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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the better criteria to look at at this point is not GPA but whether or not your child is in the top 10% of their high school class.  That figure is repeated (hovers between 90 and 94%) at convocation.  UVA is looking (IMHO) for well-rounded leaders of tomorrow.  But they also like to see top 10%.  They also like to see a lot of APs too, but not all students are in schools that provide these and UVA knows that.  My DC had 3 APs (not many) but took a college-level science course during junior year between junior and senior year.  He had a 4.16 but that was about as high as his school went (he was no. 1).  And ACTs of 34, then 36 on retake.  However one of D.C.'s close friends came in with 64 college credits (I'm not making that up) because the community college was close to that DC's high school.  Both got in.   DC's friend could graduate early if he chose too because all of the AP and college courses taken.  Frankly, your best bet is to be applying in-state from one of the counties to the south and west of the state where UVA doesn't receive many applicants.  Or URM.  Or international (73 countries represented this year). Or from a financially-disadvantaged background or a first generation student.  Good luck![/quote]

Fcps high schools don't rank.
And how do you even compare that? My dd has friends with 4.0s who have never taken an advanced class, and she has a 3.5 with only honors and AP. [b]Should she have taken the easy route for a higher GPA?[/b] [/quote]

Yes.

~parent of FCPS high school junior (and learned this too late)[/quote]

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