<p>Maybe lazy wasn’t the exact word I was looking for, but it’s definitely not asinine. His rank is in the top 6% because of his weighted GPA from his rigorous courses, not his unweighted GPA, but thanks for lashing out at me. I do apologize for using lazy and coming off a certain way, but a 3.4 isn’t bad or most competitive, even at a school without grade inflation.</p>
<p>Well, popcharlie93 has a point about me being lazy. If I worked hard for the past 3 years I could have gotten from 3.9-4.0. =/</p>
<p>baghgh: congrats on your score performance. But as I advised earlier, you shouldn’t place much expectation for acceptance into the four colleges you listed (all among the most selective colleges in the country). </p>
<p>As for poster 17’s statement:</p>
<p>“You stand a good chance. Anyone who says otherwise is just a jealous hater” </p>
<p>To be blunt, you’re quite quixotic if not foolish. I’m an HYP alum with 20+ years of recruiting and interviewing experience. I’m here to help clear up the many myths and wild ideas that percolate among students and parents. How you can assume anyone has a “good” chance when the admit rates are below 9% is beyond me.</p>
<p>As I said in post 3, the OP likely has a spectacular college career ahead of him/her. But the GPA is eclipsed by most of the rest of the applicant pool for those four colleges.</p>
<p>“You stand a good chance. Anyone who says otherwise is just a jealous hater”</p>
<p>I wonder why my friends and I (all with 2350+ AND 35+ AND multiple 800s on SATIIs AND 3.95+ UWGPA from extremely rigorous courses) were waitlisted/rejected from Cal Tech, Stanford, MIT and Columbia.</p>
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<p>And this, I am afraid, is why what T26E4, Erin’s Dad and others have been telling you all along is simply the hard truth. Stanford, Columbia, et al., can fill their entering classes several times over with applicants who have standardized test scores at least as good as yours, plus top grades, because they have been industrious all through high school. These institutions do not have to compromise their admissions standards to take a chance on a former slacker. They will literally reject multiple impeccably qualified applicants for each one they accept.</p>
<p>Happily, I am sure that the other part of T26E4’s advice is also true:</p>
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