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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How have they done in college? I’m a little nervous that if DD gets in, she may struggle more there academically. High school grades, resume etc are good but it has taken her a lot of work to get there. I don’t know if she can sustain that, in an even more competitive environment. I wonder if it’s better not to go to the “best” college one gets into - big fish small pond etc.

On the other hand, I hear a lot about grade inflation so maybe I should not worry about this. [/quote]

It would depend on the college and the student. There are students we know at UVA and WM who had above average/near 75Th%ile SAT(based on pre-TO, ie high 1400s) who have performed below average in stem classes to the point of dropping premed (as in 2.9 stem GPA), as well as students who got in the same schools ED with lower stats that made those schools reachy and those particular students have more As than B, around 3.7  or above average there. Knowing the various players, the work ethic and study skills are better with the latter. 
Our good friend runs a med school advising consultancy and many in our area(NOVA)use him for advice: we all talk and share premed details. My conclusion has been it is too difficult to figure out who will do well[b] but study skills and discipline matter more than how the SAT stacks up. [/b]The caveat is the super top schools where Cs are rarely given and average is 3.85 even for science majors—the students there seem to work a lot harder yet get better grades(all we know there have 3.9+). We do not personally know anyone at the top schools that did not have a 1540+: SATwise elites are not academically “reachy” for them they were just reach-for-everyones. [/quote]

Top schools look for discipline in the application. It's actually a character trait that helps them predict success.[/quote]

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