precocious

as in... courseload, unweighted and weighted GPA-wise, SATs and extracurrics?

not SO average that they'll end up at a community college, but someone that'd get into maybe one or two top 30 schools, mostly have their matches in the top 50-70 range, and safties being top 70s-100ish.

raindrop1019

2000 + SAT
2 or 3 honors or AP classes per year, but gets Bs in them
top 15% of class rank
member of NHS, Key Club, etc
involved in a sport or debate, but not recruited athlete or prez of debate

suze

An average student has a 2.8 (really depends on the school) so use rank instead--they are in the top 50% at an average school , 1550 new and has been a of a few clubs or can be a great athlete. Average kids don't get into top 30 schools unless they are recruited athletes or development candidates. Precocious, you often write about school's having holistic approaches. I think after a full season here You will believe far less in that myth. Anyone who really wants to know where they will get in, lacking a real hook (athlete, legacy, development, prodigy, national recognition) needs to look at the school's 75 percentile. Or 60 percentile if they have fabulous recs, go to a very competitive school (averge SAT over 1250) orget very, very lucky.

Fsu-uf

getting in to 2 top30 schools is not average, its above average maybe even higher.

an average student gets into, tier2-3 schools such as- oregon,iowa,olemiss,fsu, etc.(usually state schools)

gpa-2.9 uw, 3.5 w
sat -1100-1250
act-24-25
extracurriculars- usually about 4
comm. service- 50+hrs
mostly honors classes.
class rank top 50%
no leadership positions

raindrop1019

I was not talking about an average student, but rather the average student who gets into one or two top thirty schools. I think this what the "OP" meant.

jakem333

i'll say:

3.2 GPA UW/ 3.8 GPA W
1750-1800 SATs
maybe a couple EC's such as sports, a random club or two
courseload: Mainly honors courses, with an AP in a subject they enjoy or excel at and perhaps standard level in a subject they have trouble with.

War Chant

The average GPA at my school is 3.3-3.4 weighted, and 990 SAT without writing.

precocious

hmmm interesting how the answers are all so varied, haha

glucose101

2000+

that isn't that average

-Lurker-

i'll say:

3.2 GPA UW/ 3.8 GPA W

that is not average either.

raindrop1019

2000 + is average for top 30 schools... and a match for top 50 schools.

glucose101

oh...I thought they meant like Average in a America, not like the top 25

klf1120

Many above average students also elect to go to a state school. There is nothing wrong with taking that direction. All the above average students at my school go to state schools. The top 1% of the graduating class is going to state schools, except our valedictorian.

bearsfolife

Question wasn't worded the best



Average student(meaning a student who does minimum work, minimum things)

GPA: 2.7-3.0
ACT: 21
EC's: almost none

Average student(in terms of averaging out all the top students, the middle students, and the acadmically poor students):

GPA: 3.0-3.2
ACT: 23
EC's: some, maybe does a sport, maybe involved in some community service club, but not involved in a ton of things.

Fandangoya

Average and above average people can go to Community College. For most, it is extremely cheaper, and you can just transfer out anyway.