201126

hi, Do you think I will get in? here are my stats:

African American female
Pennsylvania
will be 1st generation college student
independent Catholic good academic all girls school
25 ACT....i am taking them again on oct 23rd....hoping for at least a 27. would be really pleased with a 29.
3.3 Weighted GPA
4 Years of math
3 Years of science (1 honors)
4 Years of language - spanish
5 years of English
4.5 years of social studies ( 1 AP [currently - AP Gov])

Activities:
Stage Crew: 9th-12th grades lighting techie 11th-12th grades
World affairs club: 10th-12th grades
History club: 11th-12th grades
Model UN: 12th grade. co-founder
varsity track: 9th-12th grades
american coaster enthusiasts ACE ( roller coaster fan club): 8 years; ACE archives committee member: 4 years; spirit of ACE award recipient
Community Service: 10+ years - average 3 nights a week for 3 hours a night
Altar server/acolyte: 7 years
youth delegate to the episcopal diocesan convention
worked at a summer camp this past summer
mercy volunteer program....week long service trip
freshmen orientation leader.

i wrote a pretty good essay (i hope haha.) I explained that i am not good at math - reason for my low gpa, and that i am not a good test taker. i said how much i wanted to go there, and blah blah blah all that good stuff and i should have pretty good teacher recs.

i am also applying to:
Northwestern ( 1st choice...i know so unrealistic. i know i'm not getting in)
NYU (same as Northwestern basically)
Pitt
BU
DePaul (chicago)
Loyola Chicago
Xavier University ( Cincinnati)

thanks for reading. good luck to anyone else applying.

newsdrms

As an alumnus (Eng. '83) and father of a current Sophomore I can tell you that you have a very good chance of getting accepted. Marquette likes community service a lot and you have plenty. What you may not get is much merit aid. Marquette is usually very good with merit aid but your gpa will hurt you. Good luck!

201126

thank youu!

keymom

they give good aid to minority first generation students. My son had several friends from his high school class that got great scholarships and grants from MU.
They also like geographic diversity.
You have a great chance for acceptance and aid!
Apply by December 1st!

201126

thank youu

201126

waitlisted. which is fine because i got into Duquesne with a good scholarship, and some other schools, but it would be nice to have marquette as an option. good luck to anyone else applying.

mamom

Waitlisted or deferred? A deferral means they just want to see some more grades. Congrats on the Duquesne acceptance!

newsdrms

201126 - Go to facebook - Marquette University Class of 2015: Real Students, Real Answers and got to Discussions tab, they have answers by students that were wait listed last year and you can ask questions you might have.

Good Luck! & Congrats on your acceptances!