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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, post your kid's stats (w&uw GPA, public/private/parochial, SAT/ACT, intended major). Let us know what type of school they want (location, size, public/private), and we will make a list for you free of charge. Honestly just search through threads on in the discussion forum. You will get a good idea of where kids are getting in.[/quote]

I honestly think it is not very productive to use the stats to come up with the list. I have another thread going on where I posted my kid's stats and most recommendations, I got were based on CDS data but the truth is every school is different, their relationship with colleges vary, they calculate GPAs differently., it doesnt account for ECs. In my opinion naviance and scoir data are the best to determine the list versus the generic data that colleges publish. [/quote]

We found Naviance most useful for DC1 who was mainly applying to big schools, mostly in-state publics, that get a ton of applications from our school. Results came in as expected -- didn't get into reach (it was a big reach that I thought was a waste of time application but it was the only reach so I didn't argue with DC about it) but got in everywhere else.

For DC2, mainly applying LACs, our determinations of safety or not was mainly around acceptance rate. Her profile was a bit challenging because she had great test scores but inconsistent grades with a downward trend (all As in 9th, more Bs than As by 11th). She has ADHD. We generally focused more on GPA as the match with test scores as a bonus for potential merit aid. Budget meant any reach LAC wasn't going to be affordable anyway so her only reach was W&M. LACs that seemed to be "target" had admit rates in the 40-59% range. Got into those but not enough merit to be affordable. Safeties were generally acceptance rates around 60-75%. Accepted to all those with merit to match state Us. Waitlisted at her reach -- probably would have been accepted if she'd applied ED but didn't want to since she liked some of her safeties more.[/quote]

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