<p>D is an above average student with average SAT scores. Any suggestions for a medium sized school in NC, SC or VA?</p>
<p>Welcome to CC sweeney! You’ll find lots of ideas and helpful folks here, but why don’t you give us a little more information about your D? How are you defining 'average" SAT? What’s her GPA? Is she looking for big/small? Univ/LAC? Interests, extracurriculars?</p>
<p>What’s her personality like, and what does she want out of her college experience? There are many colleges that happily would admit her: What’s needed now is to know what would suit her needs.</p>
<p>Do you have any financial limitations on where she goes to college?</p>
<p>Very few medium-sized schools out there.</p>
<p>I’ve seen “average” SATs described as everything from 1500-2240 on CC, so please provide numbers.</p>
<p>As orchestramom and Northstarmom have indicated, we will need mor information before we can recommend specific SAT/ACT optional schools.</p>
<p>The student may not need SAT/ACT optional schools. There are hundreds if not thousands of colleges that accept students with average grades and scores. After all, even students whose scores are exactly the ACT/SAT average are college-bound. The same is the case for many of the students whose scores are below – including far below – average.</p>
<p>and we still don’t know how sweeny is defining “average”…</p>
<p>My daughter had a 3.7 GPA and 1230 SAT (CR/math). She was in the top 5% of her graduation class. She got accepted to U of South Carolina. Also you might want to look at UNC-Greensboro, a very nice campus…or UNC-Charlotte. Both are great and are much easier admits than UNC Chapel Hill…and they are much smaller too.</p>
<p>yes, Sweeney, what is the “average” score? thumper1’s D’s score would not be considered average in our NC h.s…1230 is def. above avg. here.</p>
<p>Is your D instate for one of the three states you mentioned? That could also make a difference on the recommendations posters may offer.</p>
<p>My dd was OOS. She also got a great scholarship…but she didn’t end up going there.</p>
<p>Wake Forest is test optional</p>
<p>thumper, those are well above average stats. </p>
<p>I think when reading CC, people see “average” differently. :)</p>
<p>I work with many students who have average stats and they are well below what you stated and then I have some who have below average stats. </p>
<p>I agree that the OP would have to be more specific because as we see here, one’s person’s definition of average is not the next person’s. :)</p>
<p>one data point:</p>
<p>SAT National Average (Mean) scores:</p>
<p>Critical reading: 502
Mathematics: 515
Writing: 494</p>
<p>Soozie, I know her scores were well above the average in the nation. They were NOT above the average for the scholarships to U of SC. In fact, they were on the low side. Most kids had 1250 or above for scholarship consideration. And she really wanted to be a Capstone Scholar at USC, but did NOT get that nod because their cutoff was 1250…period.</p>
<p>I do believe there was a “disconnect” between her SAT scores (above average nationally) and her GPA/class rank (top 5% of class). That was the only reason I posted here.</p>
<p>And even with that…I do believe the OP’s student would get accepted at U of South Carolina.</p>
<p>Until the OP comes back with data we are just flapping our gums.</p>
<p>Thumper,
I didn’t realize that the OP’s or your post were about scholarships. I thought we were discussing what schools in that region are good for “average SAT scores” and an “above average student” and so I was only commenting that the SAT, GPA, and class rank you cited were not what I consider “average” but are considerably better. </p>
<p>I don’t know how to assess that the OP’s child would get acepted at U of SC as she presented very vague information. Not enough for me to form an opinion.</p>
<p>Agreed…not much info to go on. I thought maybe my kid’s stats might be something for the OP to compare to. AND no, the OP didn’t mention scholarships, only acceptances.</p>
<p>and the OP hasn’t returned. too bad, lots of good info and willing helpers here…</p>