Ivy league schools with 3.7 GPA

2Devils
Tue, 25 Jul 2023 11:38:56 +0000

To be blunt, the chances are likely much lower than the published acceptance rate for the ivies(which is 3-7% for RD typically). Even if the HS doesnt rank, there will be a school profile that will list some sort of GPA distribution, and /or the counselor letter will reflect the general rank. The colleges definitely can figure out general rank . The college counselor may tell you decile or quintile if you press. You say the HS is not known to elites: do you mean very few unhooked kids get in to top10/ivies each year? If so, those kids are likely at the very top of the class with regard to rank and course rigor and scores. For unhooked kids, all three factors plus great recs plus impactful ECs need to be in place to have a reasonable chance at ivies/elites. A 3.74 uw could be the bottom half easily, or it could be higher. It is not likely to be near the top of the class. Ask the counselor for an approximation of rank, and ask the counselor for details about what gpa has been successful getting in to the schools you are looking at. Have a realistic conversation with your kid and have a broad list. In a private school, the counselors are typically well aware of chances and also very helpful at creating broad lists with reach/match/likelies. There are so many less -competitive schools out there that provide a great CS degree that are not ivies or T10 or 50 or even 100.