Anonymous
Post 08/29/2024 21:17     Subject: Where did your UW 4.0 kid go to college?

UVA (in state)

4.0 UW lots of rigor, 1520 SAT
Anonymous
Post 08/29/2024 20:57     Subject: Where did your UW 4.0 kid go to college?

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Brown ED


Standardized test scores submitted or TO?


Submitted 1540, I think

App was very strong in recommendations (her school wanted to nominate her for UVA Jefferson award)

Also very involved in social justice and school leadership and sports, but a Mediocre athlete :/

Well rounded - lots of AP history and literature, and even 1 science and calc AB, but hates math & science

Anonymous
Post 08/29/2024 20:57     Subject: Where did your UW 4.0 kid go to college?

4.0 UW 1500 UMD
Anonymous
Post 08/29/2024 20:55     Subject: Where did your UW 4.0 kid go to college?

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Case Western


How do they like it? seems kid with top stats, premed and engineering very strong


So far, so good, but he is a freshman, so early days. He got generous merit aid, and good credit for AP and IB courses. His classes aren’t too big — he was invited to take an honors section of math (his major) with like 15 students.
Anonymous
Post 08/29/2024 20:55     Subject: Re:Where did your UW 4.0 kid go to college?

4.0 UW 1560 SAT at Cornell
Anonymous
Post 08/29/2024 20:48     Subject: Where did your UW 4.0 kid go to college?

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:4.0 UW, 1550 SAT

Stanford

He had incredible extracurriculars and [i]we curated his application starting from freshman year[b]. I had a relative that was a former admissions officer at Penn, Vanderbilt, and Duke. We knew what we were doing.



The bolded made me throw up in my mouth

100%!
Anonymous
Post 08/29/2024 20:47     Subject: Where did your UW 4.0 kid go to college?

FCPS 4.0/4.5, 1560 UMD (CS)
Anonymous
Post 08/29/2024 20:32     Subject: Where did your UW 4.0 kid go to college?

Anonymous wrote:Brown ED


Standardized test scores submitted or TO?
Anonymous
Post 08/29/2024 20:30     Subject: Where did your UW 4.0 kid go to college?

Brown ED
Anonymous
Post 08/29/2024 20:28     Subject: Where did your UW 4.0 kid go to college?

Anonymous wrote:Case Western


How do they like it? seems kid with top stats, premed and engineering very strong
Anonymous
Post 08/29/2024 19:59     Subject: Where did your UW 4.0 kid go to college?

UVA
Anonymous
Post 08/29/2024 19:53     Subject: Re:Where did your UW 4.0 kid go to college?

U of Chicago
Anonymous
Post 08/29/2024 19:52     Subject: Re:Where did your UW 4.0 kid go to college?

4.0 UW, 1540. Vassar.
Anonymous
Post 08/29/2024 19:31     Subject: Where did your UW 4.0 kid go to college?

Case Western
Anonymous
Post 08/29/2024 19:27     Subject: Where did your UW 4.0 kid go to college?

So OP knows, we know one at an ivy with a C+ from fall of senior year, core class. It is not a 4.0 that is needed no matter what.