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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]GPA matters, and with TO, it matters more.  Your child, like it or not, is competing against every other child at their high school for coveted spots in each university. Highest GPA is going to take the spot every single time.[/quote]

I agree.

Signed,
Parent of a senior who slightly sacrificed grades for ECs he is passionate about, and it made a difference in terms of where he has reasonable likelihood of acceptance[/quote]

But does your kid really care?  Or is it just you and/or his friends who care about "prestige" that are driving this concern? I know a kid with a 3.95+ UW gpa and 4.5+ W GPA, ~1500 SAT go to a school ranked over 200 (our 2nd state flagship school).  They got into our state flagship (ranked T60) and CHOOSE to attend this school for athletics and to not attend parent's alma mater.  Know what---they excelled in the honors college, got to be a collegiate athlete, graduated with honors and doing a job they love immediately after college. 
They are happy, were happy in college and don't regret their choice at all[/quote]

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