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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sidwell sent GPAs today (computed including Fall Junior year). 3.75 -- Hoping that this puts DC in a competitive range for T10/t20.[/quote]

There are too many other factors to be able to assess - EC's, rigor of coursework, etc.

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This. Exactly.  3.75 is great and T10 contender depending on your ECs[/quote]

3.75 will put you in the running at the bottom half of T10[/quote]

Whoever wrote this is nuts. You think this GPA will make you strong for the bottom of top 10. Getting into Hopkins or Duke with this? How about top 20. Easy admit to Vanderbilt or Notre Dame, WashU. There are 30 kids in your own class with better GPAs, but yet you think you will be 1 of 1700 students from across the county to make it into these schools? Hop over to the College Discussion forum for a dose of reality.[/quote]

There are 30 kids above a 3.75 in a sidwell class?  Is this true?[/quote]

The class selection and what teacher they got make a BIG difference, but the colleges will not see that.  Last year the kids who got Cs in Math2 dropped down to get easy As.  Some teachers hardly give any As.  If you’re relatively bright and get lucky with the teachers it’s not hard to come out with a high GPA.  The kids know who is really smart and who cheats.   
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There is definitely a lot of cheating. Not just at Sidwell but every school these days [/quote]

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