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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Thanks for all the replies. Disheartening but understandable. Is there any "secret" to boosting GPA like taking classes over the summer?[/quote]

Take heart.

It's not over.  It has barely just begun.

I talk to a lot of TJ parents in your situation, and I'll tell you what I tell them.

Your kid hit the wall.  It is far better for them to hit that wall in high school than in college.

The most important college in their academic career is the one that grants them their terminal degree.

Get a PhD, MD, JD or MBA from Harvard and nobody cares if your undergrad was from a state college.

Your child is extremely likely to get a degree past college.

Going to grad school or law school or med school is just very likely for them because it's low hanging fruit for them.

TJ students like your kid can get into WM or VT with 80%+ acceptance rate, maybe even with a bit of merit.  UVA is the only VA state school that gives TJ students a hard time.

Apply more broadly if you like but know that they are likely to go to grad school, save a bit of dry powder to pay for that so the list of schools that are worth the extra money is not very long.

And who knows, your kid would not be the lowest GPA to get into T20 from TJ especially with those sort of ECs.[/quote]

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