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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Interesting how both are “within reach“ for a kid who is barely through half of high school, especially when talking about two of the most selective colleges in the country?[/quote]

He got a 1560 on the October SAT and likely National Merit Finalist and more than 2/3rd of his GPA is locked for ED/REA. And these are two pretty popular schools from his high school so naviance has pretty good data.

I get that you're trying to snark at me, but I'll reply in good faith. This was a big lesson from my first. Things shape up earlier than you think. Either you have the GPA on track and also have that state championship (in sport or debate or olympiad medal) or deep interest by now, or you don't. You can still make some things happen, but it's a limited time frame and scrambling in junior year sucks  Protecting that GPA in 9th grade is big. So many kids chalk up a lot of Bs during "adjustment" to high school and look back at that like, why didn't I just study?  also, getting into a competitive summer program or internship after 10th grade is easier than after 11th and bulks things up. And it's make sense to study for SAT in August before Junior year so you can do well on PSAT and just generally have it done.

Anyway, those two schools are within reach. [/quote]

What is class rank?  As someone who has been looking for every data point possible for Georgetown, it looks like top 5% is absolutely necessary without a hook. You may not be one of them, but I wish I had a penny for every parent who thinks a 1560 is going to save a GPA that is not truly at the very top and with tons of rigor. I've seen it time and time again[/quote]

[b]It's a private school that doesn't rank. [/b]It also has 20+ admits a year, far more than top 5% so I suspect this is a lot about what GU thinks of your high school.  Georgetown is one of those schools that has a straight line for GPA (from our school anyway) and he's over it with a lot of room. Williams is a harder call - their naviance is a bit all over the map. But they have a "type" - judging from the kids who have gotten in the past from our school - and I think my kid matches that type. [/quote]

That's what the schools tell you to avoid the question but your high school counselor knows and most likely your own kid knows.  It's the girst thing readers for colleges assess by using the school profile and figuring out your kid's rank through GPA, no of AP courses taken, which AP courses, tescher's comments, etc. Takes a two minutes at most. [/quote]

This is going to make your head explode: it's a private school that doesn't rank, that doesn't weigh any grades, and offers no AP courses. No kid has a 4.0 and yet, 20% of the class gets into HYPSM. Also, kids with 3.8 GPA get into Georgetown about 80% of the time.

I'm not saying I don't have information. I have a plenty. I'm saying the school doesn't rank. [/quote]

why are you just a defensuve and nasty person? Your school may not rank officially but  all the admin know the rank as do the students as does the colleges. [/quote]

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