<p>Sorry, was talking about Univ of Denver specifically. She is just so happy about getting accepted because we thought it was an academic reach.</p>
<p>Did you consider Drexel? They also give merit $$$ā¦but I donāt know their deadlines.</p>
<p>UMD is a tough admit for engineering these days. Average stats these days are around 2200 SAT and 4.05 weighted, which probably makes it a little reachy for your S, but definitely possible.</p>
<p>We visited Drexel last summer. That is smack in the city of Phillyā¦donāt know if itās an option for you or notā¦BU is also smack in Bostonā¦donāt know if you looked at BUā¦</p>
<p>A suggestion for a safety could be University of Hartford Honors programā¦</p>
<p>also UCONN ccould be another optionā¦</p>
<p>my S2 is a h.s. Junior and weāll be sifting through many of the same choices. His weighted GPA is a 3.7ā¦PSAT not greatā¦want him to break the 1800 level. His top choice at the moment is WPI.</p>
<p>Coralbrook, my D was so excited to get into DU too, since itās such a reach. I was astonished that she got a scholarship. Sadly itās not nearly enough to make it possible to attend. My hopes are pinned on the FAFSA and need based aid 
Good luck to you and your daughter!</p>
<p>Well, Iāll keep you posted about our results and whether she can attend. We have not visited yet, waiting for the Pioneer Day invite for accepted students. Have you visited? There arenāt very many visit reports that would help us.</p>
<p>She was admitted into film major, we think that might have been her saving grace because Iām sure it is very competitive for International Relations and Business.</p>
<p>Good collaborative effort with son this evening. We winnowed the list down to 3 reach, 3 match, and 3 safety schools. Dropped several schools from further consideration and added one in thanks to ConfusedMominMA suggestions.</p>
<p>Applied - </p>
<p>University of Maine - EA - awaiting notification
University of Maryland College Park - EA - awaiting notification
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) - EAII - awaiting notification
Purdue University - EA - Denied (Program Competitiveness)</p>
<p>Still being considered - </p>
<p>Due Jan 15
Northeastern
University of Connecticut
University of West Haven
Due 2/15
University of Massachusetts - Lowell
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Rolling Admissions
Western New England University</p>
<p>No longer being considered - </p>
<p>Alfred
Clarkson
Lafayette
North Carolina State
Renssalear Institute of Technology
Rochester Polytechnic Institute
Stevens Institute of Technology
Tufts
University of New Hampshire
Vanderbilt</p>
<p>Visited Northeastern University (NEU) and University of Massachusetts - Lowell this weekend. Applied NEU but dropped UMass - Lowell from further consideration.</p>
<p>Applied - </p>
<p>Northeastern - RD - awaiting notification
Purdue University - EA - Denied (Program Competitiveness)
University of Connecticut - RD - awaiting notification
University of Maine - EA - awaiting notification
University of Maryland College Park - EA - awaiting notification
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) - EAII - awaiting notification</p>
<p>Still being considered - </p>
<p>Due 1/15
University of West Haven
Due 2/15
University of Massachusetts - Amherst
Rolling Admissions
Western New England University</p>
<p>No longer being considered - </p>
<p>Alfred
Clarkson
Lafayette
North Carolina State
Renssalear Institute of Technology
Rochester Polytechnic Institute
Stevens Institute of Technology
Tufts
University of Massachusetts - Lowell
University of New Hampshire
Vanderbilt</p>
<p>CSNChief- double check UMass Amherstās info. In your above post you list their app deadline as being 2/15, I believe it is 1/15.</p>
<p>You are correct. I had placed it incorrectly on my tracking spreadsheet. Good catch.</p>
<p>Update</p>
<p>Applied list - </p>
<p>Northeastern - RD - awaiting notification
Purdue University - EA - denied (program competitiveness)
University of Connecticut - RD - awaiting notification
University of Maine - EA - awaiting notification
University of Maryland College Park - EA - awaiting notification
University of Massachusetts - Amherst - RD - awaiting notification
