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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DP- also with a child who will have a B+ or two in current junior year. So if you have a few B+ grades in academic subjects you should just not bother applying to top 20 schools unless you have an outstanding EC/hook/meet institutional prioririties? Is this because your cumulative gpa will be below a certain cutoff and they will toss your application out without looking at anything else ? Does this apply even if you have a standardized test score in their top 25%? Is there any way to make up for the B+ ?  Thx for any insight ! [/quote]
What is approx class rank? Even if no official class rank, AOs have a sense. If not top 20% do not apply, unless possibly ED1 at Chicago if close to top 20% and 1550 and not Econ or oversubscribed major…[/quote]

School doesn't rank and AO won't tell us. But we estimate about 15-25% [/quote]

Did others in that range get into these schools last year? If not it's probably a little optimistic.[/quote]

According to our school naviance, some got in below and others above her gpa. Unweighted gpa is about 3.95. [/quote]

My kid was top 20% of a non-DMV private. Into several private T20, including Ivy. But major matters. And the ECs, and the entire "narrative". Make sure the transcript story matches the major and narrative.
If Naviance is showing you possibilities, ask the CCO directly about chances.[/quote]

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