Top SLACs from Big 3?

[Anonymous]

It seems SLACs are more likely to understand the local rigorous grade-deflating prep schools. Say for a 3.5-3.8 GPA from a Big 3 (maybe too low for a top major university), is a top 10 SLAC possible? Thinking Amherst, Swarthmore, etc.

[Anonymous]

Where does that GPA put them in terms of class rank? I think that’s the key point.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It seems SLACs are more likely to understand the local rigorous grade-deflating prep schools. Say for a 3.5-3.8 GPA from a Big 3 (maybe too low for a top major university), is a top 10 SLAC possible? Thinking Amherst, Swarthmore, etc.

Why did you list 3.5 to 3.8? That likely covers at least half of the students in a grade.

[Anonymous]

I think you are correct that the SLACs give more "weight" to a Big 3 education than the bigger schools (UVA, Mich, USC, etc.) Schools like Wesleyan, Middlebury, Bowdoin, Bates....

[Anonymous]

Those colleges understand that those HSs cost $$$. Those colleges cost $$$, too. HS has already controlled for one of the important factors in admissions to the colleges.

Can’t you check Naviance/SCOIR?

[Anonymous]

Top 10 may be tough without high gpa and/or a hook. Slacs 11-30 are reasonable, but likely need to ED

[Anonymous]

Bucknell

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Those colleges understand that those HSs cost $$$. Those colleges cost $$$, too. HS has already controlled for one of the important factors in admissions to the colleges.

Can’t you check Naviance/SCOIR?

Also, more parents/kids that value a private school with some level of prestige, so yield rate will be higher.

[Anonymous]

Students coming from a rigorous private need only to be in the top half of the class to get into any slac outside of the top five.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Students coming from a rigorous private need only to be in the top half of the class to get into any slac outside of the top five.

At least for ed

[Anonymous]

Amherst, Williams and Pomona--no.
At our Big3 those are 3.8+ (often 3.9) schools, even ED.

The rest--yes and no. Many schools ranked 5-30 will likely take a lesser GPA but not all of them down to a 3.5. A few. But many require a 3.7.

[Anonymous]

Colby will accept you if you've taken an official in-person tour.

[Anonymous]

Middlebury, Hamilton, Bowdoin are about a 3.7-3.8 from our Big3 school. But the number of applicants is small so I'm not sure how strong the data is.

[Anonymous]

At our non-DMV private, Williams and Amherst are 3.85+ (at least this year). Pomona and Swarthmore, possibly 3.8+ (no Pomona this year tho).

Midd/Wes/Bowdoin/Colby - ED if 3.7, and RD 3.8+

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It seems SLACs are more likely to understand the local rigorous grade-deflating prep schools. Say for a 3.5-3.8 GPA from a Big 3 (maybe too low for a top major university), is a top 10 SLAC possible? Thinking Amherst, Swarthmore, etc.

You need at least a 3.7 for any in the SLAC T10....