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<p>Yes.
well thats what people say.
I have roughly a 87% when averaged in, which is like a 3.2
And everyone here says its super low.</p>
<p>But you got in?</p>
<p>a low gpa is relative. some high schools are tough and a 3.2 is solid for a top school. most often, however, it is considered low.</p>
<p>often you should consider - do you know many from YOUR high school with a 3.2 getting in to an ivy. comparing with other schools is sometimes a fools errand.</p>
<p>Brilliant advice as always from adgeek. For better or worse, applicants are evaluated in the context of their schools. Obviously, this approach isn’t perfect, since a student with a meaningless 4.0 (UW) from a crappy school might have the potential to outdo someone excelling at a great school, but be unable to show it. But it’s really the only remotely fair way to evaluate applicants, since different schools can have wildly different levels of academic rigor. So adgeek’s right; you should look at where students with GPAs, SATs, and ECs similar or comparable to yours have been accepted and work off that. There are no guarantees, of course, since the applicant pool changes from year to year, but it’s much safer than comparing yourself to students from other schools. It also means most of what’s said on adgeek is total BS, since we can’t evaluate your grades and ECs in context (not to mention we have no way of judging your writing ability!)</p>
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<p>If OP went to one of the few brutal schools where kids with 3.2s regularly go to Ivies, he wouldn’t be asking on here. These schools have good guidance counselors and the kids know where they stand.</p>
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<p>Some kids’ posts on here are indicative.</p>
<p>i know C02, it was a subtle way of saying that.</p>
<p>I’ve never been known for subtlety.</p>