<p>BTW–you may want to mention Appalachian State…that app seemed pretty easy. Up-and-coming reputation, gorgeous setting. I hear it has one of the best education departments in the country. It also has the Mother of all Appalachian Studies programs, which may not appeal to most folks, but, for my bluegrass/shapenote-loving son, it’s a draw.</p>
<p>Also–re Bama: We are homeschoolers, and I guess we were kind of out of the loop. We didn’t realize that we were supposed to be pushing mega-ECs down our kids’ throats, so we just let them be kids. We live in the woods, on 18 acres, and our neighbors have wooded acreage, too, with frontage on a gorgeous creek. Our kids hike a lot, and that’s about it! Older son, as I mentioned, has also been involved in Life Teen; he has attended several Life Teen conferences in Atlanta. Plus, he sings in the church choir, and both kids sometimes help me deliver Meals on Wheels. And that’s about it.</p>
<p>Do schools like Bama look kindly on kids with good stats but “weak” ECs? Seriously, before I started coming to this board, I had no idea that kids were expected to have ended world hunger PLUS started their own successful software company in order to get into college! ;-)</p>
<p>Haha don’t worry, it’s not hard to get into Bama</p>
<p>Lady…Bama admits by stats…test scores, GPA, and high school curriculum. Like many publics, ECs don’t really make much difference for admissions.</p>
<p>Bama rejects about 43% of applicants (which is highish for a public school.) </p>
<p>However, your NMSF son will certainly get admitted.</p>
<p>Bump</p>
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<p>This thread is so surprising. I can’t believe you don’t have to write essays for these schools! That makes me feel good.</p>
<p>uab doesnt require an essay for admission…but does require a short essay if you apply for an honors program.</p>
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<p>Does anybody know if there is any leeway in these numbers?</p>
<p>For instance, some of them say they want a 1200 M + CR or a 27 ACT and a 3.5 GPA. My son has a 1350 SAT (retook yesterday), 30 ACT will retake, is a NM commended student but has only a 3.2 GPA. Is it worth contacting a school IF he has a genuine interest in attending (I wouldn’t waste time doing this with a school he wouldn’t go to anyway) to see if there’s any wiggle room?</p>
<p>He has no interest in writing essays or approaching teachers for recs so it’s likely going to be CUNY or a SUNY CC for him unless one of these schools piques his interest.</p>
<p>Thanks for your help.</p>
<p>Joan, is that a weighted or unweighted GPA?</p>
<p>This thread is a year old. Why was it resurrected? Any particular reason?</p>
<p>If your son is willing to travel, I can give you 2 places that have automatic scholarships where COA would be about $20,000 or less. He would qualify with a 3.2 and no letters and with rolling admissions.</p>
<p>University of Wyoming
Truman State University</p>
<p>a 3.0 gpa will work for automatic scholarship at uab. 3.0 and 28-36 act gets 10K per year towards total coa of 20-24K… rolling admission, no essay,(unless you apply for honors college) [url=<a href=“http://www.uab.edu%5DWelcome%5B/url”>http://www.uab.edu]Welcome[/url</a>]</p>
<p>sovereign…I resurrected this thread because it’s very likely that most/all of these schools STILL have FAST & EZ apps. Does that make sense?</p>
<p>*My son has a 1350 SAT (retook yesterday), 30 ACT will retake, is a NM commended student but has only a 3.2 GPA. Is it worth contacting a school IF he has a genuine interest in attending (I wouldn’t waste time doing this with a school he wouldn’t go to anyway) to see if there’s any wiggle room?</p>
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<p>Is that GPA weighted? </p>
<p>I know that with Bama, this is what would happen: If his weighted GPA isn’t 3.5+, but it is 3.0+, then Bama would likely award him a scholarship in the spring since his ACT is strong. If his ACT/SAT increases more, then his chances are even better.</p>
<p>Bama Scholarships has told me many times that the listed scholarships are assured for stats, but those who miss the GPA mark are often awarded scholarships in the spring for having strong test scores. But, you have to apply before Dec 1st for this consideration. </p>
<p>That said, if your child’s school doesn’t put a weighted GPA on the transcript, if you can ask your GC to write it on there, Bama will accept that.</p>
<p>I know IU does not require recs or essays, and I got my acceptance letter in 3 weeks. </p>
<p>I have also noticed that a lot of these schools are in the southern and western parts of the United States. Does anyone know of any schools in the the north-east, mid-atlantic, or eastern-mid-west that do no require essays or recs?</p>
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<p>I’m not sure. He should have a weighted GPA because he takes honors and AP classes but his transcript and Naviance had only the 3.23.</p>
<p>In terms of course rigor, he has been in honors math since grade 7 (earliest possible) and is in Calc BC now, honors science since 8th (again earliest possible) and is taking Physics C and Bio this year. He’s had AP Euro and APUSH (C’s in the classes, 5 on each test and 750+ on the SAT II’s) and this year has AP Micro/Macro and Comp Gov’t. He considers English a foreign language so has not taken any AP’s in that or foreign lang. </p>
<p>Basically, nothing is going to happen until the SAT and ACT results come in except for apps done through the SUNY and CUNY systems. The former have some schools that require essays and supps and they’ll send it to you. My D got in to a couple without doing the supps due to her grades.</p>
<p>I wish he would take ownership of this process. I’m not allowed to discuss it with him for fear of shutting him down and my H wants him to go to Stony Brook and is badmouthing any and all other choices.</p>
<p>I believe West Virginia, Ohio U, and tOSU have automatic scholarship programs with no essay and rolling admissions. Check their web sites.</p>