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[quote=Anonymous]I think the hard part is that there are no guarantees these days and the whole TO thing has really thrown things up in the air. But I do agree with the following advice here: Make sure there's sufficient rigor to make his GPA a solid one, whatever it is. It's a problem to have average grades if you're taking easy classes, and the easiness is determined by what other kids at his high school are taking. The ECs will help counteract any shortcomings with the GPA at SOME schools, like at the second tier SLACs. Those schools will grant merit not based so much on his exact score but on how many alternative comparable offers he will likely have. If he's got his heart set on the public flagships, the ECs won't make up for the GPA and test scores. [/quote]
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