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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So which of the following unhooked applicants from the same high school gets in to T10/20 if all others (ECs, reco letters) very comparable?

Applicant A: 4.0 from 9th grade to 12th, taking normal courses. 4 years average 4.0

Applicant B: 3.7 in 9th grade, 3.9 in 10th grade, 4.0 in 11th and 12th grade, taking most rigorous courses. 4 years average 3.9

Applicant A isn't getting in. A 4.0 in all standard classes isn't impressive at all.

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Applicant B has a much better shot at all T50s than applicant A. Applicant B, depending on the high school and where that cGPA falls relative to peers, and considering the impressive upward trend and top rigor, has the chance for a T15/ivy especially if they ED to one and pick carefully.

DCUM always goes in circles with GPA vs rigor. The true winners with the best odds of elite admission are the students that do both, top grades and top rigor. That is typically tablestakes for T15/ivy and many who legitimately have both do not get in because there are too many who have it all! [/quote]

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