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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]First of all, some years close to 2000 students get a 1600, which is more than "a few hundred."  And the top schools are notorious for rejecting many of them anyway.

Second of all, UVA has been on record for decades that it cares more about grades and classes taken than test scores and the record bears that out.  Remember the school remains test optional.

The bottom line:  UVA admission is not a given for this kid.  Not even close.

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Please show your source, not just someone guess or estimate.[/quote]

It's nice the OP is not getting feedback that is just pure praise, but ffs it's shifted in the other direction now just to prove a point? 1600 kid is getting into UVA.[/quote]

Not necessarily.  UVA is unpredictable.  I know it is just an anecdote, but I know more than one kid with perfect ACT scores, very high rigor, and very close to 4.0 (private, so not weighted) who got waitlisted.  Also know TO kids with high GPAs who got in.

As to OP’s question, happy kid at a great school (that’s an absolute bargain) should be more important than a maybe happy kid at a maybe better school.  I also wonder if AOs will question the DE classes when he wasn’t getting straight As in the earlier years (that’s not a criticism of the kid).  He may look to them like a kid who got pushed to the harder track but maybe shouldn’t have.  Also, if you’re in a good school and taking DE classes (especially at a CC or not great local college) instead of your rigorous HS, it may look like the kid was avoiding a hard grader or thinks he’s “too smart” to be in classes with his peers.  [/quote]

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