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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Many schools "reverse engineer" GPAs to normalize them, and recalculate them so they only include academic subjects (math, science, English, social studies, foreign languages). It's more work for the colleges, but allows them to compare oranges to oranges. They do seem to take into account English 11 vs AP Composition and Language, but weight courses equally across the applicant population. [/quote]

This is definitely the trend.  Several schools reported that approach during our recent spring break visit.  W&M did NOT make that statement for that matter, a statement that 3.9 GPA is a "stretch". [b] I thnk that claim is itself is a bit of a stretch....[/b]

On the math side, MANY schools made the comment that they wanted to see math taken at least THROUGH Calculus.  Premier schools, however, did not say it needed to be AP Calculus.  Many of such schools are the liberal arts and as such, look for the difficulty level in courses but also recognize that most of the math/science "gurus" are heading to the MITs of the world.  [/quote]

I am only reporting what the student told me.  She does go to Oakton HS, so competition is especially fierce for her.[/quote]

We recently attended a college fair where W&M was well represented.  We asked the question about GPA and their Dir. of Admissions reported that they do indeed "reverse engineeer" GPAs focusing ONLY on the core subjects (e.g., english, math etc.)  Further to this point, he also reported that they look at 3.6 GPAs and up under THEIR revised model.  That's  probably where the confusion on GPAs arises.  As for SATs, he reported they're looking at1320 on up.  Interesting, they are NOT looking at the writing portion of the SATs. Their view on that.."we are focused on the student's essays"[/quote]

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