Anonymous wrote:I’m so sick of the private school snobbery on this site. Just give it a rest would y’all? Kids can only do what’s in front of them and highest possible rigor and UW 4.0 is stellar. Full stop.
Regarding the OP’s question- this seems like kind of a strange group of four. I guess Wes seems like the outlier in this group in almost every way. Maybe rethink that and add a different one thats more like the others?

Anonymous wrote:My rising junior is going to take 2-3 AP level courses next year and already completed 1 AP this year. So she'll have a total of 3-4 going into senior year before she plans on taking 3-4 more in her senior year. She'll end up having at least 1 AP in Eng, Math, History, Language, Science and more than 1 year in History, Math and English.

Her reaches will possibly include 2 schools out of the following schools: Georgetown, Wesleyan, Tufts and BU.

Her safety/target list is still being determined, but she'll aim lower than her reaches.

Does she have enough rigor to have a shot at er reaches (she's not trying for ivy league)? She is currently A- student with normal ECs. She will be pursuing humanities.

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Anonymous wrote:As others have said, HS context matters. Is that a lot of APs relative to classmates? Does an A- minus average put her in the top 10% of her class?

Is she submitting test scores to the TO schools? If not, GPA should be closer to 4.0. Agree about applying ED; that can make a big difference.

Wesleyan wants students to have completed bio, chem, and physics; calculus; and at least four years of foreign language. Not required, but they report 80+% of accepted students meet these standards.

Will her recommendations be strong? Does she have anyone (e.g., EC advisor) who can write a supplementary recommendation for the schools that accept them?

A 4.0 is a public high school v private are very different.

Anonymous wrote:As others have said, HS context matters. Is that a lot of APs relative to classmates? Does an A- minus average put her in the top 10% of her class?

Is she submitting test scores to the TO schools? If not, GPA should be closer to 4.0. Agree about applying ED; that can make a big difference.

Wesleyan wants students to have completed bio, chem, and physics; calculus; and at least four years of foreign language. Not required, but they report 80+% of accepted students meet these standards.

Will her recommendations be strong? Does she have anyone (e.g., EC advisor) who can write a supplementary recommendation for the schools that accept them?