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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Naviance also won't tell you if acceptances were legacies or sports recruits. This can throw off the numbers I think[/quote]

Yes,  but you can usually infer that someone who had a vastly lower GPA or test scores, brought something special to the school, be it sport, legacy, whatever.   My DC's GPA was below the average for acceptances at top-ranked state school according to HS's naviance, but he got in as sports recruit.  [/quote]

Thank you for an realistic, first-hand statement.[/quote]

Which tells you absolutely nothing.  [/quote]

NP here -- it tells you that outlier data can be misleading, and that factors not captured by Naviance data can be decisive.  That's useful, if unoriginal, information that many parents overlook when confronted by Naviance and their own desperate desire for some guidance in the crazy and unpredictable game of admissions.    [/quote]

Seriously, do you think that there are parents of college bound students out there who don't understand that a football recruit might be at outlier in Naviance data?  Unoriginal, indeed.

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I'm sure there are many parents who would understand the concept of an "outlier" in another context, but otherwise rational and intelligent people can become completely unhinged when confronted with Naviance data.  I've seen it -- more than once.    [/quote]

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