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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op. I've heard a lot of kids with near 4.0 say "Why did I work so hard?"; they also ended up at the same schools mentioned above.

Only .3% of college students attend IVY; likely your top HS kid didn't get in.
Only  3% of college students attend Top 30; maybe a handful of your HS kids got in.

97% of college kids attend schools where a "B-averge" could get you in. The top schools are closer to a lottery once you get past the academic requirements anyways. And within these 97% your choice of the perfect school is huge.[/quote]

What parents and kids don't realize is that there are two groups of "smart" kids.  There is a big difference between the two.  The kids at our public really need an UW 3.95 to see the results that they want.  These kids are usually the top 5-10% of the class.  Kids with an UW 3.8 think they are smart, and they are smart, just not smart like the top kids.  The latter group has no problem getting into the flagships that aren't Michigan or Virginia.  And that is usually where they end up.

Parents focus on the Weighted GPA because over a 4.0 sounds good.  But what really matters is the UW GPA because all of the top kids have a GPA well over a 4.0. [/quote]

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