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[quote=Anonymous]DD from NoVa went to a private HS in DC and was accepted to UVA, which was a reach for her. She is a good student with good test scores and took a challenging courseload, but was slightly below UVA's average for GPA. No other hooks - no legacy, not a recruited athlete, not under-represented minority. I think what private schools bring to the table is college counselors with MUCH smaller case loads who often have great personal relationships with the admissions officers at certain schools. In DDs case, I believe every college counselor at the school has worked in UVA's admissions office and they leverage those connections very effectively to advocate for students who they know will succeed at UVA. They don't sell a student who won't make it, but some students have intangibles that make them a good fit, even if they don't have a 4.5 GPA. (DD held a significant schoolwide leadership position in her school that capped 4years of involvement in an EC, and I think her counselor was able to reinforce its significance.) I think it comes down to how well the college counselors know the students and how well-connected they are, which may point to an edge for private school students. As an aside, there's an interesting article here about NoVa acceptances (from 2011): http://www.dailyprogress.com/news/northern-virginia-leads-uva-w-m-admissions/article_0d4c5fcd-505d-5261-bf95-59509fe1192b.html[/quote]

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