If 300 Graduating Wootton Students Have a 4.0, How Do They Distinguish Themselves to Colleges?
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Anonymous
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It’s literally cut and paste, students who excel in math, take a million AP classes, play violin, piano, etc. Doesn’t it hurt to be part of a class like this? Won’t colleges just look at your impressive profile and say - oh geez another one? Wouldn’t it be better to go to a lower ranked high school and excel there so your profile is unique?
I don’t get it. |
Anonymous
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Because large public universities are data schools.
I know DCUM will not agree, with anything past scores and grades large schools like Penn State, UMD, etc..for example do not care about extracurricular curricular. If you all think large state schools have enough admissions counselors to read your little darlings college apps you can not do math. DCUM continue on with your fantasies. |
Anonymous
| 4.0 UW? |
Anonymous
| That is why the SATs , while imperfect, are coming back. |
Anonymous
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SAT, AP, EC.
National Merit Semifinalist. AP Scholars. 300 have 4.0 weighted, not unweighted. Huge difference. https://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/siteassets/schools/high-schools/r-w/woottonhs/uploadedfiles/counseling/school_profile__wootton_high_2017-2018.pdf |
Anonymous
Yeah. My daughter had a 4.4 something and wasn’t in the top 30% of her class. Grade inflation is insane. |
Anonymous
| Thats why you are better off at a non-w school which is why those who are at W schools don't realize some of us purposely avoid them. |
Anonymous
| my kid has a 4.85. he is going places! he studied hard and deserves to be recognized. his friends with 4.0 have had an eaier time. they tease him how much he studies. (it is weighted of course) but still! and his sat are pretty high as well. worked for us! |
Anonymous
+1 This is 100% true. Go to non-W schools where your kid can shine. This is the same situation that is happening at Churchill. That is why so many kids there are not getting into UMD despite excellent credentials. |
Anonymous
+1 They are all little clones. Nothing distinguishes them as a swathe of conformity and universities won't look twice at this bland cohort. |
Anonymous
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A lot of students have a 4.0 uw but not 300. Where did you get this number? Or do you mean weighted?
Signed, Mom of 2 Wootton grads and a current student |
Anonymous
No, no and no. Wootton gives a great education. College admissions out of Wootton is great. |
Anonymous
Correct for rich families that’s fine. For the rest of us who can only afford state schools… |
Anonymous
You don’t understand. No one is saying Wootton isn’t giving a quality education. What we are saying is that with grade inflation and cut throat competition and a huge student body that has a 4.0, it’s hard for a student to stand out. Many of these kids are not gettin into UMD even with stellar grades and great ECs. |
Anonymous
This now makes sense. |