3.8 feeder HS, 1560 SAT, very good EC

[Anonymous]

This student has no shot at Stanford. Some of these PPs are delusional.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:You need to ask your college guidance.

I'm confused by what you mean by "feeder school". If you're truly at a feeder in the broad sense of the word (i.e. a top high school that performs extremely well across the board with elite colleges) then a 3.8 is undoubtedly a decent GPA and schools like Michigan will admit this kid.

Feeder school: sends at least 15% to ivy; or 25%+ to T20+T10lac; or 40%+ to T30.

OP yup about this. We’re in NYC. Kid is a junior and we don’t get access to naviance til next semester. I guess they don’t want people focused on this too early? Not sure. Maybe that’s normal.

Is there a reason you can’t wait til next semester which is, after holidays, maybe 6-8 more weeks.

any reason she can't post here?

Dp, but obviously she is going to get very low value info posting here about a NY school that isn’t even identified. Just wait a few weeks and get useful info from the school.

[Anonymous]

I love these posts. Keep them coming.

[Anonymous]

Colleges outside the top two dozen or so by Student Selectivity Rank in this analysis generally should be reasonably accessible to this student:

College & University Rankings in 2026 https://wallethub.com/edu/e/college-rankings/40750

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You need to ask your college guidance.

I'm confused by what you mean by "feeder school". If you're truly at a feeder in the broad sense of the word (i.e. a top high school that performs extremely well across the board with elite colleges) then a 3.8 is undoubtedly a decent GPA and schools like Michigan will admit this kid.

Feeder school: sends at least 15% to ivy; or 25%+ to T20+T10lac; or 40%+ to T30.

OP yup about this. We’re in NYC. Kid is a junior and we don’t get access to naviance til next semester. I guess they don’t want people focused on this too early? Not sure. Maybe that’s normal.

Is this your NYC school?

https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/1or0kra/impressive_college_matriculation_list/

nope. looks like nightingale.

The comments in that Reddit thread have exploded. Here's my analysis of the data, assuming it is Nightingale.

Total Students: 65
HYPSM Breakdown:

Harvard: 7
Stanford: 2
Yale: 1
Princeton: 1
MIT: 1
Total HYPSM: 12 students (18.5%)

Top 10 Universities:
Total T10: ~24 students (36.9%)

Top 20 Universities:
Total T20: ~35 students (53.8%)

Top 30 Universities:
Total T30: ~38 students (58.5%)

Top 5 LACs:

Amherst: 3
Total T5 LACs: 3 students (4.6%)

Top 15 LACs:
Adding Middlebury (1), Harvey Mudd (1), Haverford (1), Davidson (1), Bates (1), Wesleyan (1), Colgate (3)

Total T15 LACs: ~12 students (18.5%)

This is exceptionally strong placement - better than most elite private schools. For context:

18.5% to HYPSM is extraordinary (most elite privates are 10-15%)
37% to T10 is top-tier placement
54% to T20 means over half the class

The Nightingale benefit:

Institutional support - college counseling is CLEARLY a machine
Network effects - these schools have pipelines
Socioeconomic advantages - test prep, summers, enrichment
Strong academics - rigorous curriculum, grade inflation control

The $65k question: Is it worth it? If your goal is T20 placement, statistically yes. There is no doubt.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You need to ask your college guidance.

I'm confused by what you mean by "feeder school". If you're truly at a feeder in the broad sense of the word (i.e. a top high school that performs extremely well across the board with elite colleges) then a 3.8 is undoubtedly a decent GPA and schools like Michigan will admit this kid.

Feeder school: sends at least 15% to ivy; or 25%+ to T20+T10lac; or 40%+ to T30.

OP yup about this. We’re in NYC. Kid is a junior and we don’t get access to naviance til next semester. I guess they don’t want people focused on this too early? Not sure. Maybe that’s normal.

Is there a reason you can’t wait til next semester which is, after holidays, maybe 6-8 more weeks.

any reason she can't post here?

Dp, but obviously she is going to get very low value info posting here about a NY school that isn’t even identified. Just wait a few weeks and get useful info from the school.

It’s as useful as any other information given to anyone about anything here

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You need to ask your college guidance.

I'm confused by what you mean by "feeder school". If you're truly at a feeder in the broad sense of the word (i.e. a top high school that performs extremely well across the board with elite colleges) then a 3.8 is undoubtedly a decent GPA and schools like Michigan will admit this kid.

Feeder school: sends at least 15% to ivy; or 25%+ to T20+T10lac; or 40%+ to T30.

OP yup about this. We’re in NYC. Kid is a junior and we don’t get access to naviance til next semester. I guess they don’t want people focused on this too early? Not sure. Maybe that’s normal.

Is this your NYC school?

https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/1or0kra/impressive_college_matriculation_list/

nope. looks like nightingale.

The comments in that Reddit thread have exploded. Here's my analysis of the data, assuming it is Nightingale.

