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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Colleges know the academic rigor involved at both schools, so getting less than a 3.9 may not be a dealbreaker. What it really comes down to is whether your kid prefers a progressive approach or a traditional one.[/quote]

Anyone with experience in prep schools knows this isn't true. Expectations are that you still maintain a 3.9+ GPA. These schools are challenging, but there are definitely kids in the top 2 deciles that maintain a 3.9+ average. Elite universities select unhooked applicants almost-exclusively from this tier. [b]The 3.7 Sidwell kid is not getting in a T20.[/b][/quote]

My unhooked 3.75 Sidwell graduate CURRENTLY attends a T15 university (not U of C).

The bolded sentence is true, until it isn’t. 
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Sure - but it's also true that many very high stats (3.85&lt;3.9 with rigor) kids aren't getting accepted in T25. This is all variable by year and by person - but it was not that common for an unhooked 3.75 kid to get into T10 (but some people are also not great at &quot;owning&quot; a hook either).  Lesson is - apply where you want - spread net wide. Maybe you win the lottery, but don't expect to.
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