If your child got into a T25 in the last 2 years
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Anonymous
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3.98 unweighted (school didn't do weighted GPA)
34 ACT No hook (could be argued he had a anti-hook being Asian) Did ED at a t10 - got deferred, and then rejected. In the RD round - got into 4 top 25 (including 2 Ivies). Had an unusual area of interest that he was able to build a story around as his volunteer work and internships anchored around that interest. But even then, that story obviously resonated with certain schools but not with others. And of course so much is luck when acceptance rates are <6%. For this reason, I recommend applying to a lot of schools - it did seem based on the results from his school that "reasonable shotgunning" works (applying to ~15-20 schools). His strategy was also to apply to 2 safety/targets he knew he'd be happy to go to, and then go big on all the rest. (versus having a more 'balanced' list). Also - keep in mind recommendations - the one part of the application we don't see and therefore can't reasonably assess across students. I surmise that these play a huge role in differentiating the sea of kids with top stats. And also help paint the picture of the type of student that particular school is looking for. |
Anonymous
- 4.7 GPA - 1550 SAT submitted - none - EA (rejected then accepted) |
Anonymous
| I meant deferred then accepted. |
Anonymous
| How can any kid have a 4.7 WGPA? At least in FCPS, I don't see it humanly possible. With required non-honors courses. Can someone please explain? |
Anonymous
Those kids probably did things like take gym and art over the summer in order to boost their GPA. There's no competing with that level of crazy. |
Anonymous
| You are asking wrong questions op. Gpa relevant only with respect to peers. If within top one percent of class at a local public, an unhooked applicant has a decent chance at T15. If within top 2 to 3 percent at a top private or TJ, same. The extracurriculars you listed are “average excellent” meaning most top students will have similar. |
Anonymous
I said the same and she had all UVA posts deleted. |
Anonymous
| The obsession with weighted GPA on here is ridiculous. I guess it’s because that’s what Naviance uses in its chart? But no school is admitting the 4.6 over the 4.3. It depends far more on what the kid took for classes and what else the kid did. Stats are pretty useless. |
Anonymous
Real ECs? People have gone bat sh*t crazy around here. Truly. |
Anonymous
Female and STEM is almost the same as Male and non-STEM...seems like she should pursue that angle if in fact it interests her as all the schools are too male heavy in STEM Sports are a real EC, but if you are not recruited then likely not get as much recognition as leadership on debate or robotics |
Anonymous
No, just differentiating between an EC that requires some true effort vs. an honor society that is BS |
Anonymous
Pp here. I did not. I prefer the bitter shrew harpies to be on display. Someone else must have reported the threads because Jeff has made at least two rounds of deletions and I imagine he’s tired of that shit by now. |
Anonymous
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All A's in FCPS - 14 AP's or DE or post AP even than you will not have a 4.7 GPA. So STOP provided imaginary GPA's here
9th Grade - 4.28 WGPA after 9th Language 1: 4 English Honors 9: 4.5 PE: 4 Music: 4 Biology Honors: 4.5 Algebra II honors: 4.5 World History honors: 4.5 10 Grade - 4.39 WGPA Language 2: 4 English Honors 10: 4.5 PE: 4 AP Biology: 5 Chemistry Honors: 4.5 Pre-Cal honors: 4.5 AP World History honors: 5 11 Grade - 4.52 WGPA Language 3: 4 AP English: 5 AP CS: 5 AP Chemistry: 5 Physics Honors: 4.5 AP Cal BC: 5 AP Economics: 5 12 Grade - 4.64 WGPA AP Language: 5 AP English: 5 AP Physics: 5 AP Biology: 5 Multi Var Cal honors: 5 AP US History: 5 DE CS: 5 |
Anonymous
If your kid meets the minimum criteria (which can be viewed on each school's Common Data Set), anything is *possible* but maybe not *probable* no matter how fantastic your kid is. My kid is going to a super reach (based on their stats/ECs, etc) in the T20 and we're still all floored they got in. Their acceptances otherwise were lackluster, but it only takes one yes. |
Anonymous
STEM for females has much higher admission chances, in general. |