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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think everything but UVA and W&M would be safe based on those stats and course rigor.

VA Tech seems much more focused on GPA over SATs.  My DC's FCPS scattergram shows 0 denials for anyone who has under over a 4.0 weighted GPA (plenty of SAT scores in the 1200s).  My junior with a 1480 SAT and 3.85 GPA is in iffy territory if he doesn't get it up to a 4.0 this year. [/quote]

Agree with this poster and 14:13 PP. VA tech for engineering would be a long shot but she’ll be comfortably within range for most other majors. Even UVA and W&M aren’t completely out of reach, especially if she can pull up the SAT score. [/quote]

Agreed. OP said the 1300 was without any prep. College Board just came out with a statement saying 20 hours of prep using its free prep materials results in an average gain of 115 points. Even if OP's kid just did that and scored a 1400, it would make a big difference. She'd go from being under the 25th percentile for UVA to in the middle of the pack. Her GPA is still slightly low (their avg is 4.23), but I think she'd have a fighting chance.[/quote]

The average gains are brought higher by kids who score very low on the tests.  At the higher level it is rare to see a student with 100pt gains--esp. someone who has been 'prepped' by attending a good HS.  Also, some of the gains come from just getting older and having more content. That said, another reason to have her take it again is that several schools (incl. UVA and WM) superscore, which means they will look at the highest test in each category.  So even if she didn't get a much higher score, one of her scores (reading or math) might go up.  I would have her take it again--she a high match, close to safe for JMU, VT, and GMU but it seems things get more and more competitive each year and why not have a better shot for UVA and more safety for the others.[/quote]

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