Where can 92/93 GPA St. Albans Student Be Admitted For College?

[Anonymous]

Come back and let us know where he ends up!!

[Anonymous]

Run (don't walk) to the college office this week and ask to see "the book."

The book is a new addition STA has made available to all parents that shows 3 years of anonymous data every applicant to every school ranked by GPA and SAT, along with the admission type (EA, ED, etc) and result. They have a chart in the front that shows "Harvard, 94+, x out x accepted -- 92-94, y out of y accepted," etc. It is a goldmine of data of previous STA classes and you can get a real feel of what your chances are at the schools.

You don't need your kid to go with you. You can make an appointment with your counselor and just read the book in the lobby. It's really quite helpful.

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Anonymous wrote:Bad news is UVA is unattainable with those numbers. But good news is Christopher Newport and James Madison are likely good fits, and both have good academic supports to help students with weak high school grades progress towards a college degree. Mary Washington as a safety.

I assume this is sarcastic commentary.

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I agree with PP-- No way is anyone getting into UVA with a 92 average. There are obviously options other than VA state schools, but those are some poor grades to be talking Ivy admissions.

Huh…isn’t that a straight A average by most standards?

Know many DC students accepted to UVA with worse stats than that. Wide variety of majors.

How is a 92 average a "straight A average"? That's a B+ . Maybe an A- at a school with grade inflation.

At many schools, a 90 is an A….at nearly all schools, a 93 is an A (and they round up).

OP says 92/93, so on a letter scale this would be all As or A-.

This is a ridiculous argument. A 92/93 average, in all likelihood, means a mix of As and Bs (maybe even a C or two), averaging out to the dividing line between A and B. Nothing to write home about. Nothing to impress an Ivy admissions office. Number is a nonstarrter at UVA unless the kid is a sports recruit. I'm sure there are schools that will see $$$ when they see Saint Albans on the application (hence the recommendations to apply ED to Chicago), but none of the Ivies are that hard up for money. And UVA does have very hard lines.

Please go back to whatever public forum you came from. You have no idea what you're talking about. I have nothing against public schools (my kids all attended them for yrs) but grading is different (not better, just different) at STA. It's not an average of letter grades. It's the cumulative number grade in all classes. To get a high 90's GPA is almost impossible as it means that you pretty much never got less than a 90% on any assignment for 4 years (as there are no retakes, corrections, late work, etc). Anyway, a low 90s GPA is impressive. An average GPA at STA is somewhere in the 80s.

You obviously don't have a child at STA. It's up to the teacher, but there absolutely are retakes, corrections, and late submissions forgiven, as well as lowest quiz scores thrown out.

[Anonymous]

BTW, how and when did Chicago go from being the school for nerdy brainiacs to be the go to choice for rich private school students who can't get into any other top 20 school.

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Anonymous wrote:Bad news is UVA is unattainable with those numbers. But good news is Christopher Newport and James Madison are likely good fits, and both have good academic supports to help students with weak high school grades progress towards a college degree. Mary Washington as a safety.

I assume this is sarcastic commentary.

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I agree with PP-- No way is anyone getting into UVA with a 92 average. There are obviously options other than VA state schools, but those are some poor grades to be talking Ivy admissions.

Huh…isn’t that a straight A average by most standards?

Know many DC students accepted to UVA with worse stats than that. Wide variety of majors.

How is a 92 average a "straight A average"? That's a B+ . Maybe an A- at a school with grade inflation.

At many schools, a 90 is an A….at nearly all schools, a 93 is an A (and they round up).

OP says 92/93, so on a letter scale this would be all As or A-.

This is a ridiculous argument. A 92/93 average, in all likelihood, means a mix of As and Bs (maybe even a C or two), averaging out to the dividing line between A and B. Nothing to write home about. Nothing to impress an Ivy admissions office. Number is a nonstarrter at UVA unless the kid is a sports recruit. I'm sure there are schools that will see $$$ when they see Saint Albans on the application (hence the recommendations to apply ED to Chicago), but none of the Ivies are that hard up for money. And UVA does have very hard lines.

Please go back to whatever public forum you came from. You have no idea what you're talking about. I have nothing against public schools (my kids all attended them for yrs) but grading is different (not better, just different) at STA. It's not an average of letter grades. It's the cumulative number grade in all classes. To get a high 90's GPA is almost impossible as it means that you pretty much never got less than a 90% on any assignment for 4 years (as there are no retakes, corrections, late work, etc). Anyway, a low 90s GPA is impressive. An average GPA at STA is somewhere in the 80s.

