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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Child in TJ - current Junior and may end with B grade in AP Calc BC. I have heard all grades should be A being Asian to get into Ivy/MIT/Stanford. What are the chances for those schools for a Bio major with a B grade in AP Calc BC and remaining As or A- in Junior year. Overall GPA end of Junior will be close to 4.3; SAT 1570+; Good ECs[/quote]

Hire a college counselor. They’ll evaluate transcript and ECs. Might be able to pivot to another major, add some summer stuff to support it and overall strengthen chances.

Bio is still tough - especially for Asian females. If the goal is medical field, there are many other major options.[/quote]

Has the OP come back?
Agree with this.
I’d apply to SLACs - ED1 and ED2:

https://www.shemmassianconsulting.com/blog/best-liberal-arts-colleges-for-medical-school

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Agree. Apply ED to SLACs where the entire rest of TJ isn't applying.[/quote]

This is against conventional wisdom.  Magnet high schools and SLACs don’t go hand in hand.  True, the entire rest of TJ isn’t applying to SLACs.  But there is a reason why the entire school isn’t applying.

It’s a vicious cycle.  Very few is applying to SLACs, and even fewer accepted by SLACs.

I hope OP saw this post and don’t make the stupid mistake of applying to SLACs.

Study TJ’s past matriculation data carefully find a low reach school to which TJ is a feeder, then ED, ED2 two of these schools.  WashU Emory Cornell CALS come to mind.[/quote]

For a bio/pre med kid? What’s wrong with a top SLAC?? 
They are fabulous schools and great, early opp for science research.
Look at your school’s naviance to see if kids go to these WASP schools with similar data.[/quote]

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