </h2>
<p>This daughter has no idea what she wants to do - although likes History and Anthropology, Psychology areas - minus any required writing - ha!</p>
<p>blueslipper</p>
<p>St. Joseph’s in Indiana
Mount Mercy in Iowa
Central in Pella, IA
Luther in IA has an anthropology major
State schools in WI and SD are just inexpensive. Not a lot of merit aid but OOP costs are very reasonable.</p>
<p>Blueslipper: University of Evansville. Small school so depends on what type of school she wants</p>
<p>SteveMa and Idahomom - thanks for the suggestions. We haven’t looked at any of those schools.</p>
<p>SteveMa suggested I post here</p>
<p>Albright College in Reading PA announced they will meet FULL financial need for the class entering fall 2013. The school is FAFSA only. It is rolling admissions. Only reviews SAT CR/M, no writing. I believe the average SAT CR/M is 1050, but there is also an SAT optional. School is also NEED BLIND.</p>
<p>The school has a solid regional reputation, little Greek life and large number of students live on campus.</p>
<p>sidenote: Joisymom, we are surviving without a generator or hot water, but thankfully have gas fireplace for heat. Glad your household seems to be minimally effected!</p>
<p>Blueslippers: Our B student was just accepted at OWU Early Action with more than a half-tuition merit aid scholarship! Couldn’t be more thrilled. It is a CTCL with about 1,900 undergrads.</p>
<p>FYI college deadline extensions due to Sandy
<a href=“http://www.nacacnet.org/media-center/Documents/HurricaneSandy.pdf[/url]”>http://www.nacacnet.org/media-center/Documents/HurricaneSandy.pdf</a></p>
<p>My heart goes out to all the easterners that have been affected by Sandy. We’re in DC, but much less damage then hurricane Isabel. Glad you are ok Joisymom and Longhaul. I believe that my D may be the ONLY senior in DC that did not use her days off of school to work on her common application. </p>
<p>My daughter still has to write the long essay, and a short answer in her ED supplement, but I think she’s going to stretch this out to the last possible second. The good news is (and believe me, I HAVE to concentrate on her “good qualities” right now), is that she is doing better then she ever has academically (3.7 for first quarter). So I am trying to let go and focus on what she has gotten done. She can always change to regular decision if she has to (but I’m not letting her know that until 11:00 p.m. on Nov. 15, lol!).</p>
<p>@Jane, a huge congrats to your D’s acceptance/scholarship to Ohio Wesleyan! My brother-in-law is an alum and loved OWU. </p>
<p>@Blueslipper, for private merit schools in the midwest I’d suggest OWU (see above!). I would also suggest Lake Forest (IL), and Beloit, Hiram, Denison. I’d also suggest Truman State U. (not for merit, but instate tuition rates for OOS students --think around $18K py). </p>
<p>@heavylidded --that’s great news --can’t wait to hear what they offer your D.</p>
<p>@Longhaul --that’s incredible for a FAFSA only school. thanks for posting here.</p>
<p>Heavy - that is great news! Let us know how it turns out.
Jane - congrats!</p>
<p>Some parents posting here may like to see this list while app lists are being finalized:</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/1299462-looking-beyond-rankings.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-search-selection/1299462-looking-beyond-rankings.html</a></p>
<p>All schools from a 50-50 list - accept more than 50% of applicants and graduate more than 50% in 4/5 years. The main poster in that thread has pulled out unique things about each school she writes about. It’s well worth a look.</p>
<p>Well we are done! S received his official acceptance to University of Missouri - Columbia yesterday. He is a direct admit to their journalism school, and since he is looking at going into advertising or a related creative field, their strategic communication program is just about perfect for him. Their journalism school is excellent. A couple of years ago, I was thinking that with his less-than-stellar grades we may be looking at community colleges. I continue to be amazed, and grateful, that he has been accepted at one of the top journalism schools in the country, despite not having a GPA above 3.0 (since they auto admit students with a 29 or great ACT score, grades notwithstanding). When we were looking at the letter last night, he kept saying “that’s a good school, right”? Well, yes it is. What a relief. I kept hearing it and now I am a believer: there are great schools out there who want our students and where they will be happy.</p>
<p>^^^^^ Congrats!!! It is a wonderful school.</p>
<p>I am jealous of the 29 …</p>
<p>Congrats to your son Cooker!!!</p>
<p>Congratulations to Cooker’s son!</p>
<p>I feel your pain, mamaduck. DD took ACT twice, best was mid-twenties (33 in English, unspeakable score in math). I guess she thought I wasn’t stressed out enough, so she missed UGA’s EA deadline despite her GC and I breaking our necks to get everything in order by Oct 15. Then she sent off her CA to 3 schools without anyone double checking her entries, and there were mistakes on it. Did it again with second version of CA, and I’m now ready to confiscate the laptop.</p>
<p>At least there was no line when I voted today.</p>
<p>cbreeze, great English score! My D did better on the SAT than ACT in the end, but neither is any great shakes. She trembles in fear when she faces a standardized test!</p>
<p>I feel your pain on the CA as well - we both read it a gazillion times, printed it off, and still missed one typo. I think our eyes were just seeing what they wanted to see in the end! Luckily, it was just a misspelling not a number (enrollemnt instead of enrollment).</p>
<p>Congratulations to you and your son, Cooker!!! Great school!</p>
<p>@breeze, I am going to try to spin this for you in hopes that it helps you feel better (in addition to no line to vote today!). Remember that minor errors on college applications are common for 17 and 18 year olds. It’s often better to have a couple of errors than to have a perfect application that appears to have been completed by a parent. Now if big errors, I may not be able to help you feel better, lol. How about this: my own daughter has yet to complete her Common Application and her ED application is due next week on Thursday. I am considering the reverse --chaining her to the laptop!</p>
<p>Congrats, Cooker, fabulous news! Amazing the relief you feel at different steps of the process, but there’s nothing like that first acceptance! Smile on!</p>
<p>Cooker–so happy for you and your son! And yes, tell your son that this former journalist assures him he is going to one of the most respected schools of journalism in the country. He will NOT have a hard time getting a job with a degree from there, I strongly suspect!!</p>