Unweighted GPA 3.3 in MCPS magnet program, weighted 3.9, 7 APs, SATs 2100 - help id'ing schools?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If he is interested in politics and film, I'd suggest staying near a city. A lot of kids like to work on political campaigns, and they tend to have offices in cities.

Tufts, UNC, Michigan, Occidental in LA, UC San Diego, Pitzer in LA, University of Washington in Seattle might all fit the bill.

University of Toronto and McGill might also be good fits. Toronto has that great film festival., so a lot of creative energy there.

I'd say Tufts and Michigan are reaches for this kid.

Unless things have changed drastically in the last few years, UNC would be a reach, as well. It's very difficult to get into from out of state.

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Anonymous wrote:^ Northwestern? Really??

No, and not Chicago either.

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Anonymous wrote:I didn't realize a 3.3 could get you to so many schools. The weighted/unweighted thing is very confusing.

Why is it confusing?

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Anonymous wrote:I didn't realize a 3.3 could get you to so many schools. The weighted/unweighted thing is very confusing.

It's a 3.3 in the context of magnet and a lot of AP classes. For small schools especially, that matters a lot.

Also, his SAT scores are very good.

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Anonymous wrote:Thanks everyone. So the plan is to apply to:

2 MD state schools (UMCP plus one other)

3 out of state public schools, one a reach like UNC and a couple of easier reaches like U of South Carolina and Colorado

3 privates, 1 a reach and 2 second-tier SLACs/privates.

Does this appear to be a reasonable mix and number of applications to ensure admission in 2 - 3 choices and a possiblity of merit aid in at least one?

Does this sound like enough? As mentioned before, merit aid would be great but we can make it happen without it.

My guess OP.

UMCP - 50/50 chance but no merit (SAT is in mid 50% range but GPA is too low for UMCP. Incoming class wGPA was 4.22 using MCPS system)
UNC - far reach
USC - yes, maybe some merit
Colorado - yes, maybe some merit

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^ Freshmen Connection (Spring admit) at CP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thanks everyone. So the plan is to apply to:

2 MD state schools (UMCP plus one other)

3 out of state public schools, one a reach like UNC and a couple of easier reaches like U of South Carolina and Colorado

3 privates, 1 a reach and 2 second-tier SLACs/privates.

Does this appear to be a reasonable mix and number of applications to ensure admission in 2 - 3 choices and a possiblity of merit aid in at least one?

Does this sound like enough? As mentioned before, merit aid would be great but we can make it happen without it.

My guess OP.

UMCP - 50/50 chance but no merit (SAT is in mid 50% range but GPA is too low for UMCP. Incoming class wGPA was 4.22 using MCPS system)
UNC - far reach
USC - yes, maybe some merit
Colorado - yes, maybe some merit

OP's son is in a magnet and has virtually identical stats to what my MCPS magnet child has. Mine was accepted to UMCP and tells me that he doesn't know anyone in the magnet who was rejected.

I think OP's child has a better than 50/50 chance at UMDCP.

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You have Naviance if you are in MCPS. Use it. If your child is interested in a college that shows that yearly 2-3 students are accepted fro his hs, than measure him against the kids that you know have applied - is he in the top 2-3? The # of accepted students from your hs is pretty stable. There may be some fluctuation for athletes, minorities, legacy or a female applying for engineering or male applying at a LAC, but overall Naviance can give you some useful data.