Total Students: 65
HYPSM Breakdown:

Harvard: 7
Stanford: 2
Yale: 1
Princeton: 1
MIT: 1
Total HYPSM: 12 students (18.5%)

Top 10 Universities:
Total T10: ~24 students (36.9%)

Top 20 Universities:
Total T20: ~35 students (53.8%)

Top 30 Universities:
Total T30: ~38 students (58.5%)

Top 5 LACs:

Amherst: 3
Total T5 LACs: 3 students (4.6%)

Top 15 LACs:
Adding Middlebury (1), Harvey Mudd (1), Haverford (1), Davidson (1), Bates (1), Wesleyan (1), Colgate (3)

Total T15 LACs: ~12 students (18.5%)

This is exceptionally strong placement - better than most elite private schools. For context:

18.5% to HYPSM is extraordinary (most elite privates are 10-15%)
37% to T10 is top-tier placement
54% to T20 means over half the class

The Nightingale benefit:

Institutional support - college counseling is CLEARLY a machine
Network effects - these schools have pipelines
Socioeconomic advantages - test prep, summers, enrichment
Strong academics - rigorous curriculum, grade inflation control

The $65k question: Is it worth it? If your goal is T20 placement, statistically yes. There is no doubt.

thanks, chat. it's impressive. and there are half a dozen or more schools in nyc with better placement. feeders are real

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You need to ask your college guidance.

I'm confused by what you mean by "feeder school". If you're truly at a feeder in the broad sense of the word (i.e. a top high school that performs extremely well across the board with elite colleges) then a 3.8 is undoubtedly a decent GPA and schools like Michigan will admit this kid.

Feeder school: sends at least 15% to ivy; or 25%+ to T20+T10lac; or 40%+ to T30.

OP yup about this. We’re in NYC. Kid is a junior and we don’t get access to naviance til next semester. I guess they don’t want people focused on this too early? Not sure. Maybe that’s normal.

Is this your NYC school?

https://www.reddit.com/r/ApplyingToCollege/comments/1or0kra/impressive_college_matriculation_list/

nope. looks like nightingale.

spence or Chapin. nightingale doesnt get 7 into harvard. 2 maybe

[Anonymous]

Its spence https://www.instagram.com/spence25seniors/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Colleges outside the top two dozen or so by Student Selectivity Rank in this analysis generally should be reasonably accessible to this student:

College & University Rankings in 2026 https://wallethub.com/edu/e/college-rankings/40750

Nah. One dozen maybe

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Colleges outside the top two dozen or so by Student Selectivity Rank in this analysis generally should be reasonably accessible to this student:

College & University Rankings in 2026 https://wallethub.com/edu/e/college-rankings/40750

Nah. One dozen maybe

Schools within the top two dozen may be realistic as reaches. However, the OP seeks targets and safeties, which suggests a greater level of accessibility.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You need to ask your college guidance.

I'm confused by what you mean by "feeder school". If you're truly at a feeder in the broad sense of the word (i.e. a top high school that performs extremely well across the board with elite colleges) then a 3.8 is undoubtedly a decent GPA and schools like Michigan will admit this kid.

Feeder school: sends at least 15% to ivy; or 25%+ to T20+T10lac; or 40%+ to T30.

OP yup about this. We’re in NYC. Kid is a junior and we don’t get access to naviance til next semester. I guess they don’t want people focused on this too early? Not sure. Maybe that’s normal.

Is there a reason you can’t wait til next semester which is, after holidays, maybe 6-8 more weeks.

any reason she can't post here?

Let’s see:

school has a counseling office which meets with juniors about this very issue and has the knowledge and information about: where students feed into, where one with her kid’s stats gets into and where they don’t, how competitive her kid is compared to the student body, the student’s rigor, the support the school provides, the types of letters of rec that will come, the school’s
Relationship with the admissions officers of other schools,Etc.

To ask a question like this where no one has any “in context” info that OP will have in a few weeks seems to be a futile exercise for OP and the responders

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You need to ask your college guidance.

I'm confused by what you mean by "feeder school". If you're truly at a feeder in the broad sense of the word (i.e. a top high school that performs extremely well across the board with elite colleges) then a 3.8 is undoubtedly a decent GPA and schools like Michigan will admit this kid.

Feeder school: sends at least 15% to ivy; or 25%+ to T20+T10lac; or 40%+ to T30.

OP yup about this. We’re in NYC. Kid is a junior and we don’t get access to naviance til next semester. I guess they don’t want people focused on this too early? Not sure. Maybe that’s normal.

Is there a reason you can’t wait til next semester which is, after holidays, maybe 6-8 more weeks.

any reason she can't post here?

Let’s see:

school has a counseling office which meets with juniors about this very issue and has the knowledge and information about: where students feed into, where one with her kid’s stats gets into and where they don’t, how competitive her kid is compared to the student body, the student’s rigor, the support the school provides, the types of letters of rec that will come, the school’s
Relationship with the admissions officers of other schools,Etc.

To ask a question like this where no one has any “in context” info that OP will have in a few weeks seems to be a futile exercise for OP and the responders

so no, no reason she can't post here

[Anonymous]

who cares. m'am just speak to your esteemed "feeder HS" concierge (ahem college counselor). they'll tell you what you need to know. we don't know. you could be at a fancy private in SF or NYC for all we know and matriculations are very different for that crowd vs. md publics.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This student has no shot at Stanford. Some of these PPs are delusional.

or hopkins for that matter. They below the Average GPA of a 3.95 and SAT is only within middle 50 range of 1530 to 1570:

https://apply.jhu.edu/fast-facts/