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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A "3.5ish" does not make her a "shoo in" for any of these colleges.  Her other credentials make her competitive, but none of these schools are safeties for a kid from most Fairfax County Public High Schools. [/quote]

C'mon. 2012 acceptance rate 70%.[/quote]
You wouldn't believe the Naviance data. Kids from McLean high schools anyway average a 4.0 to get into Va Tech. I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't lived through it twice in recent years. [/quote]

This is correct.  It's tough to get into any of the VA state schools coming from Langley or McLean.  DS had a solid 3.5 and extraordinary activities and a 32 cum. ACT and squeezed into GMU.  It's not what it used to be.[/quote]

M[b]aybe a 3.5 isn't what it used to be...I have no idea.[/quote][/b]

It isn't.  I had a 4.0 when I applied to college and got in everywhere.  Different age and different grade structure.  Fairfax county has grades up to at least 4.6.  Some school districts even go to 6.0.  We've raised this issue with DS's private because his school only goes to 4.0.  The school sends a cover letter with each student application explaining the student body, where your child places (if near top) and the fact that the GPA system stops at 4.0 or goes beyond it to accommodate AP courses.[/quote]

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