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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Looking for advice from parents/students with real experience.
My child is a Virginia student with:
1595 SAT
3.8 unweighted GPA
Very rigorous schedule
Strong coding background since childhood
Interested in advanced math, computer science, engineering, and eventually Wall Street algorithm / trading / math driven careers

NOVA direct and dual enrollment courses completed or in progress:
Calc I, II, III
Linear Algebra
Differential Equations
Discrete Structures
Computer Organization
English / History / Gov

We are considering:
MIT
Princeton / Cornell
Carnegie Mellon
Georgia Tech
Purdue
Vanderbilt
Michigan
Texas Austin
Texas A&M
UVA
Virginia Tech

Some are reaches, but I feel he should aim high.

His biggest concern is making sure NOVA credits transfer so he does not retake courses. Virginia schools seem safest for that, but I worry he is overvaluing guaranteed transfer credit.

He is also not very into the liberal reputation of UVA, though maybe that matters less in math / CS / engineering.

Questions:
Has anyone had NOVA credits transfer to these schools?
Do advanced math credits transfer as real credit or just placement?
Do CS courses transfer?
Is prioritizing transfer credit a mistake if stronger schools are options?
If this were your child, stay in Virginia or aim higher?[/quote]

Go ahead and buy the lottery tickets in the RD round but do not use your SCEA/ED on MIT, Princeton and CMU. This profile will not get in for CS or engineering in those 3 schools and you will be wasting your ED. Reasonable high reaches (not targets) for this profile are Cornell, GA Tech, Purdue and Michigan. If applying as a math major instead and full pay, ED Chicago if higher ranked schools are a priority for you. [/quote]

Chicago will not take a low GPA kid from a random public high school just because they’re full pay. They demand very high GPAs from public schools, and are more lenient at privates.[/quote]

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