Anonymous
Post 01/23/2026 16:06     Subject: Reach/Target/Likely list - any thoughts?
Anonymous wrote:Villanova is a reach for business.

Suggest the following low targets:
TCU
Fordham

For safeties, your in-state publics.


Villanova business is vastly overrated. No pipeline to IB or MBB
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2026 09:12     Subject: Reach/Target/Likely list - any thoughts?
OP, you don't need *more* likelies unless your child just doesn't like these. If does, you are all set. In fact, strongly recommend applying to Pitt very early and then, once accepted, don't bother with anything he likes less on list.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2026 09:10     Subject: Reach/Target/Likely list - any thoughts?
Anonymous wrote:Your reaches are impossible with these stats.


Kid has an unweighted GPA of 3.97. Don't compare weighted GPAs to how it is done at your school. Kid has a chance at every school on list.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2026 05:37     Subject: Reach/Target/Likely list - any thoughts?
Your reaches are impossible with these stats.
Anonymous
Post 01/07/2026 05:35     Subject: Reach/Target/Likely list - any thoughts?
No thoughts.
Oh except these questions are so overdone and ridiculous!
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2026 22:25     Subject: Reach/Target/Likely list - any thoughts?
Anonymous wrote:Curious what people think about my unhooked junior son's list. We are looking to plan some spring break college visits so trying to refine the list a bit over winter break.

He's interested in applying to the business schools at these places, or perhaps political science/econ.

Weighted GPA 4.2, SAT 1490. Unweighted GPA is 3.97 (two Bs in freshman year, maybe a B in an IB class this year). IB Diploma candidate. Top GPA possible at our school is between a 4.4-4.5 because we don't offer a ton of AP classes and honors classes aren't weighted. Virginia resident, public school.

I'd love to know if there are other schools that should be on our list based on these schools. We especially need some more "likely" schools.

Reach:
University of Southern California Marshall School of Business
Georgetown
UVA
William & Mary
Wake Forest

Target:
University of Pittsburgh
University of Washington
Lehigh
Villanova
Loyola Marymount (in LA)

Likely:
JMU
CNU
University of Delaware (?)


So a near perfect GPA and SAT. And JMU and CNU are just “likely”? I’d figure they'd be 100% lock with possibly full scholarship. No?
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2026 19:15     Subject: Reach/Target/Likely list - any thoughts?
Nyu stern, if interested in business
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2026 18:17     Subject: Reach/Target/Likely list - any thoughts?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Emory Goizueta as a low reach?

No, Goizueta isnt direct entry and a 1490 is low for Emory.


LOL, it’s test optional.
Anonymous
Post 01/06/2026 17:06     Subject: Reach/Target/Likely list - any thoughts?
Anonymous wrote:Emory Goizueta as a low reach?

No, Goizueta isnt direct entry and a 1490 is low for Emory.
Anonymous
Post 01/04/2026 14:11     Subject: Reach/Target/Likely list - any thoughts?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I don’t think Georgetown and UVA are realistic reaches with a 1490 4.2 from the dmv.

I would Ed either usc or wake. Wake would be a good Ed he would probably get into.



Agree. 75th percentile last fall had a 4.5 and a 1510.


I hear you on the SAT piece. But the GPA is highly dependent on school. At some schools there are so many weighted classes that kids are graduating with 4.7+ GPAs. At our school - which sends dozens of kids to UVA every year, it’s not possible to get higher than a 4.5, and that’s if you got all As and took every single IB and AP class offered. And I know some of the kids getting into UVA from our school had weighted GPAs between 4 and 4.3.

So I think a 4.2 is possible. A reach, yes. But still possible.
Anonymous
Post 01/04/2026 11:23     Subject: Reach/Target/Likely list - any thoughts?
UGA honors- business
Anonymous
Post 01/04/2026 11:21     Subject: Reach/Target/Likely list - any thoughts?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:CNU is a pretty sure lock at those stats, how many more safeties do you need? You'd surely get into the honors program there. You could add Elon, Loyola MD, Miami Ohio or VA Tech.


Yes, I'm sure he'd get in too, just trying to make sure the likely that he applies to is one he'd be excited about, so a longer list to curate through and then visit a few would be helpful.


JMU has a good honors program.
Anonymous
Post 01/04/2026 11:21     Subject: Reach/Target/Likely list - any thoughts?
Emory Goizueta as a low reach?