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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Generally, rich kids do fine OP, even if they are mediocre students or people[/quote]

HW is really rigorous academically—definitely comparable to the DC big 3. [/quote]

I have only scanned this thread, so maybe it has been touched on, but HW seems to have far fewer graduates with GPAs around 3.1 and under than the "big 3." StA, Sidwell, NCS, Potomac--all have a higher number of students around the 3.0. HW=grade inflation, just like everywhere else.[/quote]
Again, this is a small sample of probably no more than the same 50-100 kids, all of whom are unhooked. You cannot reach any conclusions about the GPAs of the school as a whole from this. [/quote]
With 201 applications to Michigan, I'm pretty sure the sample is bigger than 50-100...[/quote]

Okay, sure, call it 200 or so, but the point is that there are going to be a lot of repeats in the group, because unhooked kids necessarily cast a very wide net. Each data point in their chart is not one unique student and people in this thread are acting like it is.

My guess is that a chart like this from most top privates would look very similar as far as GPA ranges. [/quote]

Totally agree. I’m not sure why people here are downplaying this data. This is the closest we will see to what the odds are for unhooked kids by GPA range. And yes, DC might have slightly more grade deflation but I’m guessing this is pretty damn close - maybe within 0.1 GPA point of what Sidwell/GDS/Potomac/Albans/NCS data shows for unhooked non VIP[/quote]

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