<p>They may be good GPAs, but they are no guarantee of acceptance. I don’t think most people realize how difficult it’s become to get into any of the competitive schools anymore.</p>
<p>My S had an UW GPA of 3.6-ish, weighted 4.3, and got rejected at Northwestern and Vassar, waitlisted at Davidson and Washington St. Louis. (Both waitlist more than they accept, so it’s functionally another rejection.) His only real academic acceptance was at Pitt (ultimately ruled too depressing because of its three block proximity to CMU). Thank god for the audition schools or he’d have nothing.</p>