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HacksawDawg said:

There absolutely is such a thing as having stats that are too good, your son's perfect ACT being a prime example. It's as if UGA concedes these students to Ivys and doesn't admit them EA to preserve their acceptance figures. I've definitely heard of plenty of examples like your son. There's a "sweet spot" for EA.

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He literally was deferred and I quote “because superior students like your son choose higher ranked schools than UGA and they typically don’t come to UGA.” Translation - UGA doesn’t want to hurt their acceptance %. UGA admissions is a joke. It is only through my connections that I had an audience. I received a number of apologies.

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I see students at UGA from public schools who are awesome. I see students at UGA from private schools who are awesome.

I went to a 2A public high school in super-rural Georgia. Most of my teachers cared and invested in my future even though most folks would tell you it isn’t a “great school.”

As a parent now, we chose to overspend (for our budget at the time) on a home in a public school district with a great reputation and resources. We’ve been thrilled so far and have full confidence that our kids will have chances to succeed. We also have a home that is appreciating in value and will make money for us after our youngest is finished with school.

TLDR: public school has always been the answer for me, but your variables might dictate different decisions. Good luck!

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acndog said:

My oldest went to Mt Bethel Christian Academy K-8, Westminster for High School, and Notre Dame for college. Just keep in mind that there are Christian schools and Christian in name only. Mt Bethel and schools like Wesleyan are truly Christ-centered schools. Westminster, Lovett, Holy Innocents … as the head of admissions for Westminster told me … “God lives at Westminster and Lovett; but, your child will have to work hard to find Him.” Westminster , Lovett, and Holy Innocents left their Christian moorings many many years ago. Those schools “pretend” to be Christian. Was extremely happy with Mt Bethel Christian Academy.

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Yeah, agreed. I have kids at Westminster. I know it’s a “Christian” school, but have no idea what denomination! My daughter goes to Bible study because they bring in CFA for breakfast!!!

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HacksawDawg said:

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That's what you'll hear most people say, but I don't believe that for a second given the variance in academic stats of those admitted during early action. I know far too many examples of what would be considered lower tiers of academic stats, but exceptional extracurricular resumes being admitted through Early action.

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Could be; but, I have heard it from the top. I do know this, my youngest son, who is a senior Engineering major at UGA was deferred early admission despite having a UGA recalculated perfect 4.0 GPA and a perfect 36 ACT (didn’t miss a question). The off the record reason was because he was a metro Atlanta kid who is more likely to go to Duke, Vandy, UVa, or Ivy League. The truth is that he only applied to UGA and was heartbroken (the head of the UGA Honors Program in high school discouraged him from applying to those other schools 😳 and was a candidate for Foundation Fellow - but, UGA Admissions is monolithic, political, and has a very specific “agenda” - and there is very little coordination at UGA with admissions). He was accepted regular admissions into the Honors Program. I was told, off the record, that, going to a metro Atlanta school is a huge disadvantage. But, was told they do not look at extracurriculars.