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[quote=Anonymous]I think it is over blown on this website.  We have are about to have our oldest graduate from HS.  He did not save the world, he had one officer position in one of his ECs.  He has decent grades, but not stellar (3.9 weighted in FCPS).  He will have 7 APs (3 of which are history and don't pertain to the stem he intened to pursue).  So far he has been getting 4's.  His SAT scores were decent but not spectacular.  We decided that he was one and done and did not need to take them again to inch him higher.   I would estimate he is in the top 25-20% of his class (FCPS  one of the higher "ranked" HS).

We targeted Universities based on his declared area of interest,  GPA, SAT scores, Navaince, one- one on one meeting with the college coordinator at our school, Fiske and our budget.  Naviance and Fiske are very helpful when gathering data.   He applied to 4 schools and got in to all.  He will be going to a top ten school in his declared major and is estatic. It was his target school and not his "reach".   It is - as far as we can tell- an excellent fit for him.

Listen to the schools, they do a good job of explaining the middle way.  Go to the parent events they have.  They are informative. There are tons of good schools out there.  Visit the schools, step back and let your child lead.  [/quote]

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