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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kid is at a Big 3 also.  We have one solid EA acceptance which we thought was a borderline safety school but is looking better and better to attend with all the deferrals my kid has gotten (and to schools where the kid fell squarely within the Naviance acceptance range). And we are full-pay so that has not made a difference.

[b]I do think the public school students with 4.5 GPAs and 10 AP classes are winning out this year compared to the top one-third of students at private schools that have a 3.5 - 3.7 GPA and no AP classes.[/b]  My kid has a GPA in this range and solid ACT results (34-36) but with test scores becoming increasingly irrelevant, all that stands out is a deflated 3.5 against an inflated 4.5.

All I can hope is that this is a long process that will continue to unfold until June 1. The public school kids are applying to a lot more schools and getting into to places.  However, they can only attend one college so I'm hoping the deferrals turn into acceptances or waitlists which then turn into acceptances.

High School counselors at our Big 3 are MIA and seem to be unaccountable and untouchable.  If they are feeling panicked, they are definitely not showing it.  Plus, they never guarantee results.  They always say, "it looks like", "we hope" or "Naviance shows."  So with that vague language, they effectively hedge their bets.[/quote]

Yes, they are doing MUCH, MUCH better than the big3 kids.  I have one kid at a Big3 and and one at Wilson (DCPS).  The Wilson kids are doing far better at the same colleges (than the Big3 kids).  I think it's combination of grade inflation, APs and public schools just being "in vogue" with admissions officers.  The results are night and day (admissions--public, deferrals/rejections--private).  [/quote]

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