My Son is Junior and has weighted GPA 3.45 and non weighted around 2.9 . He has completed Eagle scout , He is lead in High school robotics team and two time went to Super regional. He is in highschool tennis team but not in top 6. I am worried about his college admission because of his GPA. What are the options for this kind of students to get admitted in what colleges ?
What are other options for him get in better colleges ?
Arizona, Arizona State, and Utah could be some options. What state are you from and what standardized test scores does your son have?
In addition to test scores, how much are you willing/able to pay? Do you think you will be eligible for financial aid?
Yes, what are his test scores? And is he taking rigorous classes (looks like he may be based on the discrepancy between w and uw.) My d had a 2.9 uw and 3.7 w, 31 ACT and several long term ECs and volunteer hours, but no hook or anything. Applied to one public uni and 12 privates, all pretty well ranked schools. Accepted at 9 (honors program at 2), waitlisted at 2, denied at 1. Great merit at most (>$20,000). See what he can do to improve the gpa - an upward trend is important. You will have a lot of options, just have to do some research to create a good list.
Look up colleges for B students. There are even books about them. There are thousands of colleges that would be happy to have him.
Your son seems interested STEM, but know that some of those programs tend to be more competitive than the college at large (which are the admission rates you see in the rankings). If STEM is what he wants to study, his chances should be higher at schools that don’t admit by major (vs. those that offer “direct admit” to a department). Do the research.
Assuming you aren’t a “development case”, for “better” colleges, his best bet is to get strong grades as an undergrad and go for a higher ranked college for graduate school. Everyone should apply to a couple of affordable “realistic reaches”, regardless.
I agree with others. Knowing your home state and budget would help.
Your in-state public universities seem like a place to look. Depending upon you state, this might be your in-state flagship, or #2 or #3, or #4 or if you are in California perhaps a CSU.
There are a very long list of universities that are appropriate for a B student. They are typically not the ones that we talk about on CC, but there are a lot of them, many are quite good, and you can find them if you look at the threads for schools for B students (or give us more information and someone will suggest lots of schools on this thread).