Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:You and your son (and these responders) need to look at his app and the apps of his friends more holistically. All As with what rigor compared to his school? Leadership? ECs? Essay topic and content? Any hooks? What state are you applying from? Does your kid’s profile match what these schools are looking for?
He is a good student with two varsity sports. That's it. Honestly this thread is making me feel very shitty. Does everyone's child have very high SAT scores and a million ECs?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:All As and a 1270 is a red flag for grade inflation. He needs to get his scores up.
Agree. Or go TO.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:You and your son (and these responders) need to look at his app and the apps of his friends more holistically. All As with what rigor compared to his school? Leadership? ECs? Essay topic and content? Any hooks? What state are you applying from? Does your kid’s profile match what these schools are looking for?
He is a good student with two varsity sports. That's it. Honestly this thread is making me feel very shitty. Does everyone's child have very high SAT scores and a million ECs?
Anonymous wrote:You and your son (and these responders) need to look at his app and the apps of his friends more holistically. All As with what rigor compared to his school? Leadership? ECs? Essay topic and content? Any hooks? What state are you applying from? Does your kid’s profile match what these schools are looking for?
Anonymous wrote:All As and a 1270 is a red flag for grade inflation. He needs to get his scores up.
Anonymous wrote:Georgia Tech and UNC have a oos acceptance rate at or below 10 percent (UNC is lower), and GaTech requires SAT/ACT. I would consider those two lottery schools for any oos student.
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:If he really wants large/southern and has an interest in urban planning, he should look into Auburn.
Auburn’s a great school, but it’s been “discovered.” They had a 39% acceptance rate this year. Their average ACT for acceptance for fall 2024 was a 29, which corresponds to around a 1340 SAT, and is probably higher for OOS. Only 10% taken test optional.