Anonymous
10/18/2023 20:39
Subject: High stats kids: do most apply ED somewhere?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Only the rich ones do, OP.
+1 I discouraged my high stats kid from ED to the T10s. We are UMC but cannot afford 4 years at $80k/year. We have a younger DC. And we are older parents, so nearing retirement soon.
stats:
4.95 wgpa, 4.0 uwgpa - magnet program
1580 SAT
12+ APs all 5s, except one
DC went to in state with merit aid.
Good lord, I'd love to see the calculus behind a WGPA of 4.95 ...
Majority of classes were magnet or AP level. And they got all As. DC has a friend who got higher than 4.95 wgpa because they had one more AP class.
My Blair magnet grad had stats like this and went to a LAC with a lot of merit money. DC could not apply to T20 because we couldn't pay for it.
For the avoidance of doubt, unless times have changed and your children are not REQUIRED to take certain unweighted classes like PE, a graduating 4.95 WGPA (on a 4.0 scale with a 1.0 GPA weighting for AP or "magnet" classes) is that they only took two unweighted classes over four years, and EVERYTHING ELSE (to the tune of 36 classes, or an average of nine per year) was a weighted course.
I mean, I'm not calling bullshit. But a HS offering 36 weighted courses is very unusual, much less one offering those 36 weighted courses in every academic period (so as to accommodate the unusual student seeking to take ALL of them).
Yes, exactly to the bolded.
Several kids at RMIB have 4.90+ wgpa. It's not BS. My RMIB kid has a 4.92 wgpa, and 62 credits going into college. RMIB magnet classes start in 9th grade, and they also start taking AP classes then. The only non AP/IB/Honors class DC took was PE and one art credit. Every other class was weighted, even the Health class (which was a joke).
It's possible, at least at RMIB.
40% at or above 4.51% is crazy, but equally surprising are the low test scores. I would have expected an ACT mean closer to 31 - 32 and an SAT mean closer to 1390 - 1440 with that GPA distribution.
What are the mean test scores? Where do you see that?
Anonymous
10/18/2023 20:18
Subject: High stats kids: do most apply ED somewhere?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Only the rich ones do, OP.
+1 I discouraged my high stats kid from ED to the T10s. We are UMC but cannot afford 4 years at $80k/year. We have a younger DC. And we are older parents, so nearing retirement soon.
stats:
4.95 wgpa, 4.0 uwgpa - magnet program
1580 SAT
12+ APs all 5s, except one
DC went to in state with merit aid.
Good lord, I'd love to see the calculus behind a WGPA of 4.95 ...
Majority of classes were magnet or AP level. And they got all As. DC has a friend who got higher than 4.95 wgpa because they had one more AP class.
My Blair magnet grad had stats like this and went to a LAC with a lot of merit money. DC could not apply to T20 because we couldn't pay for it.
For the avoidance of doubt, unless times have changed and your children are not REQUIRED to take certain unweighted classes like PE, a graduating 4.95 WGPA (on a 4.0 scale with a 1.0 GPA weighting for AP or "magnet" classes) is that they only took two unweighted classes over four years, and EVERYTHING ELSE (to the tune of 36 classes, or an average of nine per year) was a weighted course.
I mean, I'm not calling bullshit. But a HS offering 36 weighted courses is very unusual, much less one offering those 36 weighted courses in every academic period (so as to accommodate the unusual student seeking to take ALL of them).
Yes, exactly to the bolded.
Several kids at RMIB have 4.90+ wgpa. It's not BS. My RMIB kid has a 4.92 wgpa, and 62 credits going into college. RMIB magnet classes start in 9th grade, and they also start taking AP classes then. The only non AP/IB/Honors class DC took was PE and one art credit. Every other class was weighted, even the Health class (which was a joke).
It's possible, at least at RMIB.
40% at or above 4.51% is crazy, but equally surprising are the low test scores. I would have expected an ACT mean closer to 31 - 32 and an SAT mean closer to 1390 - 1440 with that GPA distribution.
Anonymous
10/18/2023 20:07
Subject: High stats kids: do most apply ED somewhere?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Only the rich ones do, OP.
+1 I discouraged my high stats kid from ED to the T10s. We are UMC but cannot afford 4 years at $80k/year. We have a younger DC. And we are older parents, so nearing retirement soon.
stats:
4.95 wgpa, 4.0 uwgpa - magnet program
1580 SAT
12+ APs all 5s, except one
DC went to in state with merit aid.
Good lord, I'd love to see the calculus behind a WGPA of 4.95 ...
Majority of classes were magnet or AP level. And they got all As. DC has a friend who got higher than 4.95 wgpa because they had one more AP class.
My Blair magnet grad had stats like this and went to a LAC with a lot of merit money. DC could not apply to T20 because we couldn't pay for it.
