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1530 SAT at McLean High not enough for UVA now?
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Anonymous
| Don't forget the four years of language! |
Anonymous
It may be good if you have it but now I believe you dont need this. It really is the gpa and the rigor. |
Anonymous
The GPA is too low. The 75th percentile last fall was a 4.5; median was a 4.4 and bottom 25th percentile was a 4.20 (that category is not for unhooked wealthy white kids fro McLean). |
Anonymous
| What GPA/SAT is needed if your kid goes to Lewis, Mount Vernon, or Annandale? |
Anonymous
The GPA is too low at the moment, but if DC can get their wGPA up to 4.4 by the end of 1st semester senior year, then DC have a good shot, assuming DC has "demonstrated rigor" by taking APs in the core and doing well enough, e.g., B+s or better. DEs alone are not going be enough. |
Anonymous
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As for required SAT scores, you might consider this thread:
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1300165.page |
Anonymous
| Sadly, 4.0 doesn't get anywhere nowadays. The rule should be 3.8 weighted to 4.0 in all state schools; anything above is Ivy League. Just doesn't make sense anymore. |
Anonymous
How would they do that exactly? Accepting as many students as they can accommodate. |
Anonymous
canada can do it. I mean, there shouldn't be an expectation to get higher than a 4.0. It seems like a flaw. 4.0 is perfect; nothing higher exists in college. It's some bs. |
Anonymous
Because 4.0 weighted means you have Bs and maybe even some Cs now. You have to know this. |
Anonymous
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UVA just takes the top 'x' number of students applicants from each school, based on GPAs. My daughter got beat out by a .04 decimal place.
They don't have time or don't really care about holistic review of candidates. |
Anonymous
I think PP means that there shouldn't be so much grade inflation |
Anonymous
This simply isn't true. I'm sorry about your daughter's experience. But they most certainly do a holistic review. |
Anonymous
| Given that most kids now get A's by cheating with AI, I would assume that the SAT score will matter more and more as it's one of the last true tests of aptitude. |
Anonymous
Keep telling yourself that. They list the kids on a spreadsheet and cut out the bottom 50%, THEN do a holistic review. |