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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm not an alum of a super selective school, either. Purdue, class of 1999, engineering, OOS. 4.8 weighted GPA, 3.4 unweighted. 1205 SAT, 33 ACT.

My kids are freshman and 8th grade, so we have time, but the things I've been reading lately are scary - namely, that I would be unlikely to be accepted into the program I graduated from with my unweighted GPA. And that's from back when PE, health class, the arts, and whatever else weren't factored in, so my unweighted GPA would be much lower today! (I got D's in PE and C's in mandatory art/music)

Is there hope anymore for kids with stats like mine? Do I really need to harp on them for straight A's? I can't handle four years of anxiety, so please ease my mind or tell me they'll be fine at a less selective school.[/quote]

The thing is, if you went to high school now, your stats would be higher. Wherever you were in your class (%ile) would be the same, and your stats would correspond. The hand wringing over "I wouldn't get into my alma mater today" is overblown. I mean, you probably wouldn't get in-- but you would be competitive to.[/quote]

Yeah, no. Please don't lie to OP. Grade inflation exists, but not enough to transform those grades into straight As.

OP, it's a financial issue. Not an educational one. Do you have the funds to pay for 80K a year of undergrad, for two kids? Because this is what it might cost if they can't get into their in-state flagship and can't get into lesser state universities. UVA only accepts very high gpas now. A student with your grades would not definitely get in.

So if there's at all a financial angle to this, please get their gpas up. Pay for tutors now! It might make the difference between 50K a year in-state and possibly 100K a year private or out of state. My senior's preferred school costs 80K+ TODAY. Your kids are younger. Do the math.

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Aren't some kids just not smart enough to make straight A's, especially in AP classes?[/quote]

PP you replied to. Sure. My own senior currently has a C in AP Calc BC. It was his first non-A, ever, in all his school career. My point was that kids these days need to put in the work. There is no lackadaisical high school experience anymore. Kids must try to reach their potential, whatever it is, because otherwise you and they will rue it come college admissions times.

Unless you can afford to send your kids to any college, in which case it does not matter so much, since there are thousands of colleges that will provide an undergrad education to practically anyone who shows up in exchange for a ton of money.

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But he's already accepted somewhere, correct?[/quote]

Yes, but there's that pesky language about rescinding offers for academic reasons...

He's admitted to safeties and targets. Deferred and rejected at two reaches, which is unsurprising. I'm not disappointed, because if he decides to go to his safety, the in-state flagship, he'll cost me way less money. And if he gets in to his deferred dream school or goes to one of his targets, I'll be happy to spend the money. So win-win for me.
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