Anonymous
Post 06/07/2023 16:48     Subject: What was your UNHOOKED Big3 senior's GPA and what type of school are they attending in the fall?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Thank you for any information you can give! I have a rising junior.


Frankly, it doesn't matter what anyone else's experiences were. The sands of colleges admissions have been and are shifting dramatically and have since the 2021 cycle. Naviance and anyone else's records as they compare to your kid are basically meaningless.


15:44 again - This is also true - admissions keeps changing every year since COVID. All of DCs WL were very solid and reliable options according to historical Naviance (even when sub-setting to just 2021-2022). These schools had low admit rates, so we still considered them to be reaches and DC applied accordingly. But based on prior experience from students at our school - those WL colleges typically loved and accepted everyone in DCs stats range. Not this year (and it wasn't just our DC, it was others too).
Anonymous
Post 06/07/2023 16:43     Subject: What was your UNHOOKED Big3 senior's GPA and what type of school are they attending in the fall?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Very good GPA for rigorous Big3 (3.7), strong (but not tippy top) SATs at 1490 and strong ECs. Did not have a great college outcomes. Got into one Top 50 school and several Top 100s. Waitlisted at many places - very few rejections. Chose one of the Top 100s.

Similar scores from a good MCPS public. Got into 2 top 20, WL at a few, and chose Berkeley!


MCPS will have an edge on UC schools because of reliance on AP for rigor....private schools offer far few APs (some offer none). Even if you take an AP exam, the course will not be weighted as such by UC system.
Anonymous
Post 06/07/2023 16:41     Subject: What was your UNHOOKED Big3 senior's GPA and what type of school are they attending in the fall?
Anonymous wrote:I thought the Big 3 *is* the hook.


There are so many hooked strong students at Big 3. It's a goldmine for T25 admissions offices because they have a slew hooked students to choose from who meet a variety of institutional priorities, who are well prepared from the strong curriculum, and are often full pay too. Many of the hooked students also have top rigor and top stats, but it's also true that unhooked kids are routinely passed over for hooked classmates with less rigor or similar rigor with lower stats. These hooked kids are still really strong students and will absolutely succeed in the T25, so no need to take that unhooked applicant if admissions can hit the trifecta by taking the hooked one. No complaints, but I think statements like "Big 3 is the hook" usually means that you don't understand these nuances. As others have posted above - there are many wonderful universities where students will succeed and be happy.

Anonymous
Post 06/07/2023 16:34     Subject: What was your UNHOOKED Big3 senior's GPA and what type of school are they attending in the fall?
Anonymous wrote:Very good GPA for rigorous Big3 (3.7), strong (but not tippy top) SATs at 1490 and strong ECs. Did not have a great college outcomes. Got into one Top 50 school and several Top 100s. Waitlisted at many places - very few rejections. Chose one of the Top 100s.

Similar scores from a good MCPS public. Got into 2 top 20, WL at a few, and chose Berkeley!
Anonymous
Post 06/07/2023 16:31     Subject: What was your UNHOOKED Big3 senior's GPA and what type of school are they attending in the fall?
Anonymous wrote:Thank you for any information you can give! I have a rising junior.


Frankly, it doesn't matter what anyone else's experiences were. The sands of colleges admissions have been and are shifting dramatically and have since the 2021 cycle. Naviance and anyone else's records as they compare to your kid are basically meaningless.
Anonymous
Post 06/07/2023 16:25     Subject: What was your UNHOOKED Big3 senior's GPA and what type of school are they attending in the fall?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Very good GPA for rigorous Big3 (3.7), strong (but not tippy top) SATs at 1490 and strong ECs. Did not have a great college outcomes. Got into one Top 50 school and several Top 100s. Waitlisted at many places - very few rejections. Chose one of the Top 100s.


Wow...sounds like a smart kid so I hope they weren't too disappointed and are excited for their chosen school! College admits have been brutal this year.


DP with a son with similar IMHO great results: once you have been through the process and actually look at schools, I hope you realize the rankings are pointless. There are so many great schools out there that are wonderful fits for all kinds of kids. Don't be narrow minded and you will be happy. DS did get into three schools ranked above 50 (30s and 40s), but chose one ranked below because it is a better school for what he wants academically and socially.


15:44 above - agree with this. Be open and broad in your search and be sure to find schools they will be happy to attend above T40. Also be sure to show love to these schools in the process so they will believe you are interested in coming.
Anonymous
Post 06/07/2023 16:24     Subject: What was your UNHOOKED Big3 senior's GPA and what type of school are they attending in the fall?
I thought the Big 3 *is* the hook.
Anonymous
Post 06/07/2023 15:52     Subject: What was your UNHOOKED Big3 senior's GPA and what type of school are they attending in the fall?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Very good GPA for rigorous Big3 (3.7), strong (but not tippy top) SATs at 1490 and strong ECs. Did not have a great college outcomes. Got into one Top 50 school and several Top 100s. Waitlisted at many places - very few rejections. Chose one of the Top 100s.


Wow...sounds like a smart kid so I hope they weren't too disappointed and are excited for their chosen school! College admits have been brutal this year.


DP with a son with similar IMHO great results: once you have been through the process and actually look at schools, I hope you realize the rankings are pointless. There are so many great schools out there that are wonderful fits for all kinds of kids. Don't be narrow minded and you will be happy. DS did get into three schools ranked above 50 (30s and 40s), but chose one ranked below because it is a better school for what he wants academically and socially.
Anonymous
Post 06/07/2023 15:44     Subject: What was your UNHOOKED Big3 senior's GPA and what type of school are they attending in the fall?
3.87 rigorous schedule and 36 ACT.

T10/T5 SLAC: 3 denies
T25: 1 accept, 1 accept alt pathway, 2 WL, 1 deny
T40/T20 SLAC: 1 accept, 1 WL
T60/T40 SLAC: 2 accept
Anonymous
Post 06/07/2023 14:55     Subject: What was your UNHOOKED Big3 senior's GPA and what type of school are they attending in the fall?
Anonymous wrote:Very good GPA for rigorous Big3 (3.7), strong (but not tippy top) SATs at 1490 and strong ECs. Did not have a great college outcomes. Got into one Top 50 school and several Top 100s. Waitlisted at many places - very few rejections. Chose one of the Top 100s.


Wow...sounds like a smart kid so I hope they weren't too disappointed and are excited for their chosen school! College admits have been brutal this year.
Anonymous
Post 06/07/2023 14:05     Subject: Re:What was your UNHOOKED Big3 senior's GPA and what type of school are they attending in the fall?
what is the middle of the pack GPA?
Anonymous
Post 06/07/2023 13:15     Subject: What was your UNHOOKED Big3 senior's GPA and what type of school are they attending in the fall?
Very good GPA for rigorous Big3 (3.7), strong (but not tippy top) SATs at 1490 and strong ECs. Did not have a great college outcomes. Got into one Top 50 school and several Top 100s. Waitlisted at many places - very few rejections. Chose one of the Top 100s.
Anonymous
Post 06/07/2023 11:38     Subject: What was your UNHOOKED Big3 senior's GPA and what type of school are they attending in the fall?
Middle of the pack at big 3 and excited to go to Tulane (ED)!
Anonymous
Post 06/07/2023 11:02     Subject: What was your UNHOOKED Big3 senior's GPA and what type of school are they attending in the fall?
Or should I say, what was their GPA and in general how did their unhooked admissions go?
Anonymous
Post 06/07/2023 11:01     Subject: What was your UNHOOKED Big3 senior's GPA and what type of school are they attending in the fall?
Thank you for any information you can give! I have a rising junior.