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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Having such a high SAT score with a relatively low GPA makes him look low effort. [/quote]

I agree with this statement.  It makes him look like a "good test taker" except that he likely didn't prepare for his tests in classes.  Aren't there remedy pathways to correct low grades?  I'm estimating that the OP's kid had a couple of Cs on his transcript to have a 3.58 gpa.  I thought there's a way to fix these types of grades at nova high schools--am I wrong?[/quote]

This high test score and lower GPA is a classic sign of ADHD. Super smart, as evidenced by the test score, but executive function drags down the grades. My DC had a 35 ACT and a 3.0 from a big3 private (no APs). This is a really high IQ kid that teachers loved, so the recommendations were likely good (but honest about the struggles). ADHD made grades lower, especially in 9th and 10th. Didn’t hide the ADHD in the application. Attending a top 40 university and getting almost all As and the occasional B or C. [/quote]

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