are my chances that bad??

ItsGrimeySeason · 09-06-2009, 05:03 PM

SAT 1 1490/2400 (retaking)
Class Rank 131/259 (upper 50 percentile)

heres the heart breaker
WGPA - 2.4
UNWGPA - 3.1

Well I didn't know the difference was between weighted and unweighted gpa. until a few days ago, and it hurts a lot. I was in Central Magnet Freshman year I had like a C+ average in most classes because the classes were accelerated except for a few, but when I moved to my new school they shoved me a lot of sub-par I would say like average to underaverage classes, I assumed they did this because they saw my average grades in my previous school. I would get A's and B's but my weighted gpa is still low as heck because the level of the class. This is was from junior year, so the past I can't change, I'm a senior now and i'm taking regular classes, and i'm hoping my GPA can get a boost.

Extracurriculars
Member of Chess Club 9th
Track & Field 11th
Robotics Club 11th
Interact Club 12th
Track & Field 12th

I think i'll be doing volunteering at my local library and hospital to improve my chances.

My only notable class is
Honors Biology Freshman Year, and just the fact I can say I did biology as a freshman, and chemistry as a sophmore, but I got a C in both so eh..

I guess i can mention that i'm first generation
I will be the first going to college in the family
and i'm a minority i dont know if that helps..

so what do you recommend I work on?? this is my last year and I really need a hail mary I think in order to get into uconn.

ThePhilosopher · 09-06-2009, 08:26 PM

Short answer: Yes.

Your only hope would be to retake the SATs and do incredibly well on them.

ItsGrimeySeason · 09-06-2009, 11:21 PM

Okay Thanks. Any study tips for the SATs?

ThePhilosopher · 09-07-2009, 12:38 AM

Honestly, the test is learnable, so if you spend a considerable amount of time taking numerous practice tests and making necessary corrections to methodology, it will help you greatly.

If you are a senior, though, you will need to apply relatively soon. It may be your best bet to apply and attend a regional campus initially, or attend a different school initially, and then transfer in. There is nothing wrong with doing that.

ItsGrimeySeason · 09-07-2009, 12:44 PM

aww man that sucks..I don't wanna go to the regional campus, well I'll just take the SATs a few more times, but if I don't get into storrs i'll apply elsewhere, Thanks.