For the avoidance of doubt, unless times have changed and your children are not REQUIRED to take certain unweighted classes like PE, a graduating 4.95 WGPA (on a 4.0 scale with a 1.0 GPA weighting for AP or "magnet" classes) is that they only took two unweighted classes over four years, and EVERYTHING ELSE (to the tune of 36 classes, or an average of nine per year) was a weighted course.
I mean, I'm not calling bullshit. But a HS offering 36 weighted courses is very unusual, much less one offering those 36 weighted courses in every academic period (so as to accommodate the unusual student seeking to take ALL of them).
Some schools give a 6.0 for some weighted classes.
Do schools typically weight the grade in an honors classes, where they offer a college prep. and an honors version of the same class?
Anonymous
10/18/2023 19:38
Subject: High stats kids: do most apply ED somewhere?
Anonymous wrote:If money isn’t an issue.
Yes
Anonymous
10/18/2023 19:26
Subject: High stats kids: do most apply ED somewhere?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Only the rich ones do, OP.
+1 I discouraged my high stats kid from ED to the T10s. We are UMC but cannot afford 4 years at $80k/year. We have a younger DC. And we are older parents, so nearing retirement soon.
stats:
4.95 wgpa, 4.0 uwgpa - magnet program
1580 SAT
12+ APs all 5s, except one
DC went to in state with merit aid.
Good lord, I'd love to see the calculus behind a WGPA of 4.95 ...
Majority of classes were magnet or AP level. And they got all As. DC has a friend who got higher than 4.95 wgpa because they had one more AP class.
My Blair magnet grad had stats like this and went to a LAC with a lot of merit money. DC could not apply to T20 because we couldn't pay for it.
For the avoidance of doubt, unless times have changed and your children are not REQUIRED to take certain unweighted classes like PE, a graduating 4.95 WGPA (on a 4.0 scale with a 1.0 GPA weighting for AP or "magnet" classes) is that they only took two unweighted classes over four years, and EVERYTHING ELSE (to the tune of 36 classes, or an average of nine per year) was a weighted course.
I mean, I'm not calling bullshit. But a HS offering 36 weighted courses is very unusual, much less one offering those 36 weighted courses in every academic period (so as to accommodate the unusual student seeking to take ALL of them).
Yes, exactly to the bolded.
Several kids at RMIB have 4.90+ wgpa. It's not BS. My RMIB kid has a 4.92 wgpa, and 62 credits going into college. RMIB magnet classes start in 9th grade, and they also start taking AP classes then. The only non AP/IB/Honors class DC took was PE and one art credit. Every other class was weighted, even the Health class (which was a joke).
It's possible, at least at RMIB.
Anonymous
10/18/2023 19:26
Subject: High stats kids: do most apply ED somewhere?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Only the rich ones do, OP.
+1 I discouraged my high stats kid from ED to the T10s. We are UMC but cannot afford 4 years at $80k/year. We have a younger DC. And we are older parents, so nearing retirement soon.
stats:
4.95 wgpa, 4.0 uwgpa - magnet program
1580 SAT
12+ APs all 5s, except one
DC went to in state with merit aid.
Good lord, I'd love to see the calculus behind a WGPA of 4.95 ...
Majority of classes were magnet or AP level. And they got all As. DC has a friend who got higher than 4.95 wgpa because they had one more AP class.
My Blair magnet grad had stats like this and went to a LAC with a lot of merit money. DC could not apply to T20 because we couldn't pay for it.
For the avoidance of doubt, unless times have changed and your children are not REQUIRED to take certain unweighted classes like PE, a graduating 4.95 WGPA (on a 4.0 scale with a 1.0 GPA weighting for AP or "magnet" classes) is that they only took two unweighted classes over four years, and EVERYTHING ELSE (to the tune of 36 classes, or an average of nine per year) was a weighted course.
I mean, I'm not calling bullshit. But a HS offering 36 weighted courses is very unusual, much less one offering those 36 weighted courses in every academic period (so as to accommodate the unusual student seeking to take ALL of them).
Some schools give a 6.0 for some weighted classes.
Anonymous
10/18/2023 18:44
Subject: High stats kids: do most apply ED somewhere?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Only the rich ones do, OP.
+1 I discouraged my high stats kid from ED to the T10s. We are UMC but cannot afford 4 years at $80k/year. We have a younger DC. And we are older parents, so nearing retirement soon.
stats:
4.95 wgpa, 4.0 uwgpa - magnet program
1580 SAT
12+ APs all 5s, except one
DC went to in state with merit aid.
Good lord, I'd love to see the calculus behind a WGPA of 4.95 ...
Majority of classes were magnet or AP level. And they got all As. DC has a friend who got higher than 4.95 wgpa because they had one more AP class.