You obviously don't have a child at STA. It's up to the teacher, but there absolutely are retakes, corrections, and late submissions forgiven, as well as lowest quiz scores thrown out.

No, i do have a kid. He hasn't had any of these. Currently a junior. It must vary by teacher. I have no reason to make this up.

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Anonymous wrote:Bad news is UVA is unattainable with those numbers. But good news is Christopher Newport and James Madison are likely good fits, and both have good academic supports to help students with weak high school grades progress towards a college degree. Mary Washington as a safety.

I assume this is sarcastic commentary.

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I agree with PP-- No way is anyone getting into UVA with a 92 average. There are obviously options other than VA state schools, but those are some poor grades to be talking Ivy admissions.

Huh…isn’t that a straight A average by most standards?

Know many DC students accepted to UVA with worse stats than that. Wide variety of majors.

How is a 92 average a "straight A average"? That's a B+ . Maybe an A- at a school with grade inflation.

At many schools, a 90 is an A….at nearly all schools, a 93 is an A (and they round up).

OP says 92/93, so on a letter scale this would be all As or A-.

This is a ridiculous argument. A 92/93 average, in all likelihood, means a mix of As and Bs (maybe even a C or two), averaging out to the dividing line between A and B. Nothing to write home about. Nothing to impress an Ivy admissions office. Number is a nonstarrter at UVA unless the kid is a sports recruit. I'm sure there are schools that will see $$$ when they see Saint Albans on the application (hence the recommendations to apply ED to Chicago), but none of the Ivies are that hard up for money. And UVA does have very hard lines.

Please go back to whatever public forum you came from. You have no idea what you're talking about. I have nothing against public schools (my kids all attended them for yrs) but grading is different (not better, just different) at STA. It's not an average of letter grades. It's the cumulative number grade in all classes. To get a high 90's GPA is almost impossible as it means that you pretty much never got less than a 90% on any assignment for 4 years (as there are no retakes, corrections, late work, etc). Anyway, a low 90s GPA is impressive. An average GPA at STA is somewhere in the 80s.

First, I'm not sure what "go back to whatever public forum you came from" means, given that this is the general college and university one. So take your wannabe elitism somewhere else.

And no, this kid isn't getting into an Ivy. Applying ED, he'll have an easier time, given the understood equation that STA=$$$, at places that really like money, such as Chicago, Vanderbilt, and a few of the others listed by a PP. He'll have an easier time getting into them than the public school student with better stats and more smarts, but less money.

How are you able to type with such a huge chip on your shoulder?

Amazing how confident you are in making pronouncements when you don’t even understand what 92 average means at the school.

[Anonymous]

This year u Chicago admitted students had a lot higher GPA than 89.
Every year admission is getting harder and less predictable.

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Anonymous wrote:This year u Chicago admitted students had a lot higher GPA than 89.
Every year admission is getting harder and less predictable.

some yes, some no. My impression was it was a catch all of the super smart who specifically wanted that school, super smart who didn't get in elsewhere and the level below.

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Anonymous wrote:BTW, how and when did Chicago go from being the school for nerdy brainiacs to be the go to choice for rich private school students who can't get into any other top 20 school.

Where have you been ?

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Anonymous wrote:Bad news is UVA is unattainable with those numbers. But good news is Christopher Newport and James Madison are likely good fits, and both have good academic supports to help students with weak high school grades progress towards a college degree. Mary Washington as a safety.

I assume this is sarcastic commentary.

?
I agree with PP-- No way is anyone getting into UVA with a 92 average. There are obviously options other than VA state schools, but those are some poor grades to be talking Ivy admissions.

Huh…isn’t that a straight A average by most standards?

Know many DC students accepted to UVA with worse stats than that. Wide variety of majors.

How is a 92 average a "straight A average"? That's a B+ . Maybe an A- at a school with grade inflation.

At many schools, a 90 is an A….at nearly all schools, a 93 is an A (and they round up).

OP says 92/93, so on a letter scale this would be all As or A-.

