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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Truly average students. 3.0-3.5 UW GPA, 1200-1300 SAT, regular EC like casual sports or a job. Motivated but not a striver. What 4 yr colleges do these type of kids attend and find success after attending dmv catholic hs?[/quote]

Depends on if you want/need aid.  If aid is needed then you are looking at regional publics and less competitive privates.  If aid isn't needed then it is possible to get into some OOS publics, like Penn State.[/quote]

I'd add that an SAT score of 1300 helps a lot.  Most average kids don't have one that they are submitting which limits their choices because some merit requires an SAT score.

Also, 8 AP classes is pretty good.

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+1 Remember that there are kids with no honors or AP classes with the same GPAuw, and your kid is in a league above that due to the rigor of the class schedule. You can't go by GPA alone. [/quote]

Are kids who aren't in any honors classes even applying to colleges though? [/quote]

Most of my son’s HS classes were regular classes. He was only allowed to move up with an A in the previous level. That’s pretty typical in private schools. [/quote]

My daughter’s private school requires even more than simply an A.  She will have As in her regular classes (for which she has worked pretty hard) and still not move up to honors next year. The median number of honors is 3 through all of high school.

Also, she will take very few honors classes and will still take calculus, four years of foreign language, four years of science (including bio/chem/physics).  Curriculum can be pretty rigorous without honors. [/quote]

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