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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In DMV what percent of High schoolers have 4.0s or greater (both public and private). I am guessing probably around 30% or more.  So if there are 100k seniors in DMV that means close to 30k kids think they can get into a top school.  Is this accurate thinking?[/quote]

The valedictorian in DD's high school class went to nursing school, and not a top one. She wasn't all that smart, but she really, really cared about her GPA, and yes, she had a 4.0 when she graduated.

I don't know what a 4.0 means, really. Some intellectually incurious kids at my child's high school have a 4.0. They aren't going to top schools, which recognize grade inflation and kids who take less strenuous classes to keep their perfect gpa. [/quote]

Whereas I know some unprepped kids with 1500+ SAT scores in one sitting with unweighted 3.5/weighted 4.0 who blow your mind when you talk to them because they are just head an shoulders above in knowledge and thought process. That's why colleges will never rely on numbers alone.[/quote]

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