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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is less about GPA and more about having a hook - at any top metro DC school. [/quote]

Not entirely true. Hooks help, but unhooked kids can still get in through building very impressive resumes and applications. Far too many DMV overachievers are just cookie-cutter applicants, all indicating interest in the same fields of study (Finance/Econ, Pre-Law, Pre-Med, CS, etc.) [/quote]

Most of the kids are just so bleh boring.  They’re very good about getting good grades and picking the right activities.  Very few are impressive.  [/quote]

You're correct. I worked with a private admissions consultant, and they told us to steer clear of the highly-coveted majors as a DMV applicant unless we had national-level accolades. They helped my kid build an application around the Classics, and they got into a T15 school with an underwhelming GPA (3.7) due to grade deflation. [/quote]

That is terrible advice if a kid actually wants to study something they are now blocked from pursuing, like CS. Better to go to a lower ranked school and do what you love. Rank does not matter. Loving what you do does matter.[/quote]

Maybe the kid loves classics.[/quote]

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