xNYer

Noone would get into New College of Florida with those stats.
SAT 50%- 1250-1390, GPA 3.7-4.2

ahoo2u

Chances are excellent with some research into
1) the stats of the schools attempted
2) the possibility of SAT Optional schools (since student has 3.5) and the school may not be looking for the gifted
'critical thinking'/fill in the bubble standarized test kind of high performer.

Two sources of SAT optional schools
FairTest.org has a huge list of Test Score Optional schools.
Optional List | FairTest

So does FastWeb

FastWeb: Resources: SAT/ACT-Optional Colleges and Universities

AdamantineX

Community College and Transfer

Lumine

It's so sad that so many people think that Ivy League is the only "good college education" you can get.

Grande Antilles

This student can have a chance at Westminster college in Missouri,
Methodist college in North Carolina
Earlham College (In) which is one of the colleges that change life.
Luther College in Iowa

Mount Holyoke since SAT is not required
Wartburg college

The student will get a good education at Earlham and Westminster. People there are happy too. There are plenty of schools that will accept you with this SAT.

binghamtonrocks

Grande Antilles, I think the question is which college will NOT accept a B student with average SATs.

On CC, we're all focused on the most elite schools, but there are MANY more colleges that will readily accept the average student than those that will reject him/her.

khsstitches

Plenty of school will accept a student with these stats. But saying that the CTCL schools are easier to get into is not entirely true. And the work, once there, is challenging.

AdamM412

agreed. many schools on the CTCL list have SAT scores higher than those stated, and higher reported GPAs. There are a million opportunities for B students with 50 or 60 percentile SAT scores, but it can be harder to find them because so much more information is readily available on "top colleges" that is why the CTCL is a good place to look, and from there use websites that will lead students towards similar colleges, or other colleges students have looked at.

HaoJin

I just want to say that if you dream of going to schools like Harvard, you should apply. Anything can happen. I've seen students with 3.1 UW GPA's attend schools like Amherst, Brown, and Dartmouth. Good luck.

mom0809

This is a great thread. My son went to an elite college, my daughter is not the same type of student. She had almost the same stats as the person mentioned in the original post. I felt so alone :-)

She actually got in everywhere she applied...all state schools and two private LAC's. Belmont Abbey College and Guilford College. She absolutely fell in love with BAC, with great financial aid, etc. Like many other less competitive schools, it also has an Honors Institute to attract A students.

The point is the same as everyone else here...there are many schools out there for the average student. It would be GREAT however, if a part of this forum could be dedicated to those schools. Parents and students check this forum not only for "What are my Chances?", and Stats. We also check for inside information. It would be great if students and parents from these lesser-known schools would give their input as well.

firsttimelisa

I have the same dilemma with child #2. We live in NY and are looking at SUNY. However, SUNY's are iffy with those stats. We visited Cortland last week. They are looking for an 88 average, 1100 SAT or 25 ACT. I'm not sure he can get there! Plattsburgh will probably be OK-not Oneonta. I'm very worried. Any ideas for affordable schools in the NE? We probably don't qualify for any aid, but will have three (stepdaughter also) in school next year. Thank you.

Narcissa

nothing. prepare to fail and go to community college. IF they accept you

aaviolinist

I am happy to see this discussion about B students. There are students who are just as talented but their grades dont reflect it. My daughter is an excellent violinist but academically she struggled. She got into several good schools but settled for a small liberal arts school in the southeast. After visiting the school with the professors there and they talked with her extensively, she concluded "for the first time I see myself double majoring in Biology and Violin - the two areas I am passionate about and I dont have to leave one or the other behind." She could never have done that if she had gone to Bard, Carnegie Mellon or Vanderbilt - she would have been steam rolled by more academically gifted and aggressive students instead she found the right enviornment, not a nationally named school but one that for the past five years turned out 100% acceptance into medical school. It always works folks - One does not have to go to Yale or Harvard to be successful. Then again, we need to define success!!!

Grande Antilles

"nothing. prepare to fail and go to community college. IF they accept you"
Who said so?

aaviolinist

"nothing. prepare to fail and go to community college. IF they accept you"
this is a very condescending statement. I hope it was not meant that way, but it certainly did come across like that.