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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Interesting how both are “within reach“ for a kid who is barely through half of high school, especially when talking about two of the most selective colleges in the country?[/quote]

He got a 1560 on the October SAT and likely National Merit Finalist and more than 2/3rd of his GPA is locked for ED/REA. And these are two pretty popular schools from his high school so naviance has pretty good data.

I get that you're trying to snark at me, but I'll reply in good faith. This was a big lesson from my first. Things shape up earlier than you think. Either you have the GPA on track and also have that state championship (in sport or debate or olympiad medal) or deep interest by now, or you don't. You can still make some things happen, but it's a limited time frame and scrambling in junior year sucks  Protecting that GPA in 9th grade is big. So many kids chalk up a lot of Bs during "adjustment" to high school and look back at that like, why didn't I just study?  also, getting into a competitive summer program or internship after 10th grade is easier than after 11th and bulks things up. And it's make sense to study for SAT in August before Junior year so you can do well on PSAT and just generally have it done.

Anyway, those two schools are within reach. [/quote]

What is class rank?  As someone who has been looking for every data point possible for Georgetown, it looks like top 5% is absolutely necessary without a hook. You may not be one of them, but I wish I had a penny for every parent who thinks a 1560 is going to save a GPA that is not truly at the very top and with tons of rigor. I've seen it time and time again[/quote]

Not true. Our high school gets many unhooked into GTown as low as top20%. Uva EA or RD needs top 30% plus rigor. Ivies need top 10% plus rigor for RD unhooked, top 15% works for ED , top rigor assumed. It is a high-achieving high school with 25% of the class scoring 1450+ . 
The OP has naviance and can see they are in a green area with GPA already since they said within reach. Rank matters within a high school based on what that high school sends to what tier of school. There is no such thing as a rank cutoff ofX% that any college applies to all high schools. [/quote]

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