Anonymous wrote:OP thanks for feedback.

ND likes our HS and they kids every year with this GPA (and reject more). So with leadership - which ND likes - I guess it's a fit. We've never been so it's hard to know. I think my son may go out there this fall and stay with old classmates who are there.

I loved CMC when we toured, DS didn't like it. Hoping he reconsiders. Did ike Pomona, but Naviance doesnt look good.

not interested in Military academies, although they seem to accept everyone from our HS who applies. I think our HS has good guidance on that process.

GPA too low for HYP, I think. Might try Princeton. I think it's a super reach.

He's interested in both SLACs and medium sized schools (6-8k range).

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Anonymous wrote:People think of leadership when they think of Vandy? Really? We’re talking about the same frat-infested, party school?

Leadership is subject to interpretation. Don't think Vandy is frat-infested party school.
but also to me leadership means leadership in terms of qualities for future entrepreuner future SCOTUS future nobel laureates, etc.

Anonymous wrote:dude go ask your fancy private feeder school for advice that you're paying all that $$ for and stop bothering us!

it sounds like you're worried about 1st world problems like what is the highest prestige school your 3.7 gpa kid can get into since he's "such a leader" and at such a wonderful feeder private school.

we don't care about your need to chase the highest possible prestige despite your kid not applying himself in spanish. your school and its many resources can help you figure out a happy landing at a great school given how much of a feeder they are to the movers and shakers. your kid is already all set. leave us alone.

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Anonymous wrote:dude go ask your fancy private feeder school for advice that you're paying all that $$ for and stop bothering us!

it sounds like you're worried about 1st world problems like what is the highest prestige school your 3.7 gpa kid can get into since he's "such a leader" and at such a wonderful feeder private school.

we don't care about your need to chase the highest possible prestige despite your kid not applying himself in spanish. your school and its many resources can help you figure out a happy landing at a great school given how much of a feeder they are to the movers and shakers. your kid is already all set. leave us alone.

I have a pet peeve when people put in quotes things nobody ever said. it's lazy and dishonest. "such a leader" is your quote.

Also, stop being so insecure. You can just move past threads. Nobody is asking for your "insightful advice"

NP. I found PP's post hilarious and spot on.

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Anonymous wrote:dude go ask your fancy private feeder school for advice that you're paying all that $$ for and stop bothering us!

it sounds like you're worried about 1st world problems like what is the highest prestige school your 3.7 gpa kid can get into since he's "such a leader" and at such a wonderful feeder private school.

we don't care about your need to chase the highest possible prestige despite your kid not applying himself in spanish. your school and its many resources can help you figure out a happy landing at a great school given how much of a feeder they are to the movers and shakers. your kid is already all set. leave us alone.

I have a pet peeve when people put in quotes things nobody ever said. it's lazy and dishonest. "such a leader" is your quote.

Also, stop being so insecure. You can just move past threads. Nobody is asking for your "insightful advice"

Anonymous wrote:dude go ask your fancy private feeder school for advice that you're paying all that $$ for and stop bothering us!

it sounds like you're worried about 1st world problems like what is the highest prestige school your 3.7 gpa kid can get into since he's "such a leader" and at such a wonderful feeder private school.

we don't care about your need to chase the highest possible prestige despite your kid not applying himself in spanish. your school and its many resources can help you figure out a happy landing at a great school given how much of a feeder they are to the movers and shakers. your kid is already all set. leave us alone.

Anonymous wrote:dude go ask your fancy private feeder school for advice that you're paying all that $$ for and stop bothering us!

it sounds like you're worried about 1st world problems like what is the highest prestige school your 3.7 gpa kid can get into since he's "such a leader" and at such a wonderful feeder private school.

we don't care about your need to chase the highest possible prestige despite your kid not applying himself in spanish. your school and its many resources can help you figure out a happy landing at a great school given how much of a feeder they are to the movers and shakers. your kid is already all set. leave us alone.

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Anonymous wrote:FWIW, private feeder IS a hook.

my usual reminder to check out the HW college counseling book for their acceptances. they remove the hooked kids. you'll see Harvard will take a 3.5 kid every year and Middlebury won't.

this is from feeder schools only

https://students.hw.com/Portals/44/handbook0125.pdf?ver=mCSTXqyrt4IYDI-PvMShlQ%3d%3d

There are other factors to consider, AOs don't look at 3.5 in isolation. National awards? Highest rigor? High test scores? Recommendation? All these factors can prove academic competency.

I think that's what this whole post is about. But I think the point was that a lot of schools will automatically drop a 3.5 kid and, ironically, HYPS are not among those schools. this kid will be a long shot but considering the rest of the application has *some* shot.

PP. Agree, and I think all T20 don't autoreject 3.5.

But also HW is not just any regional feeder school. Unless OP's school is at HW level, I would think more realistically.

OP I think HW might be top 10 in America. Our HS is top 25. Not quite same league, but a feeder for sure. I wish our HS did what HW did - and produced a document taking out the most hooked. It's hard to look at Naviance knowing how skewed it can be with hooked.

If its T25, you are GOLDEN!!!
Don't worry.

Do you have access to (1) matriculation from your HS for last 1-3 years and (2) where kids were admitted (all admits) last year?
If so, take your HS matriculation on the college counseling website/portal, and download/save it to the paid Claude AI.
Then input your kids stats and grades, ECs, awards, majors, and guestimate of where in class.
Ask it for recommendations for schools based on customized historical data.
Also input any info you have on where kids with the similar "high level" leadership have gone in the past few years, any competition from your current HS senior class as far as legacy (e.g., if there are 3 Harvard legacies, 2 Yale legacies and 3 Stanford legacies in your class, your kid should not waste an REA at ANY of them).

I'd like to do this. I have a list of where kids went to college from past 5 years (from school profile) and an access to naviance, but not sure how to download that into something I could upload to Claude. Does anyone know how to do this?