how would you define an "average" student?

Applying to College
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<p>as in… courseload, unweighted and weighted GPA-wise, SATs and extracurrics?</p>

<p>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.</p>

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<p>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</p>

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<p>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.</p>

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

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

<p>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</p>

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<p>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.</p>

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<p>i’ll say:</p>

<p>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.</p>

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

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<p>hmmm interesting how the answers are all so varied, haha</p>

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<p>2000+</p>

<p>that isn’t that average</p>

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<p>i’ll say:</p>

<p>3.2 GPA UW/ 3.8 GPA W</p>

<p>that is not average either.</p>

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<p>2000 + is average for top 30 schools… and a match for top 50 schools.</p>

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<p>oh…I thought they meant like Average in a America, not like the top 25</p>

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<p>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.</p>

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<p>Question wasn’t worded the best</p>

<p>Average student(meaning a student who does minimum work, minimum things)</p>

<p>GPA: 2.7-3.0
ACT: 21
EC’s: almost none</p>

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

<p>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.</p>

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