Private College Prep Schools and GPA

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<p>I go to a rigorous private school in NYC. Considered one of the best in the country. Think like the Andover/Exeter of NYC. Almost every in the school is very smart, and As aren't issued out easily. Very competitive. It is unheard of to get straight As. I look at acceptance threads everywhere and most of the people who post their stats come from run-of-the-mill public schools with GPAs greater than 4.0. Clearly this is not feasible at my school, as A+ don't exist and we don't weight or issue averages and assign class rank. Colleges know my school well, and I'm sure they take this into account.</p>

<p>But my question is to what extent? And conversion from top schools to ordinary suburban schools? Has anyone here gone to a school similar to mine and would like to share his/her experience?</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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<p>Ask your guidance counselor/college advisor about your high school’s profile that is sent to every college. (Here’s an example of a profile from one of Harvard’s feeder school’s: <a href=“http://www.bls.org/ftpimages/314/download/2010-11%20BLS%20Profile.pdf[/url]”>http://www.bls.org/ftpimages/314/download/2010-11%20BLS%20Profile.pdf&lt;/a&gt;)</p>

<p>Ask your GC/CA about school specific numbers – how many kids applied to HYP, how many were accepted? Does the GC/CA equally push everyone? Or, do they choose certain kids to push? It doesn’t matter what other students/schools do, you need to find out how stuff works at your school.</p>