Where can 92/93 GPA St. Albans Student Be Admitted For College?
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Anonymous
| My son has a GPA at STA in this range with a 1560 SAT and wants to aim for elite colleges. From your experience, where can he realistically expect to be admitted? Does he have a shot at the Ivy League? |
Anonymous
| What is special about him? |
Anonymous
| My impression is that it's really hard to say because there are so few kids who are not hooked in one way or another at STA. So it's hard to get a sense where one can get on stats alone since the pool is so small. I've heard that last year, out of 15+ Ivy admits only one was not a legacy or athlete. Many/most of those kids were also top students. So where does that leave a kid relying on grades alone? I'm not sure. What has college counseling told you? |
Anonymous
| ED at UChicago and he’s in. |
Anonymous
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SLAC
Unhooked kids don't get in unless they are URM (I don't believe this will go away - determining this will be more than check box, that's all). All the other kids are 1% amazing at something- athletics, art, changing the world, entrepreneurs etc. |
Anonymous
Yes, this is correct. Uchicago is the easiest to get in. |
Anonymous
URM yes. But the other I haven't seen. The tiny handful who get in unhooked are at the very top of the class academically (which is higher than a 92/93) and are generally also campus leaders. Not so much excelling in art or changing the world. The athletic recruits are an entire category entirely. |
Anonymous
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Yes it’s possible depending on the rest of the application. Not guaranteed but 92/93 is right around cum laude so academically they are competitive. Silly to say there is no shot. Last year is one data point but the year before saw multiple unhooked kids into Ivy and equivalents
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Anonymous
Get off of this board and go see the school college counselors. |
Anonymous
| Many do an Ivy for EDI and UChicago for EdDIi |
Anonymous
| Bad news is UVA is unattainable with those numbers. But good news is Christopher Newport and James Madison are likely good fits, and both have good academic supports to help students with weak high school grades progress towards a college degree. Mary Washington as a safety. |
Anonymous
+1 on CNU for a B+ student with good SATs (to the extent colleges still give them any weight). |
Anonymous
I assume this is sarcastic commentary. |
Anonymous
? I agree with PP-- No way is anyone getting into UVA with a 92 average. There are obviously options other than VA state schools, but those are some poor grades to be talking Ivy admissions. 
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Anonymous
| Anywhere he wants. Anything above a 90 average at the cathedral schools is very high and difficult to get. |