Schools for average student with above average stats

jmelts
Thu, 30 Jun 2016 17:23:04 +0000

I suggest checking out Elon University in NC-- between Greensboro and the Chapel Hill/Durham/Raleigh area. My daughter was VERY similarly situated–GPA not quite as high but great SAT scores, very decent GPA and no earth shattering ECs or much of anything that would make her stand out from the crown in a big way.

Elon is about 5000 students, a stunning campus, D1 sports, and they seem to be putting a good bit of money and energy into raising the profile f the school. Their Theater Dept is quite good (I believe) and the sticker price starts out a good bit lower than most private schools. Much to our delight our daughter was automatically awarded the Presidential scholarship of $6K and later (another pleasant surprise) got a fellowship of 5.5K, making the whole cost not much more than our instate options.