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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'd rule HYP but, Dartmouth and Brown have been known to go to the 3.6 range IF other pluses exist.  Definitely consdier the SLACs.  Many of those definitely look at the whole package.  That GPA is the range of most if not all.  [/quote]

Depends on OPs school. At our MCPS [b]you need over a 3.9 and SATs in the 2300s to be viable for an Ivy, [/b]including at Dartmouth. Brown has a little more variation, presumably related to some hook. Private school kids can have somewhat lower GPAs.

Mine is in the top range of grades and just below on scores and is only applying to one Ivy and it's a long shot. The top SLACs are well within reach though. [/quote]

Not necessarily. For ivies in general, perfect SATs are not necessarily better than 2200 or 2300. After your cross the SAT and GPA thresholds, what you really need is some sort of hook, or a passion that really makes your kid stick out. I think most Ivies are a long shot for anyone, really. [/quote]

Naviance says otherwise. Basically the one or two people under 2300 are recruited athletes. As I said this related to our MCPS public school. Yours may be different.  [/quote]

This is just not true.  Naviance does not draw some magical hard and fast line.  It shows you a few years of data from your school.  Harvard has like 1600 places for freshman.  There are 26,000 secondary high schools in the United States.  The sample size from your school is going to be tiny and statistically insignificant.  SATs are just one part of the puzzle.  If your kid is compelling enough a 2200 is not going to keep them out of Harvard.

At our private last year, the counselors told one girl not to apply to any Ivies based on her grades and SATs compared to the Naviance scores. Thankfully, she ignored them.   She applied to four Ivies and got into three, and she is no athlete.  She does have a unique story, though.[/quote]

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