pc083

Can I get into UVA, W&M, Virginia Tech, VCU and JMU with a 3.4 GPA?
This low GPA is due to the Cs that I got in a highly accelerated (magnet) middle school where I took high school credits and did not expunge them. However, once I got to high school, I have been consistently getting As with a few Bs in between (my GPA as I entered high school form 8th grade was a 2.5, horrendous I know). I have played varsity tennis for my school since freshman year and my ranking has consistently been in the top 4 on the team (and hoping to be the captain in spring this year). I have taken all the AP classes offered, including Calculus BC and Statistics. Also I have over 500 volunteer hours from hospitals and libraries. I also have excellent teacher recommendations. I am a year younger than the rest of my graduating class (I will be graduating when I am 16). My SAT scores are 2150 and 1450 out of 1600. I am attending a a special academy for students interested in being in the health field. I was wondering how good of a chance I stand in getting admitted into the biology or biomedical engineering (premed) programs at uva, tech, w&m, jmu, and vcu

VASkinsFan08

UVA and W/M, probably not, but your SAT will help you. VT and JMU you have a very solid shot at, VCU is a guarantee

pc083

cool but isnt vcu biomedical engineering harder to get into than the regular vcu

cc3c

what is it unweighted?

pensive123

Who says your GPA is 3.4?

My d entered high school with 2 P's, one for alg 1 and geom, and took alg 2 in 9th grade. I suppose this did affect her GPA, but somehow I doubt that colleges will hold that against her that her middle school grades are P's on her high school record. In fact, I would think they would be ijmpressed that you took courses in middle school and got high school credit for them. It's my understanding that colleges re-calculate your GPA when they get your transcript.

Sure you want to apply to VCU? You are way over-qualified for that one, I can assure you.

I would think you have a good chance for admission to all of them, given that you are in-state.

pc083

unweighted is like 3.3. well im thinking vcu because of its reputable alliance with the medical college of virginia. plus vcu has an honors college that i visited and liked , and yea im in state.

Justsomeguy99

Community College.

I kid, I kid. VCU and VTech are possible matches, UVA and W&M are reaches, VCU should be a safety.

Chance me as well. Low GPA = No chance at all? :( Low GPA too, so I guess we're in the same boat.

pc083

ha yea man i guess we are . at least our sats are somewhat high you know

pc083

for the personal statement for virginia tech, should i explain why my cumm. gpa is low and how i graduate before everyone else, or what?

gabzilla

I'm not quite sure what you mean about your GPA because colleges only look at 10th-12th and some include 9th.

Polihist

OP, try ODU as well. VCU is one of my top choices and we're both in the same situation though my gpa is a little higher than yours. Let me know what happens in the spring!

pc083

sounds good. what major are you trying out for thouth?? im doing biology or biomedical engineering

pc083

gpa is cummulative grade point average. its taken by averaging all the high school credits that youve taken. so i took some in middle school and got Cs in them .so when i entered high school it was a 2.5 . and now after lots of AP classes, its a 3.4 as im applying for colleges.

Polihist

Im either going for history or political science(hence the username lol). Afterwards I will either go to graduate school or law school depending on where my interests rest by the time of graduation.

pc083

cool haha. whats the gpa that ur applying to college with??