<p>Hi parents of 3.0 kids. My S2 fell into this category when he was in h.s. I worried if he would make it to college graduation. He proved me wrong and graduated (in 4 years) from college in 2012. Was a better student in college than he ever was in h.s.</p>
<p>He graduated from East Carolina University (loved it and misses it terribly)</p>
<p>We are in NC. There are lots of schools in NC from big state u. to small privates that would fit this gpa/SAT range.
East Carolina University
Western Carolina University
UNC-Charlotte
UNC-Greensboro
Appalachian State University (possibly)
UNC Asheville (possibly)
Queens University of Charlotte (great location)
Guilford College
Greensboro College
Meredith College (a women’s college in Raleigh NC just down the road from NC State)
Peace College (another womens’s college in Raleigh and a few blocks from NCSU)
Wingate University
Lenoir-Rhyne University
Gardner-Webb University
Warren Wilson College
Lees-McCrae College
Mars Hill College
Barton College
Methodist College
Campbell University
Belmont Abbey (small Catholic school)</p>
<p>Thank you for the warm welcome! Momofwon, this may be a 12 month journey till she chooses, but it will continue of CC for a loooong time! I am always on the UA page. Plus I have 1 more to go! SLUmom, I will have to try to visit Alfred when there is life on campus. Thanks for the heads up. Creekland, congrats on the upcoming wedding. I am totally not ready for that phase. BobbyCT, are you in CT? I am in RI. I would be thrilled if DD went to UA too. I really love it there, as does my son. It has everything my D wants, except ice hockey. I just don’t know if I can afford it without the scholarship. :-(</p>
<p>@Proudmama3-Yes, we are in Connecticut. We are going up next week to see URI. One school you might want to consider based upon your son’s stats is UMaine. We are going there in a couple weeks. They have some very good merit scholarship opportunities and the school is well known for it’s hockey program. If you have not looked there, it may be worth consideration. I can report on it in a few weeks.</p>
<p>^^^Actually I have a daughter. Yes I had also thought of Maine. She didn’t seem interested but that’s not a surprise. They have engineering too. I want to take her to URI. Of course we live here and haven’t visited. She is dead set against going there, but they have a good engineering program and an international engineering program and she does well with foreign language.</p>
<p>First off I want to thank SLUMOM for telling me about this thread. It’s just perfect for me! It’s nice to know that other parents are also having the same worries and concerns that I am. Please excuse the length of this its just nice to vent to people who understand!</p>
<p>A little about me this is my second go round in the college search process. I have a very high achieving son who is now a freshman at Bucknell. My daughter (the junior) is a different story. There were years of missed homework assignments, not studying for tests, teacher phone calls home you get the idea.</p>
<p>My daughter wants to go into elementary education. I think she would be a really terrific teacher. She has helped out in the first and second grade classrooms at Sunday school for years. And next year she is going to do an internship where she gets out of high school early to spend the afternoon in a first grade classroom.</p>
<p>Of course she is now dealing with a low GPA and low test scores. She has turned it around this year, but Im afraid that it wont be enough to get her into a college that she wants to attend. And there is still a lack of motivation I enrolled her in Huntington to get her ACT score up (she got a 25 the first time around), but she has not opened the book to do her homework since then. She does seem excited about visiting colleges, though, so hopefully that’s a step in the right direction.</p>
<p>I also want to throw my hat in the ring in support of Alfred University. We attended their Junior Discovery day last week and my daughter just fell in love with the school. As a parent of this type of student, I loved the fact that there would only be around 30 incoming freshmen in her major and as they said there is no hiding in the back of the class or slipping through the cracks. </p>
<p>Im looking forward to spending the next year with all of you :)</p>
<p>@benreb-Welcome aboard! I think you will find that many of us are dealing with the same worries and concerns that later go unfounded. I have that high achieving D2 in a great LAC but D3 is exactly like your D. She is by far the most naturally intelligent of my 3 kids but brings new meaning to the word “underachieve”. She is also considering Elementary Education. We looked at our first college last week and even though she did not think it was the best fit for her, being on the campus really got her motivated and focused about college. We are looking at 8-10 over the next 10 days and she is really excited. Amazing what a campus visit did for her initiative.</p>
<p>Hi.I just found this forum/website and posted to another 2014 thread. Maybe this is where I belong? D2 (2ND child, daughter) squeaked above the 3. mark last semester and has fallen apart this semester with not doing assignments or studying for tests. Says shes been distracted but wont tell us what from. Havent taken any tests yet and just switched gears to add nondenominational Christian schools out of state to the UW options we just started looking into. Maybe we’re behind, but I hope not by much. My son was young and went locally the first year, so test score didnt matter, then chose the school based on friends. Finally convinced dad to support a major, not just a minor, in acting/theater. Her ideal would be somewhere she can get connections/internships in the field. Open to any suggestions!</p>
<p>BobbyCT - I haven’t read through the thread, but since your post is last before mine I’ll comment. S1 was just below genius at age 6. Never went below a 3.5 gpa in middle school. Graduated with about 2.6 and college wasnt much better until this, his junior year. There was a t shirt we really wanted to buy him in high school: Genius by Birth/ Slacker by Choice</p>
