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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DS HAS GPA 4.3 AND SAT 1430 WITH A FAIR AMOUNT  OF GOOD ECS, APPLIED FOR CS, WHAT ARE THE CHANCES FOR ACCEPTANCE.[/quote]

[b]Depends on essays[/b], course load rigor, and high school.  The chance is certainly not zero as the PP said.  We had lots of defers at our high school during the EA round.  Many schools don't do class rank, but your son needs to be in the top 5%.  A 4.3 at our high school is top 10%.  We have a 6 point grading scale, so GPAs can be misleading.[/quote]

No it doesn't.[/quote]

Yes it does.  When comparing students in the same percentile, t[b]he essays are a differentiator.[/quote[/b]]

They can be, but with almost 50,000 applicants (a 17% increase), a comparatively small state admissions office can do only so much.  I've heard many admission officers say they read the essays only after they've first culled out the ACT/SAT/GPA/Rank (per profile sent by the school)/URM/Big donor/ possible big donor (called cultivator cases )/low-income and this year's new special category: first-generations, who received 952 acceptances in ED/EA at UVA for only 3,750 slots.  Only after you are through those hurdles do they read the essays, if at all.  And your region's rep. might read the essay, but unlikely if the applicant doesn't jump through the other hoops that are reported to USN&WR.[/quote]

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