3.8 uw private school gpa/odds

[Anonymous]

Most of the people on this board are not from the DC area anymore.

[Anonymous]

How about 3.88 STEM major from a top private in most rigorous classes?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How about 3.88 STEM major from a top private in most rigorous classes?

This was my child, almost exactly. Top private, top rigor, high 3.8 GPA, mid 1500s SAT (800 math), STEM major. Admitted to UNC, UVA, Michigan, UCLA, Berkeley, Columbia and Penn. Rejected Vanderbilt, Northwestern, Cornell and Brown. Waitlisted Emory, Dartmouth and Notre Dame.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How about 3.88 STEM major from a top private in most rigorous classes?

This was my child, almost exactly. Top private, top rigor, high 3.8 GPA, mid 1500s SAT (800 math), STEM major. Admitted to UNC, UVA, Michigan, UCLA, Berkeley, Columbia and Penn. Rejected Vanderbilt, Northwestern, Cornell and Brown. Waitlisted Emory, Dartmouth and Notre Dame.

Very helpful! Girl or boy? Full pay or need aid? Thx

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Definite admit to Chicago and WashU ED.

Too low for Uchiacgo unless FGLi/URM….
WashU may be possible

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Definite admit to Chicago and WashU ED.

Too low for Uchiacgo unless FGLi/URM….
WashU may be possible

It depends on the school. At many privates Chicago will take down to a 3.6 or even lower. it can be a very hard admit from some schools and an exceedingly easy one for smart kids without top grades who ED from others. This dichotomy comes up continually on DCUM.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've seen Classics majors get into Yale, Princeton, Stanford.

100+

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Definite admit to Chicago and WashU ED.

Too low for Uchiacgo unless FGLi/URM….
WashU may be possible

It depends on the school. At many privates Chicago will take down to a 3.6 or even lower. it can be a very hard admit from some schools and an exceedingly easy one for smart kids without top grades who ED from others. This dichotomy comes up continually on DCUM.

At our private, 3.6-3.7 gets
into U Chicago ED. They never take anyone from RD and very few with 3.8+ used their ED there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What is the most highly ranked school you’ve seen:
a 3.8uw private/high rigor get into? Humanities major
34 ACT

Curious.

My unhooked DC had 3.9uw, high 1500s, only got into nyu for business. Maybe yours will get into higher ranking ones since its humanities. Highly ranked pvt school, max rigor.

[Anonymous]

3.8 is that gray area for the unhooked at private schools, when combined with 1500+ SAT, especially boys. Some might get into a T-25 ED, some might luck out in RD. I have a boy who fit the same profile at a small private. Lucked out at a T-20 to T-30, humanities major.

[Anonymous]

Per our CC every school is in play with a 3.8 from our school. Naviance bears that out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Per our CC every school is in play with a 3.8 from our school. Naviance bears that out.

Curious where a 3.8 sits are your private. Top 25%?

[Anonymous]

My DC from a private with uw3.8 (3.7+ at ED/EA round) got waitlisted at 3 T25s and got in a couple of T15 LACs. Good EC, medium rigor, Econ focus, full pay. Eventually off 2 waitlists and in a T20.

[Anonymous]

My 3.84uw TO private school kid got into 4 T20s in RD, WL at a few others. humanities major.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My 3.84uw TO private school kid got into 4 T20s in RD, WL at a few others. humanities major.

boy or girl?