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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]That makes no sense. There are a lot of great VA in-state options.  Why not attend one of those? [/quote]

Their child has a 4.0! They deserve to get in![/quote]

Someone with a 4.0 deserves to get into all three. DC didn't even get into VTech. Waitlisted. Ridiculous and absurd. [/quote]

I’m guessing they went test optional. It’s unfortunate, because with grade inflation and multiple retakes, all these college know a [b]4.0 doesn’t mean much coming from public schools like APS where anything 89.5 and above is an A.[/b] It’s meaningless without the high SAT or ACT to back it up.[/quote]

+1 At my kids' APS HS, a weighted 4.0 is about the top third of the class. The "everyone has a 4.0" line is definitely an exaggeration but still a weighted 4.0 is no way in range for UVA, borderline for W&M w/out a strong test score, and possible for VT only if not applying to engineering/business.

FWIW, my DD who barely squeaked a weighted 4.0 at the end of junior year but had a 1480 SAT was waitlisted at W&M with the option to do Fall semester abroad and start in Spring. She chose something else but the Spring-start is one way they are expanding opportunity to attend W&M. [/quote]

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