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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s all about expectations. There is no real difference between a kid with a 1350 who has the same GPA And general profile as a kid with a 1500. The difference is that the 1350 sets his expectations lower and gets in where he should. My kid is someone who has a lower SAT but a very high GPA And excellent everything else. He’s have done just as well at an Ivy as a kid with same profile but a higher SAT, he just didn’t even bother applying because his score is lower.

He is into a top school which was a target thru ED. Again the 1500 academic twin let’s say he has, is probably stressing out waiting fyi hear about Ivies next week.

All in the expectations.[/quote]

So, I've got twins - both same ACT score of 35, but GPA separated by 5/10ths of a point. That knocked out a lot of schools for one twin while the other was mulling Ivies, etc. The kid with the lower GPA is not average, but it can really feel that way when your womb mate has a near 4.0 u/w GPA in most rigorous classes. Fortunately both got into and are happy with their ED choices (both into T15 LACs). But it wasn't necessarily easy getting to that point and the number of folks who focus on one over the other never ceases to astound me. [/quote]

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