I think you need to be realistic with your list building. Not wishing to be a Debbie downer, but right now, neither your GPA nor SAT score would make you a realistic candidate for admission to top 20-50 colleges where acceptance rates are very low…and most candidates are very strong ones.
You need to make a list of the characteristics you want in a college. I would suggest “prestige” not be one of them. There are tons of wonderful colleges out there.
I would suggest you look at this thread:
There is some great information about schools with higher admit rates, but it’s often tucked into threads that are particular to a specific family’s situation. This thread is meant to be a general resource on schools with admit rates in the 20-59% range. There is a separate thread to discuss schools with admit rates in the 60-100% range .
What’s a college in the 20-59% admit range that you like? What do you like about it? This can be anything from positive experiences while attending the school, visiting the campus, outcomes of students, strength in a particular area of study, engagement of staff and faculty with students, etc. If you liked something about the school, please share it!
Schools may be mentioned more than one time if more than one poster liked it. Once again, if you like a school, please talk about it!
NOTE: Posts suggesting schools that fall below the specified range are considered off-topic. This will also be a NO REPLIES thread (like the Colleges your child crossed …
And this one:
There is some great information about schools with higher admit rates, but it’s often tucked into threads that are particular to a specific family’s situation. This thread is meant to be a general resource on schools with admit rates in the 60-100% range. There is a separate thread to discuss schools with admit rates in the 20-59% range .
What’s a college in the 60-100% admit range that you like? What do you like about it? This can be anything from positive experiences while attending the school, visiting the campus, outcomes of students, strength in a particular area of study, engagement of staff and faculty with students, etc. If you liked something about the school, please share it!
Schools may be mentioned more than one time if more than one poster liked it. Once again, if you like a school, please talk about it!
NOTE: Posts suggesting schools that fall below the specified range are considered off-topic. This will also be a NO REPLIES thread (like the Colleges your child crossed …
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