<p>C-grade student in high school (did high-school completion to graduate).</p>
<p>Attended CC, similar grades and about 1 class per term for about a year.</p>
<p>My life changed drastically, and for the last year my GPA has been 3.0+. After this current term my cumulative will be a 3.0 at least. I expect a cumulative 3.5 by the time I start my chemistry major in a year.</p>
<p>-My major will be chemistry (likely biochem).
-I am in Oregon, attending PCC.
-I’m expecting REU opportunities after my first year.</p>
<p>Goal: Get into a private school, mostly grant-funded, with a good student:professor ratio and under grad research opportunities.</p>
<p>I’ll be applying to:</p>
<p>Willamette University
Lewis and Clark
University of Portland
Reed College
George Fox
Top Tier Schools:
Caltech, Ivies, UC Berkeley (Despite my poor history, I’ll still apply)</p>
<p>I have a very good friend who is UC-Berkeley Under grad and Harvard grad Alum, taught at Yale, and that is currently Philosophy Chair at Willamette. My dad is University of Portland Alumni. Could either of these relationships assist me in getting into either of these schools?</p>
<p>What can I do to stand out positively despite my high school gpa and my rough start in college? I’m going to bust a** trying to get scholarships and summer REUs.</p>