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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I feel like an outlier on this topic, have one kid that had perfect stats and gpa at a top school. Second kid has 97% SAT score with prep being 2 practice exams, but a low gpa at a tough private where they get mostly B’s with an occasional A. I don’t think they could keep up at a top school despite high SAT. [/quote]

You are correct, they could not. You see the difference because you have two kids who are different yet seem "close" to someone who does not know. The 97th%ile is bottom 1/4 to 1/3 student at a top college, AND their grades are likely below average at their prep school where most likely far less than half get into ivy/plus. You get that and are acting accordingly and will find a great school one tier lower where they will thrive. It is the parents who have the kid at the easy public getting A and  A- (thus not top 10%) and the same or lower percentile on SAT who do not have a clue what the typical kid at the ivy will be. They do not grasp what a 99th+ %ile is and how far above it is from their own kid.  [/quote]

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we had the opposite...the 93rd/95th%ile made the gifted program, a very smart kid, transferred to top private in 9th and just missed top 20% society thing, school seemed filled with smarties. Then 7 yrs later realized the second one ,99%ile+ was in a completely different tier, has cruised through high school and is at the very top.  First one UVa ED, loved it and thrived! Second one is applying now and aiming for top10 but will be fine with UVA. [/quote]

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