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

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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.

A 92 is the equivalent of a 3.7. That's a very high GPA for STA and the elite colleges know that.

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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.

UChicago was widely known as a back up school for NCS and STA students when I attended in the 90s. I think UChicago just really likes STA and NCS. UChicago understands grade deflation and wants nerdy gets who work hard.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What is special about him?

He goes to STA.

[Anonymous]

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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.

UChicago was widely known as a back up school for NCS and STA students when I attended in the 90s. I think UChicago just really likes STA and NCS. UChicago understands grade deflation and wants nerdy gets who work hard.

It is not just STA and NCS kids, even in NYC UChicago it the choice for kids in privates who don't have the stats for Ivies. Top students from NYC privates don't apply or go there. The above average to average kids go there but they have to apply ED. Nondorf himself comes to the high schools and tells kids to apply ED if they want to be accepted. Looks like they want to beef up their endowment and figured that getting these kids is a good long term strategy.

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

Did they apply ED?

[Anonymous]

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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.

UChicago was widely known as a back up school for NCS and STA students when I attended in the 90s. I think UChicago just really likes STA and NCS. UChicago understands grade deflation and wants nerdy gets who work hard.

They're now taking lots of kids from every private school. On the search for full pay ED kids.

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My STA kid with similar stats is at a top-20 non-Ivy (where he applied ED). His classmates who attend Ivies were all hooked in some way (athletes, URM, VIP or uber-wealthy parents) or were top 2-3 kids in the class. Many of the unhooked high-stats kids do seem to end up at Chicago. Others attend schools like Williams, Duke, Wash U, Notre Dame.

[Anonymous]

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

This. You’re paying for a team of counselors. Why aren’t you using them?

Or are you just unhappy with the answers you’re getting from the experienced ones and think any anonymous forum knows better?

[Anonymous]

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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.

UChicago was widely known as a back up school for NCS and STA students when I attended in the 90s. I think UChicago just really likes STA and NCS. UChicago understands grade deflation and wants nerdy gets who work hard.

Sorry, but St. Albans isn't nerdy kids, it's rich privileged kids. There's just no way all those Beauvoir boys were all let in for kindergarten just because they are super smart - no, they are well off and connected. Their parents can afford tutors, extra sports training, etc. that many kids don't get.

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Anonymous wrote:SLAC

Unhooked kids don't get in unless they are URM (I don't believe this will go away - determining this will be more than check box, that's all). All the other kids are 1% amazing at something- athletics, art, changing the world, entrepreneurs etc.

URM yes. But the other I haven't seen. The tiny handful who get in unhooked are at the very top of the class academically (which is higher than a 92/93) and are generally also campus leaders. Not so much excelling in art or changing the world. The athletic recruits are an entire category entirely.

E$pecially for full pay students.

[Anonymous]

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

Did they apply ED?

No, my DC applied RD.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

UChicago was widely known as a back up school for NCS and STA students when I attended in the 90s. I think UChicago just really likes STA and NCS. UChicago understands grade deflation and wants nerdy gets who work hard.

It is not just STA and NCS kids, even in NYC UChicago it the choice for kids in privates who don't have the stats for Ivies. Top students from NYC privates don't apply or go there. The above average to average kids go there but they have to apply ED. Nondorf himself comes to the high schools and tells kids to apply ED if they want to be accepted. Looks like they want to beef up their endowment and figured that getting these kids is a good long term strategy.

What’s harder to get into?

Northwestern ED or UChicago ED2??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

UChicago was widely known as a back up school for NCS and STA students when I attended in the 90s. I think UChicago just really likes STA and NCS. UChicago understands grade deflation and wants nerdy gets who work hard.

Sorry, but St. Albans isn't nerdy kids, it's rich privileged kids. There's just no way all those Beauvoir boys were all let in for kindergarten just because they are super smart - no, they are well off and connected. Their parents can afford tutors, extra sports training, etc. that many kids don't get.

This is a total misconception.
Just under 50% of kids are on financial aid. STA has the largest and most generous financial aid budget in the DMV.

There are rich kids but there are many, many who are not wealthy.

[Anonymous]

Who knows?
My son did ED 1 U Chicago and his stats was pretty high.

[Anonymous]

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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.

UChicago was widely known as a back up school for NCS and STA students when I attended in the 90s. I think UChicago just really likes STA and NCS. UChicago understands grade deflation and wants nerdy gets who work hard.

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