Where do Above average Kids go to College from Jackson Reed?
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Anonymous
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The top 10 of the class are at 4.6+ W, 4.0 UW.
3.8 W is solidly in the middle. So look at schools that ask for 3.2-3.4 UW and you will get a good idea. There are lots of options. |
Anonymous
| Tulane, Wisconsin. |
Anonymous
Just to clarify, you mean top 10 in terms of actual rank, not percentage, right? Top 10% is more like 4.3+ weighted. |
Anonymous
Wisconsin has risen. It's no longer in the category of these other schools. Plenty of JR kids with perfect or near perfect grades not getting in. |
Anonymous
It's nearly impossible to graduate with a 4.6+. My kid now at at Top 5, graduated with a 4.0 UW I think a 4.54W which included 2 DE classes and 13 APs. Did finish at I think like #9. There are too many non-honors classes that you have to take that drag down the weighted GPA, 1.5 years of P/E, .5 years of music, .5 years of Art, Foreign language that is grade level until you get to AP level, inability to take any AP as Freshman, etc. I guess maybe if you do nothing but take APs for all electives (so you take AP Psych, AP Human Geography, etc.) you can eke over 4.6, but it's not something I would say is worth doing. |
Anonymous
I do know 3 going to Wisconsin this year...which only seems high because I know 3 (vs in prior years not actually knowing any personally) so assume there are more, but maybe that's it. One is above average, but not perfect or near-perfect. The other two are strong students that probably fit the profile described above. |
Anonymous
| What GPA does a kid have to have to end up in the top 5% at J-R? |
Anonymous
~4.4 weighted |
Anonymous
Do you mean the "perfect or near perfect" profile? thx--just clarifying! |
Anonymous
Yes. One is robotics team captain with perfect GPA and the other takes lots of APs and likely also has near perfect GPA. |
Anonymous
It is a mistake to transfer to JR midway through HS because you have some idea that your student is going to have better college acceptances. It is a big decision and fairly disruptive for the student. There are so many more things to consider. Send your student where they will thrive. |
Anonymous
Thx! That is my impression as well. I have one kid in DCPS and one in private and Wisconsin is a very challenging admit everywhere. It is no longer a safety school at all--the kids I know going have perfect grades in top rigor courses. |
Anonymous
Again, one of the three is unlike the other two. Decent but not perfect or near-perfect GPA and not nearly the number of AP classes. Believe a liberal arts major which may be an easier admit than STEM. |
Anonymous
Sure, of course. Humanities is always easier (often much easier and especially for a male--not sure of gender of the kids you know). Also, there are always kids who get in with lower qualifications. But the typical matriculant from this area to Wisconsin this year is an academically top kid. |
Anonymous
This is OP and my kid is asking to change schools, or he thinks he wants to anyway. Working on finishing up the year and then will put energy into deciding but what I don't want to do is hurt any college or academic options. Grading and how many honors/AP courses are offered at the private are different from JR so trying to make sure a switch won't be too damaging academically. Socially is another story. |