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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I see a lot of posters complain about how their kids are "bad at taking tests" and therefore have a low SAT/ACT score but decent GPA.  Colleges are now allowing test optional applications to address this (thanks to Corona mostly).   Great for those parents/kids!

What about kids who didn't do well in 9th and 10th grades academically but got their acts together in 11th/12th?  Say they end up with a [b]weighted GPA[/b] in the 3.7-4.0 range but end up with a 1550+ in the SATs in junior/senior year.  Basically, a good trajectory.   Assuming these are male, White or Asian kids that want to do Engineering/CS with no legacy/hooks/sports.  Are they pretty much fuc*ed? Will any "top school" touch them?

Would like to hear about schools that really look into the application and select such kids as well as personal experiences.   Not interested in "you can get a great education at any school" posts, please.

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What is the unweighted GPA? 
My son sounds like yours - he had to swallow his pride and go to a much lower ranked school (below 100) because of freshman and sophomore year grades in a DC private, despite 4.0s junior and most of senior year, until Covid hit. The good news is he is top of his class at his college and is enjoying himself so much that I think he has given up on transferring.

I hear your frustration, though. [b]Colleges will claim they want resilient kids and independent thinkers, yet they reward helicoptering. [/b]That said, I feel good about the lessons my son has learned, all on his own.[/quote]

The bolded is so true![/quote]

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