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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How do you know if your kid is in the top 10% at TJ if they don’t rank? What GPA by end of 10th or 11th grade would be considered in the top 10% or top 50 kids in the class?[/quote]

I have no idea. My kid ended up with a 4.41 (class of 2020) and I always assumed it was towards the top 20% at least, but I really don't know.  He had a (relatively) rough freshman year (2 B+'s, a B, and B-), but then had straight A's the rest of the way, except for 1 B+ as sophomore.[/quote]

Did your kid apply to very selective colleges? What was outcome if you don’t mind sharing[/quote]

He applied to very selective SLAC's, and generally did not get into the top ones (Williams, Amherst Swarthmore, Carleton). He did get into Grinnell and Union with a very nice merit aid packages.  He was not interested in, and did not apply to, any of the Ivy League schools or similar types of universities (except for UVa, where he was deferred during Early Action but ultimately admitted during the RD round).  After seriously considering Grinnell, he decided to go to William and Mary.[/quote]

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