Anonymous wrote:DD's friend had a 1340 and got admitted to UVA and UCLA (though test blind school). While test scores are important at UVA, it does seem more on the holistic side based on a large number of kids getting in with scores below 1400- but I assume that the rest of the application is pretty strong.

Ridiculous.

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Anonymous wrote:Are they happy? Where did they apply and get in/not get in? Merit anywhere?

In at UVA, UCSD, UCSB - offered significant merit at two 'Likely' schools.

How on earth did a kid with that SAT get into UVA?

I have 2 kids over 1500 with exceptional stats, good enough to be accepted to top 10 universities, who were rejected from UVA. We know of several kids from our high school who this happened to.

I am sorry, but a kid with those stats should not have been accepted at UVA over a kid with 1500 or above.

Last years SAT scores for Fairfax County were average 1181.

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Anonymous wrote:My DS got a 1290 on the SAT (3.98 weighted gpa from FCPS) and is going to JMU this fall.

He also applied and got into Penn State and GMU.

Did he submit the 1290 at JMU?

Mine got a 1480 and was WL at JMU!

In state or oos? Gpa?

Thanks.

My in state junior has stats similar to OP and really, really wants to go to JMU.

In state; 3.85 gpa.

JMU's loss, because he's kicking a$$ in his OOS college -- 4.00 gpa as a STEM major.

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Anonymous wrote:My DS got a 1290 on the SAT (3.98 weighted gpa from FCPS) and is going to JMU this fall.

He also applied and got into Penn State and GMU.

Did he submit the 1290 at JMU?

Mine got a 1480 and was WL at JMU!

I'm going to assume that the GPA was a bit lower than the threshold.

Nope! 3.85.

Anonymous wrote:Are they happy? Where did they apply and get in/not get in? Merit anywhere?

1370 in to Wake, Emory(WL accept), Uof R, UVA. Rejected GTown, Duke, WashU. Close but not top rigor(did do BC calc tho), high grades

Attending UVA .

my friend's kid got under 1400 and is at indiana.

DD's friend had a 1340 and got admitted to UVA and UCLA (though test blind school). While test scores are important at UVA, it does seem more on the holistic side based on a large number of kids getting in with scores below 1400- but I assume that the rest of the application is pretty strong.

1000 and got in to business school at Penn State

My under 1400 applied test optional everywhere he applied. Got in a dozen schools including Penn State, IU, VTech, and UConn

DD had 1310 but got in at UVA!

Submitted 1220. $14k merit at Temple and accepted Penn State engineering @State College. Will attend an in state MD regional option (rejected UMD).

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Anonymous wrote:My DS got a 1290 on the SAT (3.98 weighted gpa from FCPS) and is going to JMU this fall.

He also applied and got into Penn State and GMU.

Did he submit the 1290 at JMU?

Mine got a 1480 and was WL at JMU!

In state or oos? Gpa?

Thanks.

My in state junior has stats similar to OP and really, really wants to go to JMU.

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Anonymous wrote:Better to have a low test score than a GPA lower than 3.75UW. They say our kids shouldn't stress about grades -- then they make it ALL about grades. You can't have a bad day or a bad year because your 1500 SAT won't make up for those Bs even if was in AP classes.

This is why TO should go away. Someone who has a UW3.6 but took high rigor classes and gets a 1560 on SAT belongs in a elite college, someone who has a UW4.0 but took easier classes , or has grade inflation, and gets a 1290 does not.

That's why schools look closely at rigor.

It’s not true since rigorous colleges accept some low score kids too. It’s just arbitrary gate keeping and does not reflect ability.