mayhew

Do you think that ivies/top colleges really do adjust the GPA that much when comparing a highly regarded New England Boarding School to a public school? I really hope so!! That is encouraging to read the average GPA of students from your school accepted to Dartmouth. Were these athletes being recruited, or others with "hooks"?

fogfog

this is interesting especially when you read the results of all the deferred and denied on the ED/RD results threads

keylyme

The guidance counselors at my son's school say the approximate "bump" given to the gpa from their school si about 0.5. That seems about correct when you consider the gpa's of students admitted to top lac's and Ivies. My older son gained admission to Villanova and Lehigh with a 3.1 gpa and 1 AP; no hook at all. Many of the Ivy-goers from the school are athletic recruits. The published gpa's of one to Harvard and one to MIT last year were 3.5 and 3.6 (but that was after one PG semester!)

mayhew

Thank you Keylyme - my junior D is also at a NEBS and the schools that have begun (very initial I know!!!) the recruiting process with her all seem to average very high GPAs. She is a good student, and has historically been a strong standardized test taker but no 5.0 GPA expected! Strong history from D's school of athletic recruitment to ivies and other leading Div. 1 - these students know that it was athletics that essentially got them in, although they were definitely bright to start with. You are helping my concerns that she doesn't have a chance GPA-wise as hers are not too much higher than your published GPAs of last years recruits at your school.