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My kid’s HS average gpa is 3.5, and the top 2% of the class had gpa over 4.5.</p>
<p>My caucasion daughter is about the 99th percentile in standardized testing, and 8th in her public HS of 450 students. That was good enough for scholarships that brought cost of attendance to 10 - 17k/year in 2010 at five different private LACs that rank around the 50 range in USNWR.</p>
<p>As you might know, females are over-represented at LACs, and I imagine draw less scholarship money, all else being equal.</p>