Is This A Realistic List for High Test/Lower GPA Son?

jmgradon
Sun, 10 Aug 2014 19:07:54 +0000

Thank all of you who have commented. The links were quite helpful. It shows he has at least a shot at all of these schools. In terms of his marching band background, S is not really interested in pursuing it past high school. We visited UW-Madison, which his father attended, and which has a great marching band. He liked it but very much wants to go to a much smaller school. The other thing I failed to mention, which helps to explain why his grades are relatively low and his test scores higher, is that he has ADHD, and in fact, was even enrolled in a basic skills course early in his high school career in order to help hone his study habits. I suspect the admissions offices at the various schools will see this on his transcript and probably figure it out. Not sure how it will play in terms of accepting him, however.