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he went to choate

I was wondering what each gpa would correlate to in terms of schools for college placement? I am an incoming freshman and also am wondering how hard it is to reach the top deciles of gpa (5.6+)

could anyone provide a little insight into like what different colleges would be likely, targets, safeties for specifically 4.8 and then increasing by 0.2 all the way to 6.0

Demographics: Gender, race/ethnicity, state, type of school, and hooks (URM, first generation, legacy, athlete, etc.)
2027, White, male, northeast, highly competitive public feeder school (around 30% go to T30)

Intended Major(s): Economics/PPE
ACT/SAT/SAT II: 1550 (770M 790E)
UW/W GPA and Rank: 3.88/4, no rank but am in top 25-30%

Coursework: AP/IB/Dual Enrollment classes, AP/IB scores, etc: 
AP Calc BC, Micro and Macro econ 

Awards:

• Wharton Global Investment Comp placement 
• Scholastic Gold and Silver Key in Journalism
• John Locke Essay Comp Commendation
• National French Exam Silver (85th-94th percentile)
• Athletic Award

Extracurriculars: 

• Economic research intern at T20 
• Intern at local congressman’s office
• Built financial literacy/economics app (5,000 users) and developed curriculum to teach underserved communities about fin literacy (500 people reached)
• Bi-weekly substack channel including policy review with articles written for newspaper published as well (2500 subscribers)
• Section editor in school publication
• Co-president of economics club
• Senior board member on school’s investment club
• Member of varsity sport
• Summer job at local restaurant 
• YYGS - Politics of Law & Economics

Essays/LORs/Other: Overall a solid 8/10 maybe 8.5/10. One was like a 10/10 but that is the one I prioritized.

Schools: List of colleges, ED/EA/RD, etc
Princeton REA (good family ties)
Wharton RD (legacy) - did wharton precollege
Yale RD - YYGS?
Georgetown RD
USC RD
NYU Stern RD
UMiami RD
Dartmouth RD
SMU Cox RD

Demographics: Gender, race/ethnicity, state, type of school, and hooks (URM, first generation, legacy, athlete, etc.)
2027, White, male, northeast, highly competitive public feeder school (around 30% go to T30)

Intended Major(s): Economics/PPE
ACT/SAT/SAT II: 1550 (770M 790E)
UW/W GPA and Rank: 3.88/4, no rank but am in top 25-30%

Coursework: AP/IB/Dual Enrollment classes, AP/IB scores, etc: 
AP Calc BC, Micro and Macro econ 

Awards:

• Wharton Global Investment Comp placement 
• Scholastic Gold and Silver Key in Journalism
• John Locke Essay Comp Commendation
• National French Exam Silver (85th-94th percentile)
• Athletic Award

Extracurriculars: 

• Economic research intern at T20 
• Intern at local congressman’s office
• Built financial literacy/economics app (5,000 users) and developed curriculum to teach underserved communities about fin literacy (500 people reached)
• Bi-weekly substack channel including policy review with articles written for newspaper published as well (2500 subscribers)
• Section editor in school publication
• Co-president of economics club
• Senior board member on school’s investment club
• Member of varsity sport
• Summer job at local restaurant 
• YYGS - Politics of Law & Economics

Essays/LORs/Other: Overall a solid 8/10 maybe 8.5/10. One was like a 10/10 but that is the one I prioritized.

Schools: List of colleges, ED/EA/RD, etc
Princeton REA (good family ties)
Wharton RD (legacy) - did wharton precollege
Yale RD - YYGS?
Georgetown RD
USC RD
NYU Stern RD
UMiami RD
Dartmouth RD
SMU Cox RD