Class rank only reported in weighted GPA

AustenNut
Fri, 13 Jan 2023 14:46:43 +0000

3SailAway:

I realize that S24 is not your typical CC kid. I’ve thought about doing a journey thread about his search, but I’m not sure it would be helpful to very many other families. He’s not a CC “average excellent” student—he’s more like an average good student, with some other outstanding qualities.

Your kid sounds like an excellent kid, and most kids are not 4.0UW/5.0W GPAs with 1500 SATs and 20,000 activities and awards. Frankly, I think you would be doing a service to the College Confidential community and future lurkers who come here and see a post about a kid who is closer to what is “typical.” It can be very dispiriting for people with more “normal” stats to come here, and I am sure there are people who avoid posting because they feel they don’t fit the CC mold. The more stories we share about our “regular” kids, the better off I think everyone will be (including the “average excellent” kids who may be putting lots of pressure on themselves). Your kid’s still a junior, but I’m confident he will end up in a good place. People need to see that.