<p>Simliar here for my 2007 graduate. 2300+ SATs, not in top 10% of class, GPA 3.8+ weighted, good but not remarkable ECs, good essays and recommendations. With weighting, many kids have a 4.0+ GPA. Another very bright kid that just wasn’t into grades. Naviance was not that much help as there was not another data point for a kid like him (no scores that high). He got into almost all the schools he applied to, but those were in the high 20s/very low 30s on the USNWR list, not the most elite schools (both universities and LACs). He was waitlisted at Hopkins, despite having parent go to grad school there (did not stay on wait list). We were also looking for merit money, which he received at several schools. His acceptances were pretty much as I anticipated, but better than the GC expected. </p>
<p>I can easily find his spot on our schools Naviance system, as he is usually the dot farthest to the right but with the lowest GPA (for the high SAT scores). He is happy and likely would not have been able to attend the higher rated schools, even if he got in for financial reasons.</p>