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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In a perfect world, I wish colleges would be so much more transparent about what it takes to be admitted. But I know they have a self-interest in making every kid believe it's possible to get in, to keep those applications coming.

For example, I just looked at the Naviance scattergrams from my kid's school (private, in Maryland).

Over the last 5 years, kids with stats of a 3.8 GPA and 1350 SAT (or higher) are 13 for 13 getting into UVA. 2 other kids with 1250+ and a 3.9+ got in. And everyone else - other than recruited athletes with far lower scores - was rejected.

At U of Maryland, of roughly 50 applicants with 1300+ SATs, all were accepted except for 2 - the 2 lowest GPAs, of 2.8 and 3.0. Of kids with a 3.5 GPA or higher, all were accepted except the one kid who had an 1120.

As a parent, I would much rather know this specific info, rather than broad generalities about middle 50th percentiles. It demystifies chatter like "Maryland is getting hard to get into" and lets you know that - from our school, at least - you need either a 1300 and a 3.1 GPA, or a 3.5 and 1150 SAT, to get into Maryland.[/quote].

Ths is pot on.  Naviance can be very helpful in showing the clear demarcation between accept and reject.  [/quote]

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