<p>Maybe a handful of students, but not more than 10.</p>
<p>At my school, a weighted GPA above a 4.0 is great, and a weighted GPA above a 4.3 is brilliant.</p>
<p>An SAT above an 1800 is good, and anything above a 1900 is wonderful. Anything above a 2300 is very, very rare.</p>
<p>No. I have this friend who now is a sophomore (I’m a Junior) and has a 4.0 GPA, in tons of Junior classes, got a 215 on the PSAT and has like a 96 or above in every class with barely trying. BUT he has no EC’s like at all and he wants to go to our state school. I mean it’s a good school but not the best</p>
<p>Two of my classmates got 240s on their PSATs. One guy got a 230 as a sophomore.</p>
<p>Half of my grade is like that. They all apply to tier 1 and 2 schools. If you even utter the words community college or some avg. instate school ur met with a sad face.</p>
<p>Lol, people at my school are flipping thrilled when they get accepted to Ohio State.</p>
<p>Yea. Last year we had at least two kids at my school who took all eighteen APs and then self-studied a couple. And quite a few kids who turned down Harvard. And this year my friend came in second in SIEMENS. Like Nationally. She was the only girl too. And a kid got a 2400 on his SAT sophomore year. And another one got a 2400 on her SAT the first time around and a 36 on her ACT the first time around. None of those kids were valedictorian. Some weren’t even in the top 10%. The first time I came on here, I was like, “Other kids get below 2200 on their SAT? It’s not just me? And these kids are valedictorian? I wanna go their school. I could be valedictorian there. I don’t even think I’m in the top 50%. This isn’t fair…” But yea… to answer OP’s question. My entire school is like CC. This may be because the guidance department tells Juniors and Seniors to come here. And there are like 1300 kids in the school. Sometimes I can even tell that some of the posters go to my school. It’s kinda creepy actually.</p>
<p>@samcmanus “eighteen APs and then self studied a couple”
are they even humans? 
Your school sounds both so intimidating and enchanting. I wanna go there for like a week just to see what it’s like :D</p>
<p>“Last year we had at least two kids at my school who took all eighteen APs and then self-studied a couple. And quite a few kids who turned down Harvard.”</p>
<p>If I went there I’d probably transfer out and go to a normal school, to be honest. I feel like I’d go insane.</p>
<p>I know at least 10 people who are similar to the CCers. Maybe not exactly, but close - 3.9/4.6+, 2300/35+, sports/research/internships etc etc</p>
<p>still declined from Ivies.</p>
<p>I think I overstated how smart we are. It’s really not as bad as it seems… Our average SAT score is 1927 (the middle 50% is CR: 570-700, M: 600-720, W: 600-710) and our average ACT score is 29. We’re not THAT smart, it’s only the top 25% or so. It’s just because we have so many people who do well, you just don’t want to mention your scores if you didn’t do really well. So people kinda just go, “Yea… I did fine. It’s no big deal.” And so we really only hear about the kids that did really well on their SATs and ACTs. And when you have kids who are recruited rowers to Yale (he was one of the kids who took all the APs) or get research papers published, all of a sudden you just don’t want to mention that you’re an Eagle Scout. It just sounds so unimpressive in comparison. And so I think in retrospect, we think the school’s much smarter than it actually is because of that and so we come down that much harder on ourselves. But its nowhere near as competitive as it sounds. Since our school doesn’t rank or anything, we make a point of helping each other do as best as they can. It’s not like we’re out to get one another. It’s actually kind of nice.</p>
<p>I would assume that since the participants are anonymous on an internet website, some people probably post inflated resumes or accomplishments when asking about their college chances. While it can be helpful to offer advice to those who are sincere and honest in what they are asking, I find that many of the topics wonder off in some other direction and there are no lack of experts who want to offer their advice, regardless of the topic being discussed. You have to know how to separate the good advice from the bad that is often posted. Good to also remember that your h.s. resume is about more then GPA and SAT/ACT scores.</p>
<p>“some people probably post inflated resumes or accomplishments when asking about their college chances”</p>
<p>Well, they’ll inflate them on their college applications too, won’t they? So they’ll still be tough competition. You can inflate almost anything to sound better than it is while still being honest, and that’s what people do.
Although it’s confusing when people say they have a 4.0 and then it turns out to be weighted.</p>
<p>“Good to also remember that your h.s. resume is about more then GPA and SAT/ACT scores.”</p>
<p>Which sucks for me because that’s all I have.</p>
<p>I went to Exeter. Most of my classmates were over-acheivers.</p>
<p>I don’t know anyone like the people on here except for maybe one. In fact I don’t think that anyone at my school has ever applied to Ivies</p>
<p>I actually know one. I met him freshman year in school but I do Online school now. He was really smart. We would talk about college, his dream school is John Hopkins. Freshman year he was already telling me how he was going to take the sat and the sat in korean or listening in korean idk. He’s half black and korean.
There are definitely smart kids around here but not CCers. I have so much knowledge on colleges and college admissions which a lot of people here don’t. They don’t see the reality of it I guess. I see all these people partying and I wonder are they thinking about college? At all?
When I took the PSAT, I found I was the only one who actually studied and went over things before I took the test.
Im a junior and I have SENIORS asking me about college and college admission events. I have a senior friend who took their first sat the fall of senior year!! Stuff like this boggles my mind.</p>
<p>samcmanus, a school wide average ACT score of 29 is ridiculous. I’m guessing you’re at a private school though. My public school is considered extremely intelligent and our average score is about a 25.</p>
<p>My public school of 190 people had 5 people from the graduating class that went to Ivies (one got into Harvard). By no means did they have amazing ECs or hooks. They all were white with solid GPAs and test scores. That being said, my school is pretty competitive with an average ACT of about a 29.</p>
<p>A 29 on the ACT? I don’t doubt it. I have friends who attend NCSSM, and the average SAT score there is like ~1950.</p>
<p>“Well, they’ll inflate them on their college applications too, won’t they? …”</p>
<p>The difference is that on a college application, they will actually meet with and/or conduct interviews of applicants and get official transcripts from your h.s. of things you have done. Most college students can tell who is phony and who is genuine when they actually meet and interact in person. Big difference between that and an online forum where everyone remains anonymous.</p>
<p>With forums, you are better off getting/giving advice, forget the stats and what someone claims to have accomplished that you have no way to verify.</p>
<p>Yeah, I actually know quite a few who attend my school for its HG/IB programs.</p>