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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]3.8 GPA (which is about avg) at top tier nyc private. 1480 SAT/34 ACT. Debater. Leadership in clubs. Worked summer jobs (this part is kinda interesting). Outgoing and popular but not athletic - concerned about being left out at smaller SLACs with highest # of athletes. Good writer.

No honors or awards.

Humanities - history/philosophy/politics. Movie buff. Maybe wants to teach or law school.

East coast preferred but open. 
Size 2k-10k

Full pay if need be.

Okay w ED. He knows the GPA is not great - 9th grade was rough and improved (some) - and he has no
passion project etc [/quote]

My somewhat comparable son got in without honors at an in-state state flagship; in with honors and merit aid at a interesting program at another in-state university; rejected by Yale and Northwestern; in with good merit aid at Fordham; Seton Hall; Temple and Catholic University.

So, it might make sense to apply to dream schools ranked T15 through T30 but focus more on T30 through T150. 
Maybe [/quote]

Was your son at a selective private?[/quote]

At a selective public. Obviously: The OP’s son *could* get in at Yale. If he loves Yale, he should try and see what opens.

He probably could squeeze into Tufts or Emory if he really tries.

But a Fordham or George Washington would really love him for himself, not just squeeze him in. The important think is to make sure a mid-tier school is strong enough to survive the current turmoil. The strong mid-tier schools will probably climb up over the shakier high-tier schools. [/quote]

Some private school kids did VERY well this year....and some not so great.
This is ENTIRELY HS dependent.
The most important thing in T25 college admissions is the HS you come from.

She said its its "top tier nyc private" - that matters. Her school's data is much more important than your public school kid's stats (sorry to be so blunt). But its apples to oranges.[/quote]

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