Where do low A- students from highly selective, rigorous, elite high schools get in?

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Anonymous wrote:GC thinks it is too early? What her grade?

11th

They said spring, so it should be soon. But it's disappointing because it doesn't leave much time for tours before the end of this school year.

My DC's elite high school counselors made sure to give us ideas of schools to tour over Junior year spring break. If your kid's school is that good, they should be doing the same.

I chuckle every time I see "elite". My FCPS DS got an appointment to West Point and a ride to Princeton.

I chuckle when people talk about “rides” to schools that only give need based aid.

You sound jealous.

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Anonymous wrote:If its truly a highly selective high school that does not inflate grades eg TJ, a B+ to A- grade gpa would qualify to any of the T25’s

This is not true! a B+ to A- grade at TJ won't get you admitted to UVA for sure. UVA is looking for 4.3+ minimum there and only offers to about 1/4 of the graduating class. OP, if your kid is at TJ, UVA and VT are not match schools if the grade is B+/A-.

What about a kid with similar stats from another FCPS high school like Chantilly or Centerville. Not aiming for School of Engineering.

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Anonymous wrote:GC thinks it is too early? What her grade?

11th

They said spring, so it should be soon. But it's disappointing because it doesn't leave much time for tours before the end of this school year.

My DC's elite high school counselors made sure to give us ideas of schools to tour over Junior year spring break. If your kid's school is that good, they should be doing the same.

I chuckle every time I see "elite". My FCPS DS got an appointment to West Point and a ride to Princeton.

I chuckle when people talk about “rides” to schools that only give need based aid.

You sound jealous.

I'm not that person, but I kinda get it. It's not a "ride," it's an "aid" package, so just say it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:ED to any SLAC ranked outside of the top 10.

Better odds, but not slam dunks, based on the experience of both our DCs' peers.

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Anonymous wrote:If its truly a highly selective high school that does not inflate grades eg TJ, a B+ to A- grade gpa would qualify to any of the T25’s

Once upon a time, yes, but now you need a at least a 3.75 from anywhere, with the possible exception of really big state schools in the T25 that take a lot of kids (if you want that).

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Anonymous wrote:VA Tech
U of Richmond
BU and BC
Wake Forest
Tulane
Denison
Mount Holyoke
Lafayette and Lehigh
Union
Ohio State
Pitt
UNH

She isn’t getting into Wake or BC with that GPA, the rest are possible

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Anonymous wrote:ED Chicago or Cornell or Tulane, BC, Wake, UVA, Wisc, Colby, Bowdoin, Richmond, Sewanee

Not ED Chicago and Cornell unfortunately with a 90.

May I suggest Grinnell, Bates, Denison, Davidson ED. My kid's friend with a similar academic profile and similarly talented got in ED at Davidson.

Dp, but as as I posted before, they love private school kids. I think it’s possible.

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Anonymous wrote:ED wisely and to a school where the sat is at 50tb percentile or higher. Do not apply for aid. Aim for a high target or low reach.

Low reach might be an “easier” Cornell school like human ecology, not top but not bottom NESCAC like Colby or tufts. Other schools like Davidson or wake or grinell would fall into this category. UVA or Emory if interested.

High target might be BU/BC, Tulane, a nescac like bates, other top but not as popular schools like macalester, pitzer, Carleton, or a UT Austin.

This is delusional, gpa is too low for nearly all these schools except the slacs and BU.

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Anonymous wrote:If its truly a highly selective high school that does not inflate grades eg TJ, a B+ to A- grade gpa would qualify to any of the T25’s

This is not true! a B+ to A- grade at TJ won't get you admitted to UVA for sure. UVA is looking for 4.3+ minimum there and only offers to about 1/4 of the graduating class. OP, if your kid is at TJ, UVA and VT are not match schools if the grade is B+/A-.

What about a kid with similar stats from another FCPS high school like Chantilly or Centerville. Not aiming for School of Engineering.

It's the same thing. It doesn't matter which school your kid goes to (Chantilly, Centerville, McLean, Langley, etc). You are being compared to other students at your school. So a B+/A- will not get you into UVA and VT engineering. Other big OOS publics or tier II privates/SLACs are likely your targets. So it's sad that a TJ kid with a B+/A- grade won't get into UVA but likely if they were at their base school earning a higher GPA. A bit generalized, I believe NOVA public schools' B+/A- kids are all competing for the same spots. The lesson is to go to a less competitive FCPS school and earn a higher GPA if a higher ranked college is your goal.

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Correction: not tier II privates (so not Top 20-30 private colleges), but probably tier II SLACs

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Anonymous wrote:VA Tech
U of Richmond
BU and BC
Wake Forest
Tulane
Denison
Mount Holyoke
Lafayette and Lehigh
Union
Ohio State
Pitt
UNH

She isn’t getting into Wake or BC with that GPA, the rest are possible

I have Scoir data for a similar private. WF is right on the line, BC is generally doable.
It all depends on the relationship the private has with one college or another.

[Anonymous]

McGill?

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Others to consider:

UCSD
DePaul
Loyola Marymount
Fordham

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:VA Tech
U of Richmond
BU and BC
Wake Forest
Tulane
Denison
Mount Holyoke
Lafayette and Lehigh
Union
Ohio State
Pitt
UNH

She isn’t getting into Wake or BC with that GPA, the rest are possible

I have Scoir data for a similar private. WF is right on the line, BC is generally doable.
It all depends on the relationship the private has with one college or another.

Not with multiple Bs, including a B-.

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Anonymous wrote:GC thinks it is too early? What her grade?

11th

They said spring, so it should be soon. But it's disappointing because it doesn't leave much time for tours before the end of this school year.

My DC's elite high school counselors made sure to give us ideas of schools to tour over Junior year spring break. If your kid's school is that good, they should be doing the same.

I chuckle every time I see "elite". My FCPS DS got an appointment to West Point and a ride to Princeton.

I chuckle when people talk about “rides” to schools that only give need based aid.

You sound jealous.

I suspect the PP's kid was choosing between West Point and a full tuition + stipend ROTC scholarship at Princeton which is almost a full ride. I had that same choice in the 80's (and chose Princeton).