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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m in ny so here the top public schools do great. Like Stuy. Problem is most colleges won’t take 30 kids from Stuy (some do) so bottom half of class have a tough time. And Stuy is tough to get grades in mid 90s

But anything past top 15 high schools (we have 400) not so much. You can retake tests, get extra credit. Lots of kids w 4.0s who don’t crack 1300 on SAT. On plus side, majority of class is urm or first gen or both. Have an interesting EC and go TO and it can word, just need to have the social capital to understand the game.

Privates run the gamut.[b] The TT kids clean up. But it’s a very grade deflation, no retakes, no extra credit, total grind. 3.8 kids do just fine, Top 30 uni or top 12 LACs. 3.6 kids can get into places that are “fine” for this crowd. Like Kenyon[/b]

Then there are T2/T3 places that have a lot to trade inflation. Lots of 3.95s. With paid counseling they get into haverfords.

College regional officers were wiped out by Covid. Nobody wants to stand at a table in high school cafeterias, getting 50k and counting on those Marriott points. So how much these schools “know” your public or private is much reduced.  You can work that to your advantage in some public’s. And some privates don’t do as well with the UGAs etc because those are the schools with the huge application load and without the expertise. [/quote]

All of this is so accurate....AND here's another one.
If your private HS has had particularly good recent admissions and matriculations years, it can help future classes (think last 2 classes)....especially with these new AO reps who don't know their as* from their elbow....

So they use the previous matriculation guides to help them. So if top 50% of class last two years went to T25/30, then by golly, this kid with a 3.8 but TO and some niche EC will make it through for WashU or Vanderbilt etc.

Reputation matters A LOT for high schools. So much is written about this on here and on reddit (check the AMA).[/quote]

How does this work?  I'm worried because at our Big3 school, last year's class had some Covid grade inflation plus a cohort of super smart kids which together results in a lot of kids who graduated with a 3.95 (15+).  They applied far and wide and got in (and matriculated at) all sorts of top schools.  This year's class has a much lower average GPA.  Many of the strongest kids have a 3.8 and change.  What happens when these 3.8's apply to schools that last year received 3.95's from our school?   Especially if they apply ED? Do the colleges say "no" because they're used to getting 3.95s? Or assume that 3.95s from this high school will be coming along in RD (which they won't be, this year)?
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this is a question for your CCO. Ask point blank how your kid compares to the internal competition for your ED school and ask if the school's CCO letter will speak to the "top grades" in this class (I bet it will).[/quote]

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