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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]1500 and a 4.0 is impressive[/b] (although you don't say much about the courses your kid is taking and their rigor). But yes, it's a tough environment for elite colleges, so best to throw in a healthy number of safeties along with the reaches.[/quote] DP I disagree with the bolded assessment. Actually think a 4.0 along with 1500 (after 3 tries, esp if superscore) raises a mild red flag for T10 admission officers. They are very used to seeing 1550+/3.85 type profiles from their feeder schools (private and public magnets), so a 1500/4.0 would make them think the school is not rigorous or it grade inflates. Checking our school’s naivance, there were zero 4.0 and only a dozen kids with 3.9+ over 5 years, but there were a lot more 1550+ including 1 1600 last year (that kid “only” had a 3.88 GPA).[/quote]
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