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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]One of my DCs had an unweighted GPA of 2.4 with lots of AP classes in their course list. From what I could tell, there are no 4-yr colleges where that GPA is at the 75th percentile for the enrolled students (from the CDS). We assumed that there were no safety schools for them and had them apply to about 15 schools in the hopes that at least one would accept them. They got into 5 schools. We were very glad that their school didn't limit how many applications they could submit.

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yes, there are safety schools for that gpa.  But you will need to look to find them.  And quite honestly, would you want your kid attending a school where the 75% for UW gpa is less than a 2.4 for HS?  I'm guessing you are at a private school, since you mention "didn't limit" number of apps.  So I'm assuming a very rigorous HS experience that a counselor could help explain or teachers explain in their submissions.

What I'd look for are schools with Holistic reviews (so they truly see that your kid kept attempting AP courses despite not getting As/Bs but was up for the hard work and has perseverance), rolling admissions.

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