<p>It’s amazing how different they all are, even being raised in the same household. I just wish my daughter would live up to her potential. Just today she told me that she is going to be much more motivated in college because she gets to choose her classes and will be studying things that she enjoys. I said “Yes, but you need to get there!” Some day it will sink in :)</p>
<p>Good luck to you with your college visit schedule. I could only talk my daughter into visiting two during her school vacation week. Your plan sounds exhausting, but fun. I love touring college campuses. Makes me wish I was 18 again!!</p>
<p>Welcome folks! I’m on both '14 boards too. I don’t mind cheering for all, but I suspect the schools more in line with where we’ll be will be on this thread. My youngest definitely would be capable of high achievement (like his brothers), but doesn’t get there with actual “work.” It doesn’t really show up at our public school as the bar is rather low there giving him a high GPA, but more average test scores. Since I work in the school (and went to a good public high school myself eons ago), I see where the bar is (or isn’t). Many from our school get shocked when they get to college and see the expectations. My guy will likely be among them.</p>
<p>The “plus side” (I suppose) is he hardly ever has homework and certainly isn’t stressed out time-wise.</p>
<p>The negative side is that he won’t be conditioned to doing work outside of class, won’t have the foundation in his classes that others do, and without higher test scores, $$$ for school isn’t as easily obtained (not to mention limiting schools within reach, but that doesn’t seem to matter based upon schools he currently likes).</p>
<p>After having two high achievers (both of whom I homeschooled for their high school years), this go around is completely different (youngest wanted to return to ps for high school). The good thing is everyone loves him as a student, so hopefully, good LORs.</p>
<p>So what’s this other board you are talking about? I have a hard time finding other threads using the app on my phone. Anyhow, we are going to look at SUNY Binghamton and RIT next week. Looking forward. Anyone else going there?</p>
<p>We are going to look at other SUNYs (have already been to Oneonta), but not Binghamton. I think Binghamton is one of the hardest ones to get into, and I don’t think my daughter would have a chance. Plus it’s way bigger than she would like.</p>
<p>We live in the suburbs of Rochester, so if you have any questions about the area, please let me know. I don’t know much about RIT, though, except that it has a great reputation in the area and a lot of students from my kids’ high school go there. Hopefully the weather will be good for your visit. I think we’re finally done with the snow!</p>
<p>I am hoping that she might have an edge on admission being a female going into engineering. Other than that, who knows? We will send out many apps and cross our fingers. I was wondering if she should look at Geneseo too. Or Stony Brook. As far as OOS tuition, Binghamton seemed pretty reasonable. Not too much more than in state at URI. I also looked at Binghamton because it has a huge Jewish population which I think my DD would like. I enjoy this process and dread it at the same time.</p>
<p>Benreb-- I forgot, my D had the same problems, low grades due to lack of homework, studying, etc. I told her constantly but got the shrug. My DS was number 7 in his class and despite many acceptances, he chose UA because they offered him full tuition plus. He made a very very smart choice, and we all love it there. He has excelled this first year. I was hoping for the same for my D but the GPA just wasn’t there. I am starting on my youngest S who is in 9th. If he does well now he can start the trend. Nothing better than merit scholarships when you don’t qualify for financial aid.</p>
<p>There is also a large percentage of Jewish students at Oneonta (I think it’s around 35%), but I don’t know anything about their engineering program. They mentioned some sort of 3-2 program when we were there, but that may not be what your daughter wants.</p>
<p>The number of Jewish students is also something I’m trying to take into consideration. My daughter wants a small school approximately 2 - 3 hours from where we live. I had to eliminate a lot of them when I saw there wasn’t even a Hillel on campus. We are not ultra-religious, but I don’t want her to feel uncomfortable either.</p>
<p>Geneseo is also going to be tough for admissions, but you never know unless you try! My niece went there and loved it. I have only been to their hockey rink when my son’s high school team played there. Looks like a nice campus, though.</p>
<p>We don’t qualify for aid either, and I’m sure my daughter won’t be getting any merit aid. Hence the SUNY schools :)</p>
<p>I’m in the same boat. The three main things I’m looking for first when I look at a college are does my S have a decent shot at getting in, do they have good support for students w/ LDs, and do they have an active Hillel. I’ve found that going on FB and finding the Hillel page for a school can give you a feel for how active it is.</p>
<p>3rd try at the ACT tomorrow. Took it twice, working and doing the practice tests from the Real ACT book…got the same score, much lower than any of his practice tests. Bit the bullet and had him do tutoring leading up to this one. After each session, he said that he found it helpful…we’ll find out after this weekend.</p>
<p>Good luck to anyone else’s children taking the ACT this weekend!</p>
<p>Ahhhh…last quiet morning for a while. D comes home from a school trip later today after being gone for a week. Sleep in late tomorrow, then back to a typical junior’s crazy-busy schedule. Counting the days until summer…Oh, wait. Then there’s tournaments, relatives, practice, essays, etc., etc. etc. ;-)</p>
S1 was just below genius at age 6. Never went below a 3.5 gpa in middle school. Graduated with about 2.6 and college wasnt much better until this, his junior year. There was a t shirt we really wanted to buy him in high school: Genius by Birth/ Slacker by Choice</p>