Anyone with a 3.5-3.7 UW gpa get into any elite schools?

<p>Two of my friends who both had a 3.7, (one having an SAT of 2290, the other having something in the mid 2300s) with average amounts of extracurriculars, both got into Vanderbilt. They’re both Asian. Another had a 3.5, 22XX (I don’t remember) and research experience (he was also Asian) and got into WashU.</p>