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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]From most recent CDS:

U of R:
SAT Composite 1290 1440
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and 
Writing 630 710
SAT Math 650 750
ACT Composite 30 33

W&M:

SAT Composite 1300 1490
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and 
Writing 660 740
SAT Math 640 750
ACT Composite 30 34

I don't believe that Richmond is in a "lower category" than W&M and I would certainly not consider it to be a safety school.

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I would.[/quote]

Then you need to support your statement with some evidence.  [/quote]

DP: Average HS GPA at URichmond is 3.81 and at W&M 4.27---which is reflected also in W&M having more than 2x as many students come from the top 10% of their class.  AND W&M have slightly higher SATs across categories.  So for some kids who have high SAT scores and good but not quite as high grades, U Richmond would be easier to get into.  But I wouldn't consider it a safety school at all.  Just a more reasonable target for someone who W&M is more of a reach target on the basis of their grades.[/quote]

You forget that U of R has far more students coming from private schools than W&M.  Privates don’t weight grades for the GPA.  Hence, the lower average GPA.  Also, privates don’t rank their students. [/quote]

FCPS doesn't rank either. [/quote]

Both schools report it as calculated from "among those schools that rank" so it doesn't really matter how many of the applicants are from schools that report rank--among the high schools that report rank, 77% of W&M students are and 64% of students from URichmond are. (I was the one who earlier said 2x as many--so I was way off--my apologies!).  So not a huge difference, but reflects the overall pattern of slightly lower GPA, slightly lower SATs at UR. [/quote]

[b]It looks like you are off again.[/b]  For Fall 2020, it was 50% in the top 10% at UR (with 20.5% with a rank) vs. 77% in top 10% at W&M (out of 36% with a rank).[/quote]

Geez! I vow to not report numbers when posting on my phone again (esp. while waiting for DCs tournaments to end where other numbers are being shouted everywhere).

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