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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think some of the experienced private school parents posting in this thread had kids in HS more than a couple of years ago, and they don't understand how much more competitive college admissions has gotten in the last few years for UMC, unhooked kids in the DMV. My oldest DD graduated HS in 2015, had 3.5 UW GPA/35 ACT/NMF and got into schools like Duke and Swarthmore. My youngest is now a HS junior with a 3.87 UW GPA/1560 SAT and has been told both those schools are reaches and unlikely to admit her.[/quote] I think it’s wrong to say college admissions has gotten more competitive. The number of kids hasn’t increased that much and they haven’t gotten smarter. The difference is more kids have stats above what used to be high enough for top 25 schools. The stats are inflated due to easier tests and prepping. Your oldest’s 35 from 4 years ago is a much better score percentile-wise than your dd’s 1560 today. [/quote]
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