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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For the last time, the private T25 schools that accept the most number of TO students - of any background, are:

WashU
Vanderbilt
Cornell

And further down:
Wake
Tulane [/quote]

This list is a few short:

WashU
Vanderbilt
Cornell
UChicago
USC

And further down:
Wake
TulanE
Northeastern

Hope this will be helpful to others next year. Especially those with higher GPA than test scores.

Private college counselors keep this type of data close to the vest, but it’s actually really easy to find if you look at the schools CDS.[/quote]

Add:
Swarthmore
Amherst
Williams
Carnegie Mellon

Next tier:
SMU
BU
Villanova
Tufts
Pepperdine
[/quote]
Which schools are the reverse? Take kids with “lower” gpas (think 3.6 unweighted) who have rigor (like 12 AP type) and high scores like 99 percentile? How to find this info out? [/quote]

That is not as bad a profile as you are feeling right now. For my kid (applied CS), national schools from 30 down (was told only if ED, but didn't want to ED; so, WL, then offer, for mid 30s to 50; admitted with merit for those in 50s and below - chose one of those and is crazy happy there and doing great). The SLAC schools were basically the same, if ED, then 15 and down are in play, but tough, 30 and down are good to go. I should add that this kid did not apply to any big schools or state schools, so can't help you there. Don't take the numbers as literally as that, it's just that that's where the schools were that were in play (meaning, he obviously didn't apply to all of them). In there end there were nine good options, including some that would probably surprise people on here.[/quote]

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