is a 3.75 from private good enough for Bowdoin/Williams?

[Anonymous]

Our Naviance says Bowdoin is a no, with some exceptions that I'd wage money are athletes.

Williams also a no, but I think they care more about LOR than Bowdoin does

[Anonymous]

It isn't just about the grade point, OP. What is the applicant offering to the school? A varsity athlete? Muscial talent? Other community involvement?

a 3.75 is a good GPA, but that isn't the only thing these schools are looking for, particularly the small ones

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It isn't just about the grade point, OP. What is the applicant offering to the school? A varsity athlete? Muscial talent? Other community involvement?

a 3.75 is a good GPA, but that isn't the only thing these schools are looking for, particularly the small ones

Actually it isn't anymore, even on a 4.0 scale.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It isn't just about the grade point, OP. What is the applicant offering to the school? A varsity athlete? Muscial talent? Other community involvement?

a 3.75 is a good GPA, but that isn't the only thing these schools are looking for, particularly the small ones

Actually it isn't anymore, even on a 4.0 scale.

+1. I just googled it. The average GPA at Williams going in is a 3.9 on an unweighted scale. On a weighted scale the bottom 25th percentile is a 4.20.

[Anonymous]

yeah but I think this is where high school matters.

plenty of top high schools in the country have no kids with 4.0. it's a different scale. no inflation, no weighting, etc.

3.75 Mayne not high enough, but 3,85 would be

[Anonymous]

Not a chance based on personal experience and Naviance data

[Anonymous]

That’s my kid’s GPA and our college counselor said both of schools are a real longshot for her. She’s an athlete, but that’s not going to help much at those schools unless you are good enough to be a freshman year starter. The coaches can’t support that many athletes, and you can’t be very far off average standards unless there is some special circumstance.

[Anonymous]

In our school, 3.75 gpa is sufficient for Bowdoin, but not for Williams. For Bowdoin, it's on par with T20, whereas Williams is on par with T10.

The issue is Bowdoin or Williams are small schools. If too many applicants from your school desire Bowdoin, then you may not get in. So, work with your school counselor for the best outcome.

[Anonymous]

I don't think ED is advantageous for Bowdoin without hook.

ED somewhere else. RD Bowdoin.

[Anonymous]

If you check the Naviance GPA/SAT scattergram you should get a good indication.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't think ED is advantageous for Bowdoin without hook.

ED somewhere else. RD Bowdoin.

This is true at our private. Only kids that get in are athletes.

[Anonymous]

ED numbers are both are very slanted because of the large % of athletes.

[Anonymous]

My kid (legacy at Williams), non Big 3 private, 3.8 UW, top scores but not tippy top, leadership, regular extracurriculars, was waitlisted at Williams, fwiw. No hard feelings or expectations Go Ephs!!

[Anonymous]

that would be good enough for an athlete, but not the rest.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid (legacy at Williams), non Big 3 private, 3.8 UW, top scores but not tippy top, leadership, regular extracurriculars, was waitlisted at Williams, fwiw. No hard feelings or expectations Go Ephs!!

PP- not an athlete, applied RD