Occidental College is the perfect launch pad?

nocterne99
Fri, 07 Oct 2016 02:42:52 +0000

@Michpadams @uclaparent9
Thanks for your responses! I should have clarified that my kid goes to a top magnet school in the country, but ended up in that middle area where he has good test scores on SAT/APs but mediocre grades due to the stiff competition. He was unfocused for most of high school and fell through the cracks because the teachers only really focused on the top students, but he is ready to really buckle down (and his grades this semester show it) and wants to backdoor his way into Caltech/Columbia by working hard at a partner school (or maybe he’ll just realize in the process that which school you get your degree from doesn’t matter as long as you excel wherever you end up).

I should rephrase my questions as: “Is Oxy the right place for a determined mediocre student from an elite high school to succeed?” Your answer makes me think the answer to the question is yes, which I’m sure will make him happy!