This is a ridiculous argument. A 92/93 average, in all likelihood, means a mix of As and Bs (maybe even a C or two), averaging out to the dividing line between A and B. Nothing to write home about. Nothing to impress an Ivy admissions office. Number is a nonstarrter at UVA unless the kid is a sports recruit. I'm sure there are schools that will see $$$ when they see Saint Albans on the application (hence the recommendations to apply ED to Chicago), but none of the Ivies are that hard up for money. And UVA does have very hard lines.

Please go back to whatever public forum you came from. You have no idea what you're talking about. I have nothing against public schools (my kids all attended them for yrs) but grading is different (not better, just different) at STA. It's not an average of letter grades. It's the cumulative number grade in all classes. To get a high 90's GPA is almost impossible as it means that you pretty much never got less than a 90% on any assignment for 4 years (as there are no retakes, corrections, late work, etc). Anyway, a low 90s GPA is impressive. An average GPA at STA is somewhere in the 80s.

First, I'm not sure what "go back to whatever public forum you came from" means, given that this is the general college and university one. So take your wannabe elitism somewhere else.

And no, this kid isn't getting into an Ivy. Applying ED, he'll have an easier time, given the understood equation that STA=$$$, at places that really like money, such as Chicago, Vanderbilt, and a few of the others listed by a PP. He'll have an easier time getting into them than the public school student with better stats and more smarts, but less money.

How are you able to type with such a huge chip on your shoulder?

Amazing how confident you are in making pronouncements when you don’t even understand what 92 average means at the school.

You really think this kid is getting into an Ivy?

Sorry, but not happening for class od 2028.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bad news is UVA is unattainable with those numbers. But good news is Christopher Newport and James Madison are likely good fits, and both have good academic supports to help students with weak high school grades progress towards a college degree. Mary Washington as a safety.

I assume this is sarcastic commentary.

?
I agree with PP-- No way is anyone getting into UVA with a 92 average. There are obviously options other than VA state schools, but those are some poor grades to be talking Ivy admissions.

Huh…isn’t that a straight A average by most standards?

Know many DC students accepted to UVA with worse stats than that. Wide variety of majors.

How is a 92 average a "straight A average"? That's a B+ . Maybe an A- at a school with grade inflation.

At many schools, a 90 is an A….at nearly all schools, a 93 is an A (and they round up).

OP says 92/93, so on a letter scale this would be all As or A-.

This is a ridiculous argument. A 92/93 average, in all likelihood, means a mix of As and Bs (maybe even a C or two), averaging out to the dividing line between A and B. Nothing to write home about. Nothing to impress an Ivy admissions office. Number is a nonstarrter at UVA unless the kid is a sports recruit. I'm sure there are schools that will see $$$ when they see Saint Albans on the application (hence the recommendations to apply ED to Chicago), but none of the Ivies are that hard up for money. And UVA does have very hard lines.

Please go back to whatever public forum you came from. You have no idea what you're talking about. I have nothing against public schools (my kids all attended them for yrs) but grading is different (not better, just different) at STA. It's not an average of letter grades. It's the cumulative number grade in all classes. To get a high 90's GPA is almost impossible as it means that you pretty much never got less than a 90% on any assignment for 4 years (as there are no retakes, corrections, late work, etc). Anyway, a low 90s GPA is impressive. An average GPA at STA is somewhere in the 80s.

First, I'm not sure what "go back to whatever public forum you came from" means, given that this is the general college and university one. So take your wannabe elitism somewhere else.

And no, this kid isn't getting into an Ivy. Applying ED, he'll have an easier time, given the understood equation that STA=$$$, at places that really like money, such as Chicago, Vanderbilt, and a few of the others listed by a PP. He'll have an easier time getting into them than the public school student with better stats and more smarts, but less money.

How are you able to type with such a huge chip on your shoulder?

Amazing how confident you are in making pronouncements when you don’t even understand what 92 average means at the school.

You really think this kid is getting into an Ivy?

Sorry, but not happening for class od 2028.

I wouldn’t know. I’m not an arrogant ass.

But I do know that a 92 average got unhooked kids in two years ago.

Without knowing types of classes and the rest of the application it’s simply impossible to say either way. But based on the single piece of information we have, it’s not a certain reject. Only a fool would think they know for sure.

[Anonymous]

Try elite LAC such Williams, Amherst, Swat. My unhooked DC with high stats got in.

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Wherever daddy went to school.

[Anonymous]

This information is what you are paying $50+k/yr for.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What is special about him?

He goes to STA.