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[quote=Anonymous]Not top 20 - but my kid, 3.4 unweighted private school GPA, no hooks, has already gotten into a test optional SLAC ranked around 75th in national liberal arts colleges by USNWR. And this was without test scores and before her teacher recs or official transcript were submitted. This was a "safety" school for her and she will also be applying to a couple of top 20 SLACS and several more ranked between 20 and 50. She did not apply for financial aid, but the admission offer nonetheless came with $15k merit aid

Whether this will have any bearing on top 20 applications, I don't know, but my strong impression so far (and this is my oldest kid) is that outside of the tippy top schools - the top ten maybe - there is much more wiggle room than people often think when it comes to grades and scores. This is particularly true at the private liberal arts colleges (and perhaps particularly true for kids coming from small independent high schools that colleges know have rigorous courses). And half the top 50 SLACs are now test optional.

My sense is that a kid with >3.3 unweighted from private school will be able to do fine if applying to SLACS, assuming a decent essay, respectable ECs and no big red flags. Hoping DD's teacher recs will also help at the other schools where she is applying. To my surprise, college counselor thinks she has a 50/50 chance at places like Wesleyan, Colby and Smith. Based on all the anxiety on this board and places like college confidential, I'd have thought not, but I guess we'll see....[/quote]

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