3.9 GPA with 1400 or TO - where to apply?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:TO, do Emory, BU, Northeastern, UMichigan, UC Irvine, NYU

No!! If a rigorous private school, these are not the schools!
Private and public high schools are DIFFERENT. It's absolutely not apples to apples.

There was other better advice earlier in this thread.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:TO, do Emory, BU, Northeastern, UMichigan, UC Irvine, NYU

With that 3.9 GPA, these schools are safties. Aim higher.

Safeties?

Have you seen the acceptance rates of these colleges?

#clueless

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid with lower GPA (private and rigorous) and TO got into WashU RD (and Vanderbilt after ED deferral).

Similar niche major.

The private school matters and private school GPAs, which are not ranked are not included in the data that the previous person quoted.

Look at your school data. It’s much more important than anything anyone says here.

I have found that private schools have much better placement with these test optional schools for humanities majors, then large public schools.

Get to know your local admissions rep.

How does one "get to know" their local admissions rep? Besides the one time that they visit your kids' school, what other contact do you have with them that's not awkward?

[Anonymous]

With that major … St Andrews (Scotland) or Trinity Dublin

[Anonymous]

Someone mentioned Trinity U in Texas earlier - def do some research there - off the beaten path in this part of the world but great classics program, lots of high achieving kids from the South and Midwest. Not religiously affiliated, actually (called Trinity as three schools came together in 1800s). Great dorms, food, lifestyle etc. San Antonio a cosmopolitan city and not your standard "red state" situation - Austin an hour away. Has early action so so can be a good option for an early acceptance to take the pressure off.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Someone mentioned Trinity U in Texas earlier - def do some research there - off the beaten path in this part of the world but great classics program, lots of high achieving kids from the South and Midwest. Not religiously affiliated, actually (called Trinity as three schools came together in 1800s). Great dorms, food, lifestyle etc. San Antonio a cosmopolitan city and not your standard "red state" situation - Austin an hour away. Has early action so so can be a good option for an early acceptance to take the pressure off.

San Antonio is a really cool city!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hamilton, which offers an excellent classics program, could be accessible with a well-crafted application.

With a reported middle-range SAT profile (for students who submitted scores) of 1460 to 1530, the OP's child may benefit from seeking guidance as to whether or not to submit scores to Hamilton, should the school be of interest. This guidance might apply as well to other schools that post similar profiles.

[Anonymous]

This kid would generally be test optional anywhere selective. The assumption would be lower math and higher verbal if the transcript supports that. And schools would be totally OK with that for a rigorous private school accomplished classics major with evidence for major.

[Anonymous]

I think 1400 is do-able for Georgetown! And Chicago admits 25% with no SAT score. Michigan seems like the hard one TBH.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Someone mentioned Trinity U in Texas earlier - def do some research there - off the beaten path in this part of the world but great classics program, lots of high achieving kids from the South and Midwest. Not religiously affiliated, actually (called Trinity as three schools came together in 1800s). Great dorms, food, lifestyle etc. San Antonio a cosmopolitan city and not your standard "red state" situation - Austin an hour away. Has early action so so can be a good option for an early acceptance to take the pressure off.

San Antonio is a really cool city!

Not today!

Trinity is a great school! Excellent shot at merit for that GPA, test score.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Classics at UChicago is amazing. Can he do a summer program and ED0 there? If not, ED1 makes sense. WashU also is really strong and might be attainable, especially ED. UVA and W&M both have strong classics if you happen to live in Virginia. If religious affiliation doesn't turn you off, Holy Cross and Trinity U (Texas) would love to have your kid and offer strong classics. If that's a non-starter, UCSB, Dickinson, and Skidmore are likelies with strong offerings.

Came here to say same thing re summer program and ED0. Give this very serious thought if it’s not too late. That would help solidify whether Chicago is first choice and still give him ED1 and 2 options if needed.

[Anonymous]

Down the fairway for BC if the weighted gpa is solid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Someone mentioned Trinity U in Texas earlier - def do some research there - off the beaten path in this part of the world but great classics program, lots of high achieving kids from the South and Midwest. Not religiously affiliated, actually (called Trinity as three schools came together in 1800s). Great dorms, food, lifestyle etc. San Antonio a cosmopolitan city and not your standard "red state" situation - Austin an hour away. Has early action so so can be a good option for an early acceptance to take the pressure off.

Three religious schools. It's (lightly) Presbyterian today.

[Anonymous]

OP: wow, so much great advice here! DC is taking SAT again in June and wants to visit Wash U as a possible ED2 choice after Chicago. Applied for Chicago summer and is waitlisted. So ED1 it is. It looks like they take a lot TO - 26% of the class of 2028. Michigan also - maybe 30% are TO. DC is at a small private and doesn’t want SLAC. I will try to respond to more individual posts later tonight. But ty for all the advice!

Lots of ECs and awards around classics, it’s a real thing for dc and for yrs. Lots of other ECs as well, in fact the issue is how to limit them to just 10 on the common app. LOCs should be strong. Classics teacher is writing one.

Also - I apologize to those offended by my boo-hoo 1400 - I get it, it’s not a terrible score of course but dc has been hoping and aiming for 1500 - which is what the scores on practice tests have been.

[Anonymous]

Would this student be eligible for women's colleges?