<p>Collegedadnh, that’s unfortunate for your son and the OP. </p>
<p>My D was admitted EA to engineering last year with merit money with 3.5ish UW grades though 2100ish SATs. She went elsewhere ED. I would have thought that those A+ grades would carry the day. Maybe the 4.2 was weighted and unweighted is really much lower.</p>
<p>Actually looking at her other posts, it’s really 3.8 UW. (3.8,1900) is more of a hit or miss range of the Naviance scattergram.</p>
<p>You’re right. It’s just that my interests are in film and public health. I always thought, hey “well, maybe if I work hard at this I can get a good job.”</p>
<p>But I just don’t know anymore. I’m no good at math and dislike teaching, so really am in pickle.</p>
<p>Thank you!
Very helpful.</p>
<p>about 3.87 unweighted</p>
<p>Auburn has an amazing program. The students make everyone feel welcome and the area is very safe. Go visit!</p>
<p>The university you attend is not everything!
I mean keep your curiosity and passion you should be great wherever you go. If people look down on you because the college you attend is less selective it’s that they are too superficial.
Don’t think too much about selectivity, really.</p>
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<p>Agree with mom2collegekids. I am looking at a couple of, well, cheap colleges for DD. One is Chadron State in Nebraska and the other is Minot State in ND. Cold, yea, but we’re from Michigan so it’s cold now. But both are within the $12,000 range per year all inclusive (that includes room and board). That’s because they don’t charge out of state tuition. They are actually cheaper for us than in state schools here in Michigan. I have told DD - do everything you can to finish undergrad debt free because you will need the money for grad school - she wants to go to Physical Therapy school. She’s buying in to what I am preaching. Either one of these schools we (DD and I) could swing together (50-50) or with a little bit of scholarship money if she can score or with a subsidized loan and try to stay away from unsubsidized money. And with some work study. Do-able.</p>
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<p>Warriordaughter, if (from another thread) Wheaton is what you are considering to be a low-ranked college, then I’m going to disagree with you. Wheaton is very respected and will have a fair number of high stat kids there. A quick look at collegeboard tells me 39% have SATs between 700 and 800 in CR.</p>
<p>Any college in the top couple of hundred (or more) will have high stat kids who choose them. Contrast that with colleges that aren’t in the that realm - where 1% or less are in the top stat range - say, Shepherd U.</p>
<p>I’ve seen students go to both. They are both decent colleges - for the right fit - but I wouldn’t recommend a top stat student consider Shepherd without some sort of VERY good reason. A lower stat student won’t get in to Wheaton, so that’s a non-issue.</p>
<p>Success can come from either place, but satisfaction with the fit certainly varies.</p>