If Naviance is using weighted GPA, wouldn’t that roughly be indicative of rigor? The scattergrams should be somewhat instructive for categorizing schools, and having the HS counselor’s input should further refine said categorization. What you can’t see in Naviance is ACT/SAT superscore and whether a student was hooked…the HS counselor should be able to help there as well.
Any updates on his list since this thread Chance Me (My Son) Haverford and Case Western (Science Nerd/Theater Kid) [PA resident, 3.9 GPA, 32 ACT], which offered a lot of ideas and categorization opinions?