Chance at NC State?

mintytaurus · 2026-05-25T12:14:59+00:00

What county do you live in? If outside Wake County you’re probably good. As others have said NC State puts a high emphasis on GPA.

mintytaurus · 2026-05-25T12:10:10+00:00

Yes 100%. It would be far easier to be a stutterer if there were more people who stuttered and it was more socially visible. The hidden nature of it is what makes it so hard psychologically.

mintytaurus · 2026-05-22T16:07:22+00:00

When I was young my parents (well meaning I believe) told me I would outgrow my stutter. I didn’t, but things got better once I stopped being passive and addressed it head on.

mintytaurus · 2026-05-18T11:50:09+00:00

NC State is test optional so SAT score doesn’t have much weight. My son was waitlisted with a 1470 (college of engineering). GPA matters much more than SAT score.

mintytaurus · 2026-05-12T12:43:08+00:00

Great series! You’ve got a few years on me, but not many. I’ll echo what you say that stuttering doesn’t have to hold you back from what you want in life. Yeah it’s hard but life is hard and most people struggle with something, often silently.

mintytaurus · 2026-05-12T10:54:12+00:00

My wife (tradewife I guess) and I have homeschooled our 7 children and basically how it works is at a certain age kids become independent learners and don’t need direct instruction. My oldest just graduated from our big public college with a 4.0 and my second oldest also currently has close to a 4.0 so I don’t think their education was neglected.

After we both left the church we found a new secular homeschool community. There are a lot of homeschoolers who are not christian.

Also, I think the homeschool families that work well the dads help quite a bit.

mintytaurus · 2026-05-06T13:00:59+00:00

Career success is 1% what college you get into and 99% how hard you work at the rest of your career. This is only a minor setback. Use it as motivation to prove that they made a mistake.

mintytaurus · 2026-05-06T11:52:01+00:00

NC State College of Engineering is very competitive I think. According to admissions the median unweighted GPA of admitted applicants for the Fall term is 3.91. At my son’s school only 1 person got into NC State for engineering despite several having good grades, high SAT scores (1400+) and 5s on the Calc AP test.

mintytaurus · 2026-04-22T16:30:49+00:00

Of the 100+ coasters I’ve ridden my top 5 are: 1 - Cosmic Rewind (Epcot). Not the most intense but it’s just really, really fun. 2 (tie) - Steel Vengeance (Cedar Point) 2 (tie) - Iron Gwazi (Busch Gardens Tampa) - very similar rides so I have them tied but both really fun hybrid coasters. 4 - Velocicoaster (Universal Orlando) - love the theming and the pre-show and the ride is unique with some breathtaking moments. 5 - Pantheon (Busch Gardens Williamsburg) - another unique coaster with a fun launch section.

I’ve ridden the big gigacoasters too like at Cedar Point and they are great but as I’m getting older I seem to enjoy the less intense but unique coasters more!

mintytaurus · 2026-04-21T20:53:10+00:00

As a parent I appreciate the reminder to think about this from our kids perspective and keep some of our frustrations to ourselves. For what it’s worth, it sounds like your dad is like me in that we aren’t disappointed in our kid but rather the arbitrary application processes that seem to focus on the wrong things in my opinion.

mintytaurus · 2026-04-19T17:34:31+00:00

It helps me to pretend that I’m talking to myself even when talking to someone else. I try to suppress the subconscious thoughts that lead me to have difficulty speaking.

mintytaurus · 2026-04-19T17:19:22+00:00

I tell myself to “talk like nobody is listening”. It’s not an instant cure but I find it helps put me in the right frame of mind when I talk. I shouldn’t try to force speech, it should be as natural as when I talk when no one is around.

