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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DS is a junior. 4.2 Weighted GPA, 1210 SAT (taking again in the fall), 3 APs so far with 3 more next year. Limited ECs - nothing out of the ordinary. Not an URM, not full pay...Wants to be a computer science major. Very introverted, typical geeky gamer kid.

He wants a large campus. [b]We are trying to set expectations around state schools like George Mason, Penn State, Pitt, uDelaware, Rutgers, Virginia Tech etc. Even some of those aren’t guaranteed[/b]...  meanwhile, my in laws keep telling him to apply to IVYs, Stanford, MIT, and Carnegie Mellon (as a “safety”).
 
I love my kid but he is not getting into Harvard with his stats. What’s the best way to set realistic expectations for him, and his grandparents?

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Some of them are not guaranteed?  Sorry to break it to you, but unless the SATs go up quite a bit several of them are guaranteed "no" . . . [/quote]

Ummm you have NO idea what you are talking about. The kids stats are perfect or even higher for all of these schools. Add Temple and Wake Forest to his list too. He will be fine. It’s not all about the SAT. Actually, you likely won’t have to submit if he is class of 2022[/quote]

Clearly you have no idea what you're talking about.  A 1210 is low for Va Tech for sure.  And to suggest "Temple and Wake Forest" in the same sentence makes zero sense.  One is a large urban state school in the northeast with low admissions standards.  The other is a small private school in the south with high admissions standards.  They couldn't be more different.  You're pulling college names out of your butt. [/quote]

The gpa is good. If it were my kid I’d suggest not submitting the sat score.

+1 1210 is well below the 25th percentile for Wake Forest and Pitt too.[/quote][/quote]

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