Anonymous wrote:OP here. His school still follows the AP curriculum but also offers post AP classes. He would have taken 12 APs and 2 post APs in math by the time he graduates. School calculates GPA on a scale of 100, but he has the equivalent of a 4.0 unweighted ( mostly A+s in all classes ). Intended major would be along the lines of economics/ finance / accounting .

Has he taken AP tests? In what subjects?

Similarish-DC got into a great state school and is psyched to be attending. If you don't mind paying out-of-state tuition, you will have a lot of incredible state schools to choose from.

Based on my experience, your application strategy is going to make a big difference. You may be a lock for a UChicago ED round, and have literally no chance whatsoever RD, for example. It's this (unfortunate, stupid) strategic element where a private counselor could really help you at tis stage

Econ, finance, and accounting are all very different majors!

Anonymous wrote:My similar kid was rejected Yale REA. Was accepted to lots of great schools RD, including Cornell, Tufts, Emory, WashU, Northwestern, Hopkins.

Same here. OP sounds like your kid is in this zone. Also top SLACs

IEC here. OP, your kid has a great chance at top 20s and certainly top 30s.

(^ Same poster; Ah, just saw “Intended major would be along the lines of economics/ finance / accounting”)

The vast, vast majority of high schoolers haven’t done any “research” with professors (the majority of undergrads haven’t!), so don’t worry about that.

What is the intended major? Or, at least, is it humanities? Sciences? Social sciences? Something pre-professional? Engineering?

I don’t think I’ve seen many (if any) in this thread use the phrase “demonstrated interest”, but that could be a good term to understand, OP. That could make a difference for some of the schools your student might be looking at. It’ll be noted in a table in each school’s Common Data Set (which you can get by googling “{schoolname} CDS”).

Anonymous wrote:This candidate, as described, is not getting into a T15 or even Vandy (unless a big donation made). It doesn't mean they can't try, it just is unlikely with these stats, even from a private. I'd focus on encouraging him to fall in love with some slacs and schools ranked 20 plus.

Absolutely they will.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. His school still follows the AP curriculum but also offers post AP classes. He would have taken 12 APs and 2 post APs in math by the time he graduates. School calculates GPA on a scale of 100, but he has the equivalent of a 4.0 unweighted ( mostly A+s in all classes ). Intended major would be along the lines of economics/ finance / accounting .

Not be beat a dead horse, but if Econ is the intended major, ED Chicago.

Agree. 💯

Anonymous wrote:OP here. His school still follows the AP curriculum but also offers post AP classes. He would have taken 12 APs and 2 post APs in math by the time he graduates. School calculates GPA on a scale of 100, but he has the equivalent of a 4.0 unweighted ( mostly A+s in all classes ). Intended major would be along the lines of economics/ finance / accounting .

Not be beat a dead horse, but if Econ is the intended major, ED Chicago.

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Anonymous wrote:Look into Carleton

I think Carleton would be a great fit for OP. But I sense that she may be more interested in a higher ranked non-lac school.

Carleton is a t1 lac and the best teaching college in the country.

Anonymous wrote:Look into Carleton

I think Carleton would be a great fit for OP. But I sense that she may be more interested in a higher ranked non-lac school.

OP here. His school still follows the AP curriculum but also offers post AP classes. He would have taken 12 APs and 2 post APs in math by the time he graduates. School calculates GPA on a scale of 100, but he has the equivalent of a 4.0 unweighted ( mostly A+s in all classes ). Intended major would be along the lines of economics/ finance / accounting .

Look into Carleton

Anonymous wrote:OP: I can’t reconcile the top 15% with the 4.0 GPA at a good private school. How many core AP classes has your kid taken or is scheduled to take?

I was wondering about that too. I think it probably means 15% of the class have 4.0 GPA? This would be unusual at a top private, but OP said the school is a tier down.

Anonymous wrote:OP: I can’t reconcile the top 15% with the 4.0 GPA at a good private school. How many core AP classes has your kid taken or is scheduled to take?

not OP but I will chime in -- top privates do not have AP courses. They follow their own curriculum, which (they claim) is more rigorous than AP.