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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]i've made this point before, but if that's the case it just doesn't mesh with the fact that there are many girls who land at these schools who are unhooked and likely have sub-3.95 GPAs.[/quote]

This is not based on SCOIR reality.  To get into a top 30 school you needed a 3.9+ this year, mostly a 3.95.  SCOIR does't lie. 
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Why the ultra high standards? A few years ago NCS was sending 3.5-3.7 girls to BC, Wake, and other schools in that caliber [/quote]

This year BC required a 3.99/36 from NCS.  Everyone else was rejected (8 girls with GPAs in the 3.5 to 3.87 range). 
I don't know what happened but many other schools were the same. All Ivies were 3.97+, UVA 3.95+, etc. 
If you're not in the top 15 girls in the class and getting straight As your options were very limited. 
Does anyone know what happened? [/quote]

[b]Why does this only seem to be the case with NCS students in this area?
I know of many (more than 10) unhooked students at GDS and Sidwell who were admitted to schools like BC and UVA (and similar T30ish caliber) with GPAs in the 3.75 to 3.90 range. What gives?!? [/b]

One caveat: a few were first deferred, then admitted RD, or admitted off the waitlist (I know of 2 from UVA where the latter was the case). [/quote]

I don’t know any inside GPA information about specific girls in NCS class of ‘24 (and wouldn't share it on a public forum), but I think it is important to point out that NCS college counselors remove SCOIR data for all “hooked” applicants. So maybe there are a few 3.75 girls getting into BC or UVA that are hooked in some way. Not all applicants are included in the SCOIR data. [/quote]

So the poster above is giving misleading info on NCS. Girls with a GPA above 3.5 and below a 3.99 did not apply, except for a couple of students who applied RD.The girls who applied ED and were not accepted had a 3.5 or below. In the last Common Data Set that BC released, 8,800 more girls applied than boys. Girls in the 3.7 -3.8 range need to apply ED1 or ED2 for admission. That is not exclusive to NCS girls.

I honestly don't understand the hysteria.

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This makes sense.  Of the UVA applicants, no girls got in with under a 3.95 (12 denials) but none of the denials applied ED (they applied EA).   Does UVA really care about ED as well?  Do you think a 3.8+ who applied ED (vs EA) would have had a different outcome?[/quote]

ED is binding, EA isn’t. Schools protecting their yield will choose an ED applicant over one who is EA.[/quote]

Yes. We all know this.  The question is how does UVA view this? [/quote]

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