Chance me for howard??????????

Jazmine1423
Tue, 29 May 2012 21:21:41 +0000

Note* If you’re going to post a chance thread, do it in the “What are my chances?” forum. Also, a word to the wise: proofread. You want to go to UMBC. Okay, that’s fine, but just remember to change the name of the school when you’re posting a chance thread. And don’t do that in your essays. I’m pretty sure that’s an almost-guaranteed rejection :-p
Anyway, I think that you look like a “serial-joiner” when it comes to extracurriculars. Talk to your guidance counselor about which ones are most important to you and which ones you should list on your application. If they are an hour a week type clubs, then don’t list them. Depth, not breadth, when it comes to activities.
As for your GPA, it is pretty low. Have you taken a lot of advanced courses? Is there a good reason behind it? (I.e. illness, either with you or in the family; death in the immediate family, etc.) If so, your guidance counselor can explain that in their recommendations. Or, do you have an upward trend in your gpa?(meaning low your freshman year, but it rose through junior year)
Also, do you have any leadership positions? Those always look favorable on an application.
To be honest, it’s pretty difficult to chance you at this stage because there are quite a few blanks. If you give us more detail, then we could more accurately asses your chance of admission. But remember(and I don’t mean to sound like a hypocrite, because I have posted chance threads as well) : we are just strangers on College Confidential. We are not admissions officers. The only people that can tell you your chance of getting in is the admissions officers. So while you may look to us for suggestions as to what you can do to help your application in the admissions process, none of our guesses are guaranteed.

Good Luck.