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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What was the major difference between your IRL admissions results and what others shared here on DCUM? [/quote]
Now that the application cycle is over, I can see a lot of differences between IRL and DCUM.

GPA: When I first came here a year ago, I was severely depressed seeing so many 4.0 uw. IRL a 4.0 is not necessary for students from our high school to get into top colleges, not even 3.9 or 3.8. [b]Once the GPA is within range per Naviance[/b], it matters much less. Some 4.0s were rejected, while some lower GPAs were accepted. For some T20 even a T10 colleges, the accepted GPA range can be quite a bit lower than what DCUM would make you believe. This is for unhooked applicants.

Rigor: Rigor matters a ton at our school. Our school does not offer AP classes, but the advanced courses are definitely not easy, even just to earn a B+. Colleges recognized that during application review (signaling).

National awards: No. Definitely not necessary.[/quote]

I agree with PP here but the issue is you don’t know which lower GPA on Naviance belongs to an athlete or legacy so you can’t be sure what is “within range” for your own unhooked kid. [/quote]

Our school only has classes between 300-350 and very few athletic recruits.  So, NAVIANCE is pretty accurate.  We have two boys, a 25 and a 26.  The class of 26 crushed it.  Much better results than the class of 25 at the top.  
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