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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do top colleges know that it is harder to get As at TJ vs base high school? Or do they view a 4.6 at TJ the same as a 4.6 at Oakton, Chantilly, Madison etc [/quote]

AOs typically compare kids to other kids in the same school first. So a 4.6 GPA kid from TJ would be weighed against a 4.4 kid from TJ, and GPA would be one metric of comparison, along with other activities and "institutional priorities". Along with GPA they would look at class rank, or if the school doesn't rank, use bands - top 1%, top 5%, top 10% of class [/quote]

“Institutional priorities” of colleges. Do you think an URM at TJ who is in top 10% at TJ would fare better in elite college admissions than a top 10% URM at base high school? I’m guessing that with IP being more focused on URM/1st gen/Low-income lately, an URM at TJ who does well (around 4.4 gpa or maybe even lower?) may have a higher chance at being admitted over a non URM with a 4.6 GPA and more rigorous coursework? Has this been the situation at TJ (and other schools) lately?[/quote]

Top 10% of so at TJ get really good results - T20 acceptances. I am not sure if the URM at TJ will be disadvantaged by having to compete against their cohort, or if the URM hook will help them stand out sufficiently. Meaning, if the top 10% URM kid were at a base school, they would have stood out certainly, but would they have had access to the same opportunities? That's hard to say.[/quote]

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