Chances at American?

VMadden
Mon, 09 Apr 2012 22:11:32 +0000

Hi, I got into AU this year with a 2.99(weighted) GPA and a 32 on my ACTs. I went to a private school which may be notorious for grade deflation, but still was on the lower end in terms of GPA. I took 7 APs total and 5 honors classes and they tended to be my best grades. Spanish brought me down a lot and I just didn’t care freshman and sophomore year. Anyway, I digress…

The point is, I believe that rigor of your course load in terms of courses available to you is important as well as expressing interest in the school. I visited and talked to someone in the admissions office briefly while I was there. Your GPA is above their average as far as I remember so you are basically on the opposite side of the spectrum from my credentials. I hope this gives you a little perspective as to the wide variety of students they let in to the school.

Best of luck.