Acceptable GPAs?

Applying to College
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<p>As someone who wants to apply to some fairly competitive schools (e.g. UVA oos, BC) where does GPA really come into place? I have a friend who was waitlisted for Brown and Georgetown who like myself had around a flat 90. </p>

<p>Does that GPA render me no longer competitive for the schools I want to get into? I have good but not great SAT scores and hopefully strong essays and recommendations. Also, my school is generally ranked top 1 or 2 in the state and hovers around 25-30 in the country</p>

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<p>Didn’t really want to do this but… bump</p>

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<p>It’s about rank. A 90 can be top 40% or top 1% depending on your school.</p>

<p>For UVA and BC, top 10% and a 2100 would make you a reasonable candidate.</p>

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<p>School doesn’t rank…</p>

<p>Besides, I know I’m not near the top 10%. My school is one of the top 2 in my state (usually 1) and is an intense college prep environment</p>

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<p>Schools give enough info for colleges to figure out a rank. If you’re not near 10% and your school does not send 25 plus percent to ivies, BC and UVA OOS will be major reaches.</p>

<p>Don’t forget, the “ranked” high schools don’t include most of the most competitive high schools in the Country–privates and top magnets.</p>

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<p>Go to the common data set of the schools you are interested in and see how rank and GPA are weighted in admissions. It varies by school.</p>