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[quote=Anonymous]I disagree about a 31 being "respectable." It's fantastic. My son also got a 31, and his score was in the 98% nationally and the 95% for the state of Maryland.

My son is an entering freshman this year, and we found that schools looked more at his test scores than his GPA, both for admissions and merit. My son is also a smart slacker and he got into all 5 schools he applied to, including VA Tech and the U of MD limited enrollment business program. This was with mostly A's and B's in freshman and sophomore years and a pretty dismal junior year (he got a D in AP Lang, his GPA went from a 4.2 weighted to a 3.9 weighted that one year.) He also got a significant scholarship at each and every school he applied to. He was on the VERY low end GPA wise to get into U of MD, and not only did he get in, he got into a signature program, with a scholarship. The test score is the MOST important piece of the puzzle.

I am the pp who asked what his weighted GPA is. I would say if his weighted GPA is at least 3.2 you have a good shot at MANY schools.

I would say have him NOT focus his essays on the downward trend- don't mention depression or the poor junior year grades- but have him focus on his talents, like a love of music, diversity of friends, etc. Many colleges want REAL people- not the cookie cutter 4.0 perfect little Pollyanna.

Last summer was hell for us. This year has been a breeze- AFTER the applications were in. I am keeping fingers crossed and hoping the same for you.

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