Worth using Early Action on Vassar?

[CrewDad]

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the 3.7 GPA you mention for Vassar though isn’t on that link you provided, and I think you are assuming their “unweighted” GPA of A- equates to a 3.7 which is not an assumption

I’m very familiar with the average GPA of those admitted to Vassar. The 3.7 is correct.</p>

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Also, for Reed, it isn’t clear if that is weighted or unweighted

Unweighted. The Common Data Set org requires that GPAs are reported using the 4.0 scale. I can assure you that Reed is above being deceitful in their reporting. Reed, as with all top colleges, converts reported high school GPAs to the 4.0 scale.
I suppose an argument could be made that Vassar has a higher percentage of students from NE elite prep schools, which are notorious for grade deflation. Hence, prep school admits affect the mean GPA</p>