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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DC is applying as a humanities/social science major with a major spike. High SAT, all 5s on AP exams, research published in most prestigious journal for major, national awards for major, great ECs and internships.

The one caveat is the gpa. Freshman year was very bad, sophomore not so great, but huge upward trend. Would a 4.3-4.4 weighted gpa be competitive for T20s? How will colleges view a humanities student from TJ, and will they forgive low grades in STEM classes?[/quote]

Probably not.  
According to Naviance average T20 student accepted from TJ has ~4.55 weighted GPA and 1555 SAT
The acceptance rate for students with those stats or higher was ~30%
In this context, 0.05 GPA is significant.  a 0.25 difference puts you in different categories.
Of the Top 20 schools, your best chance is Chicago ED0 if you can afford it and ED1 if not.

If you have an C's you are probably cooked.  More than a couple of B's also derails you.  The only exceptions I have seen have been recruited athletes.
These admission committees are literally looking at an ocean of straight A students and "but its TJ" does carry much weight when there are more straight A TJ students than they have room for.[/quote]

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