Rush question regarding GPA

[ree-Xi]

Thanks for the replies. I guess as more people apply for college (thanks to better financial aid options, better college preparation, and stronger high school academic programs), the applicant pool is larger, and the cutoffs occur at a higher level.

When I was in high school, 98% of my graduating class went to a 4-year college. I wonder what the average is, for the country, by region, state, etc., and amongt public and private/parochial schools.

What are your high schools like in terms of people going onto 4-year schools? I am interested in finding out if there is a lower percentage because application processes are more stringent.

[lilzetakitten]

I know that in my graduating class (in 2004) 96% of my 623 member class went onto college. I can't remember if that was for 4 year colleges or if it included community college.

As for state schools, I know that UVA is really hard to get into. There was one girl in my class who was a UVA legacy, had a 3.8, lots of AP classes, a great SAT score, and captain of the dance team. She didn't get in.