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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Only one thing would have been nice to know.  — so that DS (class of 22) could have been spared the time he took to write essays/prepare apps for state schools that he would never get into: you need a blockbuster, AP-enhanced, probably grade-inflated HS GPA to gain admission OOS to the better UCs, Georgia, Florida, Texas and maybe a few others.

[Kid had a 3.87 UW from big3 (1570 submitted) and that wasn’t enough. The above named schools can’t / won’t differentiate and the 3.87 looks like the candidate isn’t even trying when compared to 4.7s with 25 APs from a public. ]

Michigan knows his HS, so accepts strong kids with high-for-that-HS gpas. [/quote]

Agree with this but worth adding that VA publics (we are in MD), and most east coast privates very familiar with our academically rigorous private’s grading.[/quote]

PP here. I don’t disagree but I cited UCs specifically for a reason.  It’s pointless to apply coming out of NCS or Sidwell with a > 3.8 although you’re at the top of your class.

Save your effort, time, and $85.

DS has first-hand  experience (deferrals) with a couple of the others I mentioned. He attends a T15 private school, which I mentioned, just as a point of reference. It’s national ranking is higher than all but one of the OOS flagship schools that rejected or deferred him.[/quote]

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