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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well, my 3.2 gpa "big 3" DD just outright rejected from CU Boulder. I am flabbergasted. This is the most messed up college admissions cycle we have experienced yet. What a mess.[/quote]
I'm so sorry. This must be stressful. Did DD submit SAT or ACT scores? I do wonder if at these large schools it's harder for Big-3 students to complete bc of the lack of grade inflation, and so students need to submit standardized test scores. Did DD apply to any schools early?[/quote]

She did submit. It was not a high ACT, but was above the 50th% range, so counselor said definitely submit. It's all about GPA now that TO is the norm. With so much grade inflation everywhere else, anything lower than a 3.7, no matter the school, is automatically out at large universities. I wish my kids had never attended the school they did. Not just because of college acceptances, but because they never felt anything other than like they were the stupid kids and end their senior year feeling ilke failures because the majority of their classmates are attending top 30 colleges and universities. I wish they had just had normal childhoods, surrounded by normal people who don't judge based on college matriculation.[/quote]

I am sorry this is happening to your DD, but it is happening to a lot of kids -- even high stats ones.  My DS (3.85 gpa) had a heck of a time last year getting into college, but is now at a state school that turned out to be a great fit. My DD (4.00 gpa) is similarly getting rejected from her target and reach schools, and will likely attend a state school somewhere.[/quote]

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