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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just find this so, so odd.  The "Big 3" are supposed to be elite high schools, above the fray socially and academically, among the best in the country, and with outstanding guidance departments and college placement.

Yet, here are parents on an anonymous board fishing for information on where their kids' GPAs place them among their classmates and what colleges they can expect to get into.  I have to wonder if this ever goes on at, say, the elite boarding schools or top NYC privates.  I'll bet it doesn't, certainly not to this extent, and it makes me wonder -- just how special is the Big 3, really, if the families there act like this?       [/quote]

NP here.  It is because for many families/kids - there is not open discussion about where kids stand and it's hard to understand the landscape in early steps of the process before parent meeting with college counseling.  It's also not clear that college counselors will tell you where your child stands or whether their ED choice has  much competition from others at the school.

OP my child has GPA a bit higher, SAT lower so far, hardest classes, and like you, I'm completely in the dark.[/quote]

Your kid has barely finished half of their junior year. There is plenty of time to worry about this. The college process does not need to be lengthened any further. If you don’t have the answers you want after your initial meetings with your college counselor then I’d suggest asking them. [/quote]

Lol. You must have quite the hook if that is truly your mentality.  I don’t know any country’s uni system where no one does anything until the last 6 months of school. Many Israel but even applying to IDF groups requires some thought. [/quote]

No one is saying that. This isn’t the last six months. A current junior is 11 months out. Exactly what do you think you are going to do now? You don’t have half of your junior year grades which are the most important. You don’t know where you stand on that fact alone.

College office is focused, rightfully so, on seniors. In the spring when acceptances are out, you take priority. Expecting all the answers now is ridiculous. Have your kid do as well as they can in their classes and then worry about it. [/quote]

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