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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How much have things changed, really?

My kid who is now in their 30s (wow), was applying to colleges in the late 2000s from a highly regarded NOVA public.  1970 on the 2400 scored SAT, which would translate to 1360 today according to the charts.  10 APs, including AP Spanish (with 5s on both the AP literature and language exams), but no AP Calc, Physics or Chem (instead Econ, Stats, and Environmental Science).  AP test scores ranged from a 2 to mostly 3s and 4s and a couple of 5s beyond the Spanish APs (5 in English I think).

Weighted GPA was just over a 4.0.  Consistently 1 B for every 2 or 3 As in all advanced classes.  No Cs.

One excellent recommendation that we know of (Spanish teacher).  Average player on one average varsity sport (non-recruited, not even close) and some volunteer work but not much.  No other ECs.  Full pay.

Notre Dame (legacy):  deny

UVA:  waitlist
W&M: waitlist
Boston College:  waitlist

Wisconsin:  admitted
VT:  admitted
JMU:  admitted

Final result:  admitted off UVA wait-list just before graduation and attended.

Are posters really suggesting that these results would be all that different today?   [/quote]

Did he accept another college first since waitlist is at the end of the year? [/quote]

Yes.  Wisconsin.[/quote]

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