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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For applicants from this area who go to the top privates and Arlington/Montgomery Country high schools, a 28 in the ACT is below average. A 28 would likely be in the 25% range for UVA which also means it is below average. There is no way that 28 ACT is 50th percentile for UVA or UCLA. I'm grateful that we were a full-pay family as it may well have contributed to the admissions. Similarly, the IB diploma could also have been a factor. Either way, I think people who told OP that her child had no shot at the schools she mentioned were doing her a disservice. While it may be difficult, strengths in other areas can compensate for mediocre Math scores. [/quote] The whole reason schools report the 25/75 range is because they recognize that test scores are an axe and not a scalpel. If your daughter is in state Virginia, a 28 on the Math SAT and a 33 on the English is plenty, plenty good and NOT below average [/quote]
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