College for a good student that does not test well

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Anonymous wrote:UChicago is considering going test optional. This will be a good option for those with mediocre stats but are full pay.

UChicago went test optional last summer. That does not mean that a student with a "mediocre" GPA could get admitted without a test score - on the contrary, that seems unlikely. Also, UChicago is need blind for admission.

Chicago is just gaming the system. Test optional means mediocre kids will be applying to Chicago, increasing its selectivity. Chicago always has an angle.

Kids there have tippy top test scores. The only way your kid is getting in there without taking a standardized test is if they invent something or cure a disease .

What? How come their graduates earn no more than top public uni graduates with all their inventions and cures?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:UChicago is considering going test optional. This will be a good option for those with mediocre stats but are full pay.

UChicago went test optional last summer. That does not mean that a student with a "mediocre" GPA could get admitted without a test score - on the contrary, that seems unlikely. Also, UChicago is need blind for admission.

Chicago is just gaming the system. Test optional means mediocre kids will be applying to Chicago, increasing its selectivity. Chicago always has an angle.

Kids there have tippy top test scores. The only way your kid is getting in there without taking a standardized test is if they invent something or cure a disease .

What? How come their graduates earn no more than top public uni graduates with all their inventions and cures?

It’s not business school, no. It’s a very strong general education.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:50% of *all* high school seniors in the US have an A average GPA. Your kid is average. It’s very likely your kid won’t finish their bachelors degree and/or will be an awful college student majoring in some joke department.

“Doesn’t test well” = inflated grades

Stop deluding yourself.

According to https://www.insidehighered.com/admissions/article/2017/07/17/study-finds-notable-increase-grades-high-schools-nationally, the average grad point average is 3.38. I am not sure if that is weighted on unweighted. But, either was a 3.8+ is considerably above avenge (Unweighted).

You however, are an asshole.

3.38 is A-/B+ average. Grades are meaningless unless they're backed up with 4s and 5s on AP exams and a top ACT/SAT.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2017/07/17/easy-a-nearly-half-hs-seniors-graduate-average/485787001/

3.38 is average nationwide. Child has 3.8 which is considerably higher than 3.38z