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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid and I are putting together a spreadsheet of schools he's interested in. The reaches are places like UVA, Georgetown, USC (cal), Davidson.

W&M has high stats -- average GPA 4.4 (the highest on our list) and 1470 SAT (almost the highest). But its acceptance rate is reported at 32%, nearly double UVA, Georgetown, and Vassar.

Why is this? Does it get a ton of applicants with very weighted GPAs? Does it not have as many casual applications like a UVA or Georgetown?

Trying to figure out how much of a target vs. reach this is for my kid and those conflicting numbers confuse me.[/quote]
Weighted gpa means nothing; throw that out. If anything, it tells you that kids from Virginia have inflated GPAs.

The SAT column is only meaningful if you add a column: percentage of class submitting scores. For instance, Georgetown requires them.

Finally, the acceptance rate column is only meaningful if you add a column showing if there are ED rounds, and if you in-state or not etc. ED lowers acceptance rates.

Georgetown, for instance, has no ED; it is by far the toughest admit of any schools you have mentioned, all of which have ED.

Hope this helps![/quote]
Not helpful — Georgetown does not offer ED. Stop spouting nonsense.
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You didn't read what they wrote yet you accused them of spouting nonsense.[/quote]

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