<p>What kind of college do you think a student like this would get into? Lets say average EC’s, bottom half of their class, etc. I know several people like this, and just wondering what the CC’ers felt. I know some low ranking public school have automatic admissions regarding SAT scores, but is there anything else?</p>
<p>No. Very few schools like this. Good luck, though.</p>
<p>It’s actually not me. I have a 3.5 GPA w/ an 1800 SAT :(</p>
<p>Small private colleges that are not as selective or competitive might be interested in a C student with good standardized test scores. Possibly some of the evaluative/holistic colleges might be interested if there is a compelling “story.” Most of the non-flagship Us would probably be interested.</p>
<p>i think the university of houston has a guaranteed admission based on SAT score</p>
<p>Not for people below the first half.
The only schools that I know that offer it are Texas Tech and UTSA (Probably a few more in the UT school system) for all class quaters.</p>
<p>unless you have an excuse, very few colleges will accept you because they see a relatively bright person who is very lazy, something they hate</p>
<p>Either like the post above me, or the colleges will think that you have had special “training” or prep in SAT classes outside of school (also something they frown upon)</p>
<p>Plenty of colleges have an open admissions policy. Anyone who graduated from high school can attend. If you’re not sure if a college has an open admissions policy, check their profile at co11egeboard dotc om, then click on the Admissions tab. Generally these will be very small, non-prestigious, private schools or minor branch campuses of larger state schools. You can go there for a year, prove that you can do better than you did in high school, then transfer to a better college.</p>
<p>Also look into St. John’s College in either Santa Fe, NM, or Annapolis, MD. They have an unusual curriculum and love students who were bored in high school, which often goes hand-in-hand with low grades and high test scores.</p>
<p>Try a third-tier public as ranked by USN&WR or some lower-tier LAC’s like Washington & Jefferson, Allegheny college, Hanover college, or Presbyterian college.</p>
<p>Here’s the link to University of Iowa’s calculator. Have him plug in the numbers and see where he comes out. It will probably come down to his class rank. </p>
<p>[Admission</a> to Iowa’s Regent Universities: Regent Admission Index](<a href=“http://www2.state.ia.us/regents/rai/]Admission”>http://www2.state.ia.us/regents/rai/)</p>
<p>There are LOTS of colleges you could get into. What part of the country are you in??</p>
<p>a college like New College of Florida might be interested in this kind of student</p>
<p>or Simon’s Rock College of Bard which is for smart people who are sick of high school.</p>
<p>Arizona State is a college he may like. But having great SATS and a low GPA is not good, it shows them he is lazy.</p>
<p>^^ They’re now calling it Bard College at Simon’s Rock. They admit rising high school juniors and seniors. Not to be confused with plain-old Bard College, which admits high school graduates like most colleges.</p>
<p>In Ohio, as an example, Youngstown State and University of Akron would be possible choices.</p>
<p>Bard College prob. would be too much of a stretch.</p>