My Blair magnet grad had stats like this and went to a LAC with a lot of merit money. DC could not apply to T20 because we couldn't pay for it.
For the avoidance of doubt, unless times have changed and your children are not REQUIRED to take certain unweighted classes like PE, a graduating 4.95 WGPA (on a 4.0 scale with a 1.0 GPA weighting for AP or "magnet" classes) is that they only took two unweighted classes over four years, and EVERYTHING ELSE (to the tune of 36 classes, or an average of nine per year) was a weighted course.
I mean, I'm not calling bullshit. But a HS offering 36 weighted courses is very unusual, much less one offering those 36 weighted courses in every academic period (so as to accommodate the unusual student seeking to take ALL of them).
Anonymous
10/18/2023 17:24
Subject: High stats kids: do most apply ED somewhere?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Only the rich ones do, OP.
+1 I discouraged my high stats kid from ED to the T10s. We are UMC but cannot afford 4 years at $80k/year. We have a younger DC. And we are older parents, so nearing retirement soon.
stats:
4.95 wgpa, 4.0 uwgpa - magnet program
1580 SAT
12+ APs all 5s, except one
DC went to in state with merit aid.
Good lord, I'd love to see the calculus behind a WGPA of 4.95 ...
Majority of classes were magnet or AP level. And they got all As. DC has a friend who got higher than 4.95 wgpa because they had one more AP class.
My Blair magnet grad had stats like this and went to a LAC with a lot of merit money. DC could not apply to T20 because we couldn't pay for it.
The upside of academically high achieving kids going to other colleges means that the quality of peers goes up at those colleges.
Anonymous
10/18/2023 17:01
Subject: High stats kids: do most apply ED somewhere?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Only the rich ones do, OP.
+1 I discouraged my high stats kid from ED to the T10s. We are UMC but cannot afford 4 years at $80k/year. We have a younger DC. And we are older parents, so nearing retirement soon.
stats:
4.95 wgpa, 4.0 uwgpa - magnet program
1580 SAT
12+ APs all 5s, except one
DC went to in state with merit aid.
Good lord, I'd love to see the calculus behind a WGPA of 4.95 ...
Majority of classes were magnet or AP level. And they got all As. DC has a friend who got higher than 4.95 wgpa because they had one more AP class.
My Blair magnet grad had stats like this and went to a LAC with a lot of merit money. DC could not apply to T20 because we couldn't pay for it.
Anonymous
10/18/2023 17:00
Subject: Re:High stats kids: do most apply ED somewhere?
Only if they are full pay or assured of a lot of FA at a need-blind school.
Anonymous
10/18/2023 16:53
Subject: High stats kids: do most apply ED somewhere?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Only the rich ones do, OP.
+1 I discouraged my high stats kid from ED to the T10s. We are UMC but cannot afford 4 years at $80k/year. We have a younger DC. And we are older parents, so nearing retirement soon.
stats:
4.95 wgpa, 4.0 uwgpa - magnet program
1580 SAT
12+ APs all 5s, except one
DC went to in state with merit aid.
Good lord, I'd love to see the calculus behind a WGPA of 4.95 ...
Majority of classes were magnet or AP level. And they got all As. DC has a friend who got higher than 4.95 wgpa because they had one more AP class.
Anonymous
10/18/2023 16:51
Subject: High stats kids: do most apply ED somewhere?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Only the rich ones do, OP.
+1 I discouraged my high stats kid from ED to the T10s. We are UMC but cannot afford 4 years at $80k/year. We have a younger DC. And we are older parents, so nearing retirement soon.
stats:
4.95 wgpa, 4.0 uwgpa - magnet program
1580 SAT
12+ APs all 5s, except one
DC went to in state with merit aid.
Why test optional? Worried in state would yield protect?
? didn't do TO. Where did you get that?
Anonymous
10/18/2023 16:41
Subject: High stats kids: do most apply ED somewhere?
Anonymous wrote:My high stats kid was at TJ and I think ED made a difference. Chose wisely and enjoying many unique opportunities where they landed. All good!
PP, please share where your TJ kid ED. Thinking for my TJ senior right now.
Anonymous
10/18/2023 16:28
Subject: High stats kids: do most apply ED somewhere?
My high stats kid was at TJ and I think ED made a difference. Chose wisely and enjoying many unique opportunities where they landed. All good!
Anonymous
10/18/2023 16:08
Subject: High stats kids: do most apply ED somewhere?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Only the rich ones do, OP.
+1 I discouraged my high stats kid from ED to the T10s. We are UMC but cannot afford 4 years at $80k/year. We have a younger DC. And we are older parents, so nearing retirement soon.
stats:
4.95 wgpa, 4.0 uwgpa - magnet program
1580 SAT
12+ APs all 5s, except one
DC went to in state with merit aid.
Why test optional? Worried in state would yield protect?