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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]3.8 GPA (which is about avg) at top tier nyc private. 1480 SAT/34 ACT. Debater. Leadership in clubs. Worked summer jobs (this part is kinda interesting). Outgoing and popular but not athletic - concerned about being left out at smaller SLACs with highest # of athletes. Good writer.

No honors or awards.

Humanities - history/philosophy/politics. Movie buff. Maybe wants to teach or law school.

East coast preferred but open. 
Size 2k-10k

Full pay if need be.

Okay w ED. He knows the GPA is not great - 9th grade was rough and improved (some) - and he has no
passion project etc [/quote]

My somewhat comparable son got in without honors at an in-state state flagship; in with honors and merit aid at a interesting program at another in-state university; rejected by Yale and Northwestern; in with good merit aid at Fordham; Seton Hall; Temple and Catholic University.

So, it might make sense to apply to dream schools ranked T15 through T30 but focus more on T30 through T150. 
Maybe [/quote]

Was your son at a selective private?[/quote]

At a selective public. Obviously: The OP’s son *could* get in at Yale. If he loves Yale, he should try and see what opens.

He probably could squeeze into Tufts or Emory if he really tries.

But a Fordham or George Washington would really love him for himself, not just squeeze him in. The important think is to make sure a mid-tier school is strong enough to survive the current turmoil. The strong mid-tier schools will probably climb up over the shakier high-tier schools. [/quote]

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