Which Colleges Are a Match for 90 GPA, and top 40% of class?

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<p>Hi,</p>

<p>What are the match colleges for someone who has a 90 GPA, and is in the top 40% of his/her class?</p>

<p>Should I look at colleges that accept 15%/25%/40% of their applicants? Or figure it out a different way? </p>

<p>I’m trying to come up with a group of school in the match category. </p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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<p>25% seems trasoable, and a few 40% + for safety</p>

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<p>i meant *reasonable</p>

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<p>Nyu .</p>

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<p>If that is all you give us we cannot really tell you. For reaches I would say look for top LACs (ie. Amherst, Georgetown, Colgate, Davidson, etc.).</p>

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<p>It seems odd to me that a 90 GPA is only top 40% unless there is some serious grade inflation at your school. That would mean that the median GPA is in the high 80s, a B+. I bet Adcoms know that you school has grade inflation. Use your SAT as a better predictor of which schools would be a good match for you.</p>

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<p>Maybe that’s her weighted GPA. If not, then I agree with ShesOnHerWay.</p>

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<p>Thanks. :)</p>

<p>Hi, there’s no grade inflation. It’s one of the top high schools in the country and the average average is a B+.</p>

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<p>When the average GPA is an 89, colleges will think that there’s grade inflation, whether there is (which seems likely) or not. I agree that you should probably use your SAT or ACT as a better indicator.</p>

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<p>Hi the average is an 85, not an 89.</p>

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<p>Nonetheless if that is the 40th percentile the school is still inflated.</p>

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<p>Edna: our competitive NJ public hits the 40% at around 2.8-3.0 which, I think translates to a 78-80 average…and that’s weighted, although very few C+, B-, B students are permitted into honors or AP’s…</p>

<p>While you may not want to believe it, your HS has grade inflation…now, whether colleges care or not, that’s another story altogether…</p>

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<p>How can your high school even rank with that kind of grade inflation?</p>

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<p>yeah 90% at my school would at least be top 20%</p>

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<p>Oh my gosh, can just one person on this board stop judging the OP’s high school and just answer the question?! Wow.</p>

<p>I am in agreement with the people above who suggested using SAT and/or ACT as a better indicator for admissions. Obviously with a 90 GPA, your grades are good and shouldn’t keep you out of whatever schools your SAT ranges fall under.</p>

<p>Can you give us some more information about what type of school you’re looking for? Big or small? Research university or LAC? Rural or in a big city? What part of the country? Close to home, far away? What about percentage of students living on campus or involved in greek life? What do you want to study? Is financial aid a consideration?</p>

<p>Do you have your standardized test scores? If you had your SAT or ACT scores back that could also help you narrow down your options.</p>

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<p>Hi thanks,</p>

<p>She got a 19-- something on her PSAT.</p>

<p>No preferences as of yet.</p>

<p>Also I asked her and yes they do inflate scores at her school.</p>

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<p>If the “19” something is referring to the PSAT Selection Index…which is a three digit score -like 190 or 195, then her score is pretty solid. 210 and up usually gets you national recognition at varying levels in the National Merit Scholarship Competitions.</p>

<p>Here’s a link [National</a> Merit Scholarship Corporation](<a href=“http://www.nationalmerit.org%5DNational”>http://www.nationalmerit.org)</p>

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<p>Hi thanks but I’m pretty sure it was a 4 digit score? I think it’s out of 2400? Sorry I don’t know too much about it.</p>

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<p>PSAT is 3 digits, out of 240; Add a 0 on the end to estimate your SAT score (emphasis on estimate).</p>

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<p>OK thanks. :)</p>

<p>So then her score was 19_0. lol I don’t know the third number.</p>