University of New Haven - EAII - awaiting notification
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) - EAII - awaiting notification</p>
<p>Still being considered - </p>
<p>Western New England University </p>
<p>No longer being considered - </p>
<p>Alfred
Clarkson
Lafayette
North Carolina State
Renssalear Institute of Technology
Rochester Polytechnic Institute
Stevens Institute of Technology
Tufts
University of Massachusetts - Lowell
University of New Hampshire
Vanderbilt</p>
<p>CSNChief-we got acceptance to Western New England yesterday and 14k/yr. definitely a safety but also has ROTC right on campus (UMass Lowell and Roger Williams do not have ROTC on their campuses so that is a black mark against those 2 schools in my sonās eyes)</p>
<p>S accepted at University of Maine College of Engineering</p>
<p>This thread is giving me such great ideas for S14. Thank you so much for posting all the schools your kids are being admitted to!</p>
<p>Welcome to the thread. It has really helped me. Lots of good advice on CCā¦some not s good advice also though.</p>
<p>DS</p>
<p>3.6 UW ; 4.069 W
AP Calc AB (3); AP Gov (4); AP Lang (5); APUSH (3); AP Calc BC (12th grade); AP Lit (12th grade)
11 Honors course; 1 dual enroll in 9th grade
ACT = 34/12 essay
SAT = 1480/2130
National Merit Semi-Finalist</p>
<p>Colorado College - deferred from EA to regular</p>
<p>Accepted:
Bama - with full tuition scholarship
UAlabama Huntsville - with scholarship
Rhodes - EA (merit unknown until next month)</p>
<p>applied and waiting to hear:
Trinity (TX)
U of Tulsa
Pitzer
Occidental
Pomona
Haverford
Juniata
Susquehanna</p>
<p>Is anyone on here looking at schools in Virginia? For a variety of reasons, we would like S14 to stay in-state. One is a medical reason, which while it may be under control, also makes me want him somewhat near a hospital. Lovely, right? I am not mentioning that to him. He isnāt a fan of momās paranoiaā¦
Has not taken SAT yet. Got about 1550 on PSAT with no prep whatsoever. He is taking a class now- same one raised his sister over 500 points and while Iām not expecting that, Iām a assuming he can get to roughly 1800/2400 and hopefully 1200/ 1600. Issue is GPA. Overall, through tenth grade, its a 3.25 Laziness led to a terrible grade in 8th grade (D+) which is really pulling his GPA down and obviously as more classes are completed that should be ādilutedā. Freshman year was a 3.28, all regular classes. Sophomore a 3.52, with two honors and 1AP class. This year he has 2 APs, first quarter was 3.7 or so. This quarter looks to be lower but the medical thing popped up and he also had a concussion which is going on 7 weeks now. Hoping he can reboundā¦ Has sports, EC volunteering, and music to list. Also hoping colleges will see the trend- and that he holds it- and forgive him some for being unfocused in 8th grade.
He loves JMU. Iāve suggested George Mason, Christopher Newport, and Old Dominion as a safety. Of course, heās only excited about JMU, but we have only toured it, and will be seeing the rest. He seems to be looking into education in some form as a career.
Suggestions, thoughts? Iām ok with OOS as long as its not too far and assuming he could get $ to reduce the cost to around IS, as we will likely eventually have three in college at the same time.</p>
<p>^i donāt think 8th grade will count towards GPA. 8th grade is not high school.</p>
<p>
His grades from 8th grade have no bearing on his GPA for college admission. Some colleges donāt even count a kidās freshman year grades.</p>
<p>Have you considered University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg?</p>
<p>Of course 8th grade grades can count on HS transcripts! Why in the world would people say āthey have no bearing.ā
Classes like Algebra 1, or any advanced Science (usually taken in 9th grade) or an advanced language MOST DEFINITELY show up on a HS transcript and absolutely count towards college admissions. </p>
<p>(Hi Wahoo!) :)</p>
<p>Transcript contents must vary from district to district or state to state. Courses taken in the 8th grade, no matter the level, do not appear on the transcripts from the high school where I am an employee.</p>