<p>Currently I’m a high school junior. As of right now my grades are improving exponentially, however from previous poor grades in the last two years, I have roughly a 2.6 GPA(weighted). However i do have some good EC’s. Recently I’ve founded a club at my school educating my peers about the stock market and other finance related topics. In this club we also practice investing, have guest speakers, and learn investment strategies. In addition to this I am also on the Fed Challenge team. This is a club that learns about the economy and competes at a state level in a competition hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. I am also in the Italian club. Outside of School I try to get in community service when I have time, as well as being a member of my local church’s catholic youth group.(will soon have a leadership position) This group does many things mostly related to helping our local communities. Also I’m not sure how much this matters but I also was able to get a School board policy revoked at my school, the policy being that every student who does not pay an activity fee must pay $60 to join. This policy discouraged many people from participating in activities outside of school. As for my SAT scores I plan to take them soon. I’m expecting to get something near an 1800, as a receive lessons weekly. Also I know I can get great letters of recommendations as well as show strong interest in the school. Please let me know what you think my chances are. PS- I know my chances are slim to none but I’m just wondering if I have a shot. Also if it matters, i would be planning on majoring in business.</p>
<p>Where do you live? What type of school do you prefer in terms of geography/size/ownership(public/private)/type of students? What can you afford?</p>
<p>Many privates will take you if you pay full tuition. Many state schools such as the CSUs, SUNYs, ASU, U Nevada, certain UTs, etc will take you. Some schools such as UT El Paso have virtually open admissions. </p>
<p>But you should also consider a CC transfer.</p>
<p>I can afford to go practically anywhere anywhere, and in terms if preference, school size is not that big of a factor.</p>
<p>By the way I forgot to mention this in the original post but I meant chance me for Fordham, GWU, Villanova, Syracuse, Bucknell, and Carnegie Mellon.</p>
<p>I’m afraid the universities you listed are basically out of your reach. You could always attend a less selective school and then transfer to one of your preferred colleges.</p>
<p>There are schools out there that accept plenty of applicants like you. It’s just a matter of the quality of education you could receive at such schools.</p>
<p>If you can raise your GPA above a 3.0 and get around an 1800 on the SAT, then you could be a candidate for schools like East Carolina, UNC-Charlotte, Virginia Commonwealth, Coastal Carolina, MTSU, UL-Lafayette or Old Dominion as well as the schools mentioned by BuBBLES FoR SALE. (I don’t know how many of these schools have decent business programs, but I think those of ECU, UNCC and VCU are supposed to be pretty good.)</p>
<p>These are just examples of universities that might be feasible for you right out of high school. As BuBBLES noted, if you attend a community college and do well there, you could perhaps transfer to a university more prestigious than the ones listed here. Good luck!</p>
<p>Well, granted I have no shot at Carnegie Mellon, but while Fordham, is a reach, I don’t think it’s out of my grasp. Because something they said they look for is a grade curve. Which I am definitely showing. Along with leadership, which I’ve demonstrated multiple times. If I can score well on my SAT’s and get my GPA up to above a three. I stand a shot. People have also been telling me that just showing large amounts of interest can do a lot as well. On top of this, a growing trend for colleges is that they’re starting to look for those who works harder, rather than a smart slacker.</p>
<p>Honestly I think every school you listed is unrealistic. All though an upward trend looks good if you started with something like a 3.2, it in will no way save you if your GPA is a 2.6 Also that SAT score is good, but not even that high for the schools on your list. If you truly aspire to attend one of those schools your best bet would be to transfer to one after a year or two at a public university or CC.</p>
<p>Well I’ve been checking some stats of people who got in and some of them had GPA’s of 2.7, and that’s not for the arts schools.</p>
<p>Honestly they probably had extenuating circumstances and a much higher SAT and extremely unique ECs.</p>
<p>I mean I read the whole profile and the EC’s were below mine. And I have not taken the SAT’s yet so I still have potential to score highly. And honestly it’s hard to know who’s right for my chances. People such as yourself say no way, but others say the chances are decent, from other posts.</p>