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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid is graduating with something very close to a 3.8 from a "big 3" and had ZERO chance at Harvard, or any Ivy, despite many varsity letters, leadership in clubs, regional awards and summer employment.[/quote]

Really? I would have thought your DC would have a modest shot, no? Not at Harvard, but a couple of the lower ranked Ivies perhaps? [/quote]

Similar stats for mine.  3.8. Will have 4 years of 2 (non-English) languages.  Recognition on some national competitions. Summer internships/jobs. Won’t even consider applying to any Ivies, or probably even any Top 20.  Even if say, Cornell, was in shouting distance, there are at least 20 non-Ivies my DC would rather go to that are slightly less competitive.  Any Ivy just for Ivy’s sake is not DC’s mindset. [/quote]

Wow. Things have indeed gotten WAY tougher since even 5 years ago when our DC applied. The profile above would have been GOLD at all but the top Ivies.

[/quote] or maybe there's been grade inflation at school??? What matters is class rank and rigor of courses. GPA alone says very little [/quote]

Schools generally do not provide class rank -- right? And the mix of even rigorous classes varies across students. This must make things a bit complicated for MOs.[/quote]

They may not report exact rank, but ours does provide ranges.  So they report to colleges that x% have 3.75 or higher, y% have 3.5-3.75 etc. So an AO would have at least a general sense of where the applicant falls.   [/quote]

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