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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]private school kid. feeder school and yes, we will talk to guidance counselor again, probably twice. not dc, not ny.
3.75 GPA in a school that deflates - if this had been 3.8 or so a lot more doors would be open, but it is what it is. 
1550 SAT 
best in-school leadership possible, including elected school leadership and faculty awards. 
best LOR
some regional/state awards in things like debate/debate adjacent.

I'm not at all worried about him in life - he's mature, he's kind, he's good at what he's good at, he just doesnt put the time to get the A in things he doesnt care about, like Spanish. Which is frustrating to me, sure, but it's fine.

Full pay, humanities, not hooked.

Every kid in the last 20 years who has his same school position at the his school has gone to HYP. That's not happening. And we have plenty of safeties he'd be happy with. Just trying to find reaches and targets - the higher up the rankings, the more the colleges with know his school and his position in school. But that GPA. Lower down the rankings and I think random admissions readers might not know school, certainly won't know position.

GC says ND will is an "almost safety". I've put it on the reach side because I just think his GPA makes nothing except true safeties feel secure. And I'm not sure ND is a fit - but maybe.

Any other reaches? IOW, which T30 schools will sometimes take a kid with lower GPA. (not counting athletes, questbridge, donor etc)[/quote]

Do you mean "cares about" in terms of it will help with admissions? Or "cares about" in terms of they say the do once they are there? Because the latter is just marketing.[/quote]

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