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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Did OP ever name the university that rejected her kid's ED application?

3.7 GPA doesn't sound very competitive for any top school.  Certainly not T20.

Wasn't there a recent thread about how half of kids have 4.0s??

I am guessing her expectations were really off.  A 3.7 in a top private may presumably buy easier access to a desirable, but not top, private university, or public college.  I'm not even sure if that would ensure acceptance into a top 50 school honestly.[/quote]

A 3.7 at NCS or Sidwell is top 25% of the class, possibly top 15%.  Just shy of the Ivys, good enough for Chicago.  They have grade deflation.  NCS has not had a student with a 4.0 in many years. 
This is not to say that public or private is better or worse---just that for what it's worth, a 3.7 at some of these schools is a top GPA.  They just don't have kids graduating with straight As.  [/quote]

Top 25% isn't very special.  [/quote]

In small schools, Top 25% is a dozen students. Do you look down on the top 12-20 students at your school? That is the top 4% at a big public school.[/quote]

This.

I'm a grad of a NYC private school comparable to DC "Top 3" schools. And then I went to an Ivy for college, T5 law school and law review, and elite big law. By far, the smartest cohort top to bottom that  I have ever been around was my high school class of ~100 students. This top 25% isn't very special line is uninformed nonsense.[/quote]

I never once mentioned on any resume or application I was top 11% at my private.  Seemed embarrassing to me.  After top 10%, it's just your grades, scores, extracurriculars no?[/quote]

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