3.65 unweighted GPA and a 1580 SAT from a BIG 3 - What should realistically be on the list
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| DC attends a Big 3 - Super high SAT, good solid GPA. Well rounded extra curr. Head of a number of good clubs. Volunteers outside of school. Tough to make a good list given the great - but not spectacular GPA. Please assist. |
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Does DC prefer a large school, small, in-between?
What does he want to study (in general at least)? Are you full-pay, will you qualify for need-based aid, do you need merit aid? |
Anonymous
| Any other hooks? |
Anonymous
| Do you really not know the answer? |
Anonymous
| Who will be paying? |
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What does your college counselor suggest?
What does Naviance tell you? What does your child want to study? Where do they want to live? Do they want a small college or a large university? Otherwise, this is just a humble brag post. |
Anonymous
Original Poster here: Its not easy to make such a list. Why make such a comment? The SAT is high IVY HYPMS. The GPA is low top 25. So please have something to offer or move along. DC is open to all college experiences. |
Anonymous
I am not being snarky, but have DC read this book over the summer and start making their own list. |
Anonymous
https://www.amazon.com/Complete-Book-Colleges-2019-Universities/dp/1524757942 |
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Original Poster here. Its all over the map. Not a humble brag at all. GPA puts DC in the top 25% of class. Not top 10. So it makes things hard to gauge. Wants a liberal arts major. Not STEM. Obviously, weve consulted other data. Looking to the Board for confirmation and thinking outside the box. |
Anonymous
| Have you visited any colleges so far? What appeals to your child? Yes, your child has a high SAT, but that is not always enough for HYP. |
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Theyve read all the guidebooks. Weve met with the college counselor. Its difficult when the GPA doesnt match the SAT. So Im asking the board - any other anecdotes of high SAT and great but not top 1% GPA - outcomes with Top 10 schools. Is that worth the time. Assume no other hooks. |
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That GPA from one of those schools is high. Seriously. Even if the GPA were a 4.0 HYPMS is a crap shoot. So apply to those, but also look at the next rung down ratings wise. I cannot literally believe that a student who has succeeded at one of those schools has LITERALLY no idea where they want to attend college, what they want to study, and that teh college counselor gave no suggestions of schools to consider. |
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"Original Poster here. Its all over the map. Not a humble brag at all. GPA puts DC in the top 25% of class. Not top 10. So it makes things hard to gauge. Wants a liberal arts major. Not STEM."
Describe course rigor. Where does the 3.65 come from? Is every math class a B or more like all classes are A- or random Bs or is there a D with mostly As? If DC's only issues come from say math but they still have a 780 then HYPS are all in the game. Ditto if the 3.65 comes from a horrible battle causing a year long D with one teacher. If DC has never gotten the highest grade in any class they have ever taken but grinds out A minuses and overprepped the SAT then HYPS are unlikely. |
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DP. OP said the GPA puts her DC in the top 25 percent. That makes her high achievement in other areas less impressive. I think that's why she's uncertain what is or isn't a realistic goal. |