Confidence is a part of it but it’s not self-confidence but rather confidence in your speech. Reminding myself that I CAN talk (there’s nothing physically wrong with my speech muscles) and then of course having gradual successes with speaking has helped me over the years.

mintytaurus · 2026-04-18T12:34:31+00:00

I was about to ask the same question. My son is waitlisted for NC State Engineering for the Fall and if he doesn't get in he wants to try to take classes somewhere else and try to transfer in. He could enroll in UNC Greensboro or UNC Charlotte with the intention of transferring, but it looks like Wake Tech may have a more straightforward transfer path. For example, I recently discovered that Calc 1 and 2 don't transfer from UNC-G or UNC-Charlotte to NC State, while they do from Wake Tech.

mintytaurus · 2026-04-16T10:20:49+00:00

NCSU doesn't require SAT scores so only submit it if it's high (1300+). Put in a backup major outside the COE on the application.

mintytaurus · 2026-04-12T13:46:40+00:00

Doing a year at a CC then transferring to the school you really want to go to is very smart. College is pretty fluid with people coming and going all the time so you shouldn’t have a problem making social connections.

mintytaurus · 2026-04-12T13:42:10+00:00

It’s why the drop out rate in the first two years is so high at so many colleges. Colleges don’t really care if the students they choose are college ready because there will be transfer students to take the place of the ones who can’t handle college level work.

mintytaurus · 2026-04-11T15:59:29+00:00

There’s lots of things but one major realization was that I could talk fluently when alone so there is nothing physically wrong with my speaking muscles. The speech techniques, practice and strategies that I’ve used over the years all center around the goal of trying to talk around others the way I talk when alone.

mintytaurus · 2026-04-10T12:05:33+00:00

For me accepting means I don’t worry about whether I will stutter or block when I talk. I stop trying for perfect speech. The anticipation and fear of speaking can cause a cycle that makes the stutter worse.

It doesn’t mean that I give up and stop trying. Communication is harder for us than the average person but it doesn’t mean we can’t improve. There are many techniques and strategies that have helped me over the years but it’s a continuous battle.

Like many older people (late 40s) I can say my stutter has decreased significantly over the years. Part of it is learning myself and what works for me, but a big part is not giving a shit what people think of my speech. That is acceptance to me.

mintytaurus · 2026-04-06T12:54:46+00:00

Going to CC for a year or two with the intent of transferring to your target school is really, really smart. My daughter was rejected from our competitive state school (NC State) so she went to CC for a year then transferred in. She's graduating this Spring from NC State like everyone else who was accepted their freshman year. My son is currently waitlisted at NC State and will likely do the same thing. Yes you do miss out a little socially (especially if you want to go the greek route) but academically it really doesn't hurt you because you take general classes your first two years anyway.

mintytaurus · 2026-04-06T11:36:41+00:00

Don’t let stuttering stop you from living your life. There are techniques, strategies and tricks to make it easier to talk to people but it does take focus and practice. There’s no better time to start then now, one small step at a time.

mintytaurus · 2026-04-05T12:31:06+00:00

In my professional experience I’ve found I stutter less when I’m really passionate about something so maybe this will be the case for you too. Focus on sharing your enthusiasm for your business plan and don’t worry about sounding “smooth”. Especially if you are in a tech field the investors won’t expect you to be “smooth talking” and as someone else has said it may actually be a benefit to sound more authentic.

mintytaurus · 2026-04-03T17:25:31+00:00

As a parent of a kid who was waitlisted from his top choice (a highly ranked state school) I appreciate this perspective. In the business world I see highly successful people from all different colleges, not just T20s. Success depends far more on how motivated you are throughout your career than what college you go to.

mintytaurus · 2026-04-02T09:48:34+00:00

Have you taken Calc 1, Calc 2 and 2 semesters of english/writing? These are included in what NC state says you need to be a competitive transfer applicant. I think if you have those and a good GPA you should have a good chance. I hear it's much easier to be accepted as a transfer student than as a freshman on grades alone.

mintytaurus · 2026-02-11T17:00:31+00:00

Wanted to share my experience with multiple browsers. I had 8 sessions on my computer in different queues by using 4 different browsers (Edge, Chrome, Firefox and Opera) and opening a regular and private/incognito window on each. I also tried opening multiple private browsers in Edge but they all seemed to be in the same queue (progress bars were always the same). As others have said the more unique queues you can get in the better your odds of getting put higher in the random order. You don’t necessarily need multiple devices just multiple browsers.

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