<p>I seriously have no idea what her rank is. There are about 350 kids in the class. She’s not part of the top-out-of-sight-Ivy-bound cohort (assuming there even IS one) so I don’t even know if that’s 5 kids, 10, or 35. </p>
<p>Her school does weight–1/2 point extra for honors, 1 full point for GT or AP. Only one AP is offered to sophomores; she didn’t take it. The only “regular” classes she’s taken are those where no honors is offered, but she hasn’t gone for the GT/AP level in everything. (This includes picking up a new language her junior year and another one next year.)</p>
<p>Her weighted GPA is, we think, about 4.25 and unweighted it’s a bit over 3.7 if you include chorus, gym, drama, and whatnot. It’s 3.6 if you toss those out, so she’s gotten a few more A’s than B’s and never a C.</p>
<p>Her PSAT score was good enough for commended but not for semifinalist in our state (but would have made it in many states).</p>
<p>What she doesn’t have is a stellar record of leadership or deep involvement in extracurriculars. </p>
<p>She is attracted to Brandeis because of one of their unique academic opportunities, so I think she can ace the “why Brandeis” problem. </p>
<p>I truly think she and Brandeis would be perfect for each other. This school is her *b’shert.<a href=“Although%20I’m%20afraid%20to%20put%20it%20that%20way%20because%20I%20read%20a%20thread%20that%20suggests%20Brandeis%20is%20literally%20turned%20off%20by%20kids%20whose%20activities%20are%20too%20exclusively%20directed%20towards%20the%20Jewish%20community,%20which%20hers%20might%20seem%20to%20be.”>/i</a></p>