To the Class of 2007, solid statistical insight into college admissions

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<p>I just found TJ's class of 2006 official list of acceptances...</p>

<p>Data is categorized by college and then by:</p>

<p>Average SAT of acceptances, minimum SAT of acceptances, minimum ACT of acceptances, minimum ACT acceptances, average GPA of acceptences, minimum GPA of acceptances, total number of students who applied, # accepted, and percentage of acceptance rate.</p>

<p>Now you know what COMBINED SAT <em>ON THE NEW SCALE</em> score to shoot for :) And keep in mind...these are TJ kids; im not one (i got the list from my sister, but its really insightful and i thought id like to share it for those not in the know!)</p>

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<p>Wow, interesting. What or who is TJ?</p>

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<p>Thomas Jefferson High School of Science and Technology, located somewhere in Fairfax County; it is considered one of the best high schools in the country and is a hypercompetitive place.
I have seen my own school's list, and it is slightly different in some places and radically in others.</p>

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<p>That's a really impressive high school. I wonder how many of those kids choose UVA or W&M over acceptances to the privates.</p>

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<p>From what I can tell a ~2200 will get you in just about anywhere</p>

<p>which is a ridiculously good SAT score.</p>

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<p>damn, someone in "chances" forum already beat me to this....oh well.my pictures are money.</p>

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<p>Kudos for the pics</p>

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<p>Wow those average "yes" scores are more impressive than I expected.</p>

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<p>Yeah, these are way skewed. 2330 avg SAT for Williams (min 2260) and a 44% acceptance rate?? Hmmm</p>

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<p>This is the kind of information we need to evaluate our chances in top schools. Thanks for letting the secrets out. The admission process is needlessly convoluted. Kids have been applying to more and more schools not knowing what is going to happen. Of course, the background of the applicants (ECs, minority status, essays) will have affected the acceptances. But with this information on hand, we can better estimate our chances and narrow the choices while applying. I guess 10 schools is about what everyone is applying to.</p>

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<p>
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From what I can tell a ~2200 will get you in just about anywhere</p>

<p>which is a ridiculously good SAT score.

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Looks more like a 2350 is solid for top schools... then again, it is TJ.</p>

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<p>How do you gte a GPA over 4? Is A+ = 4.33?</p>

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<p>dude are the gpa's listed UW or weighted? Cuz a 4.0 average gpa for cornell is damn high. if they are weighted, on what scale or out of what?</p>

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<p>Probably weighted...</p>

<p><a href="http://www.fcps.edu/ss/StudentServices/Guidance/SCO/GeneralInfo/seal_GPA_WD_FL.pdf%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.fcps.edu/ss/StudentServices/Guidance/SCO/GeneralInfo/seal_GPA_WD_FL.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>"Advanced Placement (AP) courses and specified International Baccalaureate
(IB) courses receive a an additional .5 added to the final grade upon
successful completion of the course."</p>

<p>The grading scale is listed on the link as well...</p>

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<p>I agree with what someone else said: The scores and GPA are A LOT higher than I expected. Something I noticed was that even though I know it isn't exact, but the admission rates are sort of the same for the big schools.</p>

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<p>5 students from TJ applied (and were accepted) to Brigham Young U? Must have been the geographic diversity tip....</p>

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<p>Yeah, this ridiculously hot girl from the class of 2006 is attending there; good times.</p>

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<p>Does TJ rank?</p>

<p>It would be interesting to see the minimum rank for those students.</p>

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<p>No (10 char)</p>

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<p>i started this same thread before, but everyone is complaining..no fair!</p>