Where did your 33/34 ACT, 3.9 UW GPA get in?

[Anonymous]

Northwestern picks more than half of their class from ED applicants.

[Anonymous]

Our DS had a 3.8 UW and 34 ACT from a strong local private (not big-3). Accepted ED at Cornell.

[Anonymous]

3.8 UW/33 ACT class of 2023
Dartmouth, Bowdin, Colgate, Williams,
Waitlisted - MIT, Brown

We pulled the Hispanic card as DS's grandmother was born in Brazil,

[Anonymous]

3.8 UW/33 ACT class of 2023
Dartmouth, Bowdin, Colgate, Williams,
Waitlisted - MIT, Brown

We pulled the Hispanic card as DS's grandmother was born in Brazil,

Yes. "Pulled the card" sounds like a good description of what you did.

[Anonymous]

What about a public school kid with similar stats? Transcript is pretty much all As and a few A-s. Lots of APs. Similar strategy or is public school looked at differently?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What about a public school kid with similar stats? Transcript is pretty much all As and a few A-s. Lots of APs. Similar strategy or is public school looked at differently?

Look at your DC's school's Naviance. Talk to the counselors. Colleges have a good sense of the rigor of each school which is why a 3.9 at a top private means more than a 3.9 elsewhere.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What about a public school kid with similar stats? Transcript is pretty much all As and a few A-s. Lots of APs. Similar strategy or is public school looked at differently?

What’s the weighted GPA? Are we talking 3.8-3.9 in mostly “regular” (non-weighted) level classes or mostly honors and AP classes?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Our DS had a 3.8 UW and 34 ACT from a strong local private (not big-3). Accepted ED at Cornell.

Yeah but Cornell is very cold, dour, hard-ass grading and generally unfun. Ivy price without any of its benefits.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Looking for kids with similar stats in last couple of years and where they got accepted and rejected.

33/34 ACT
3.9 GPA (private does not weight)
very good ECs
no major national awards, not curing cancer or starting a non profit

interested in where similar kids got in without hooks

thanks

Spare us the obvious questions 0P. Most rigorous course load available at the school or not??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Looks like a 3.9 and 33/34 is a recipe for some excellent outcomes. Congrats to these kids. Gives me hope!

Oh please. Don’t be naive. At the top 15 it is a lottery unless you are hooked. And parents are loath to mention their kid’s hook in this type of conversation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:College Confidential seems to populated with people whose kids' schools practice grade inflation and heavy weighting of college-prep level classes. You see lots of 4.8 and 4.9 GPAs mentioned. That's all meaningless in an environment where 3.9 is top of the class. You can safely ignore the people telling you your daughter is shut out of top-50 schools. Their reality is not yours.

+1 It’s a hoot to read those GPAs in combo with sub 1500 SATs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

3.8 UW/33 ACT class of 2023
Dartmouth, Bowdin, Colgate, Williams,
Waitlisted - MIT, Brown

We pulled the Hispanic card as DS's grandmother was born in Brazil,

Yes. "Pulled the card" sounds like a good description of what you did.

Hope your kid finds a way to deal with the imposter syndrome. Hate the game not the player — but only the ballsy an successfully overlook their artificial leg up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Looks like a 3.9 and 33/34 is a recipe for some excellent outcomes. Congrats to these kids. Gives me hope!

Oh please. Don’t be naive. At the top 15 it is a lottery unless you are hooked. And parents are loath to mention their kid’s hook in this type of conversation.

Bitter loser, too ashamed to put your kid’s school on your bumper.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Looks like a 3.9 and 33/34 is a recipe for some excellent outcomes. Congrats to these kids. Gives me hope!

Oh please. Don’t be naive. At the top 15 it is a lottery unless you are hooked. And parents are loath to mention their kid’s hook in this type of conversation.

Bitter loser, too ashamed to put your kid’s school on your bumper.

Nope my kids are toddlers. But I went Ivy (would never make it now) but I work in university development. So I know how artificial the process is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Looks like a 3.9 and 33/34 is a recipe for some excellent outcomes. Congrats to these kids. Gives me hope!

Oh please. Don’t be naive. At the top 15 it is a lottery unless you are hooked. And parents are loath to mention their kid’s hook in this type of conversation.

Bitter loser, too ashamed to put your kid’s school on your bumper.

Nope my kids are toddlers. But I went Ivy (would never make it now) but I work in university development. So I know how artificial the process is.

So every kid who got into the good schools above were either hooked or just got lucky. Gotcha. Then why are you here? If it’s all luck and hooks what could you possibly learn. Looking forward to your nothing response.