<p>I did a CC search on this; nothing came up specifically.</p>
<p>I’d welcome anecdotal info you can share about the admissions boost of a semi-finalist status for Siemens, where test scores are also very high but UW grades not so much (3.5-3.6). Not tech-oriented schools per se, but Ivies+. </p>
<p>My understanding is that it has always been a tip, within the upper reaches of other outstanding performance, but not a compensation for grades, in itself. I’m willing to be corrected on my previous information, however. :D</p>
<p>^^^
I think this category may generally apply to PaperChaserPop’s first son. Some thread called “Under 3.6 and applying top twenty” from 2009 or 2010 I think. Something like that. I got the impression he may have attended a school with some grade deflation however. Not sure.</p>
<p>He’s now at Caltech. I can’t remember his results at any Ivy league school.</p>
<p>Epiphany, I’ll PM you.</p>
<p>thanks so far to both of you.
Bovertine, I was referring actually to non-tech schools. My experience with those have been that only Hooked categories (as opposed to research) can compensate for school underperformance.</p>
<p>Tech schools are sometimes (not always!) more interested in looking at other features, especially depending on the level/selectivity (of course!) of that tech school.</p>
<p>Our experience was that tech schools are a bit more understanding of uneven grades of it’s a more angled kids (i.e., really deep in one or two areas – i.e, math/science). We found LACs really wanted that GPA.</p>
<p>OTOH, both our kids got into Chicago, and one is as massively angled as the other is a Renaissance guy.</p>