Spin off- Ivy admits
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Anonymous
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Did your kid have straight As? Uw 4.0 all 4 years? This is for unhooked —sports recruits don’t respond. |
Anonymous
| No. But private school didn’t weight grades either. They were cum laude. |
Anonymous
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Why Ivy?
Cornell. No. Several B/B+ in subjects irrelevant to the major. Unhooked. Private feeder HS. Niche academic interests supported by out-of-school jobs, internships, independent projects & research. School LOR spoke to the niche interests. Doing well in school. |
Anonymous
Because my kid did early choice to one. |
Anonymous
| Mine did. Unhooked regular decision acceptance. |
Anonymous
| Columbia- 3 A-'s in 9th/10th but other than that straight A's. Unweighted 3.98, weighted 4.5, 3rd in his class, lots of EC's and leadership, national level debate awards |
Anonymous
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Yes, from the 2 top privates my kids attended (24, 25) the unhooked HYP kids had all As (4.0) or all As with one or two A minuses.
They all had 3.97+ at schools that have an average GPA of 3.55 or so. Different breed of kids. Kids who excelled at everything. The other Ivies were a mix of this type of kid and a few a half step down. Cornell is by far the easiest one and allows for the most flaws. |
Anonymous
Your HS will matter a lot more than an A- or B+. And what the competition looks like from your HS. And how niche/unique your kid's narrative is. |
Anonymous
| My kid was rejected to 4 out of 5 of them with uw 4.0…lol |
Anonymous
What was the narrative? The hook? What was unique about your 4.0uw kid that other kids wouldn't have had? |
Anonymous
Hooked |
Anonymous
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99% of unhooked ivy admits have 4.0.
Doesn’t matter private school or public school. From private feeder schools, maybe one B or ar most two B+. |
Anonymous
| Is it true some Ivies don't count 9th grade GPA? |
Anonymous
No. Emory and UCs don’t count 9th grade. All ivies look at all four years |
Anonymous
Stanford doesn't count it either. |