Chances at Drury and Drake

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>I’m not a super-human brainchild like the rest of you. I am, however, a great student who loves learning.</p>

<p>(thought I should mention that before I mentioned my ACT score of a mere 28! Ohno.)</p>

<p>I don’t know how many people here are familiar with Drury U; it’s a liberal arts school in Missouri. It is basically my top choice right now, with Drake as a 2nd.</p>

<p>I am going into my senior year of high school in about a month which means, YES, application time!</p>

<p>I visited Drury last week and just loved LOVED it.</p>

<p>Now, questions…</p>

<p>I have had nearly straight As throughout high school (B in maths), with the exception of my…first freshman semester…</p>

<p>I had never had to study and found school easy prior to high school, so I faltered a bit in my first classes. C grades. At least three of them. Yikes…</p>

<p>I was just wondering if anyone could shed some light on this for me, because I’m downright terrified that the blemish of a few bad grades at the start of my high school career could make a big difference to the admissions officers. I’ve had good grades ever since (I have a 3.55), an ACT of 28, five or so extracurriculars in which I’m quite invested, and some volunteer work. I only got a 3 on the AP English exam, though…Any thoughts on how my bad start might affect me?</p>

<p>Edit to add some info about extracurriculars if it matters:
-Newspaper staff (very invested & some sort of editor position this year)
-Literary magazine editor
-Spanish NHS
-Drama Club
-Student-directed one-act plays
-volunteer at a local animal shelter</p>

<p>Thanks much! =)</p>

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<p>Bump! (I don’t bite.)</p>

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<p>I honestly think you should be fine seeing as though your low grades were in frosh year and all and your ACT is not bad at all. No worries. Just apply.</p>

<p>Where else are you looking?</p>

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<p>I’m not really sure where else to look…though cost is a slight issue, and I have to stay relatively in the midwest according to my parents rules. I am majoring in Writing, though…if anyone has suggestions, I’m open to them!</p>

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<p>I wish I knew more about schools in the midwest sorry. What about state schools?</p>

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<p>First of all, your ACT of 28 is the equivalent of SAT 630/630/630 or 1250/1600 and 1890/2400–which is actually way above average.</p>

<p>As far as colleges:</p>

<p>Drury University (in Springfield, Missouri). is ranked 10th in the Midwest among Masters’ Universities. It was founded in 1873 and is affiliated with the Disciples of Christ/United Church of Christ. Two years ago they accepted 837 of 1,072 applicants. They have an ACT 25%-75% range of 23 to 28 (so you’re at the top of the range). The top chosen major is business (17%), then second is your major (communication/journalism) 12%, third, visual and performing arts (11%), tied for fourth, architecture (9%), and tied for fourth, biological and biomedical sciences (9%). 32% of those accepted were in the top 10% of their class, 61% were in the top quarter, and 88% were in the top half.</p>

<p>Drake University (in Des Moines, Iowa) is ranked 4th in the Midwest among Masters’ Universities (although they do offer some doctoral degrees). Two years ago they accepted 2,905 of 3,480 applicants. They have an ACT 25%-75% range of 24 to 29 (once again you are in the top of the range). Top majors are business (36%), communications and journalism (19%), social sciences (11%), visual and performing arts (11%), and biological and biomedical sciences (10%).</p>

<p>Other low priced (or ones that give lots of grants or scholarships) colleges in the Midwest are: Doane College (NE), Aquinas College (MI), Valpariso University (IN), Bradley University (IL), Indiana University–Bloomington (IN), Macalester College (MN), Grinnell College (IA), Northeastern Illinois University, University of Evansville (IN), Southern Illinois–Carbondale (IL), University of Rio Grande (OH), Central Missouri State University (MO), Principia College (IL), and University of Wisconsin–Green Bay (WI). </p>

<p>Also, most state schools in the midwest aren’t too expensive–and you should be able to get into the one in your state if you are interested–which in your case would be University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.</p>

<p>Good luck.</p>

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<p>Wow, thanks, Calcruzer; clued me in on some things of which I didn’t know/hadn’t heard. Thanks!</p>

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<p>lol, macalester and grinnell? avg. act for grinnell is 31 so safe yourself a few bucks and ignore these schools.</p>

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<p>The SAT 25%/75% range at Grinnell College is 28 to 32, so with your 28 you definitely have a chance at admission there (since 25% of the class had lower ACTs), despite what collegeprep11 says (I think he/she is looking mostly at the GPA also, which is around a 3.65 average).</p>

<p>P.S. Macalester College has the exact same range of ACT scores as Grinnell, however since you would probably not be in the top 25% there, you would probably not receive much financial aid there–and the normal cost is quite high–so you may not want to apply there.</p>

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<p>“The SAT 25%/75% range at Grinnell College is 28 to 32”

  • Median ACT Composite Score: 31 (25%/75% range at grinnell 29/33)</p>

<p>“so with your 28 you definitely have a chance at admission there (since 25% of the class had lower ACTs)”
-those admitted with act lower than 29 (25%) have hooks such as being legacies, recruited athletes, or under-represented minorities.</p>

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<p>she’s just not grinnell(or macalester) material. better stick with drury or drake.</p>

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<p>I am currently doing research of my own and I just happened to come across your post on this site. I happened to see that you want to major in Writing and are looking for a school in the midwest. Have you ever heard of St. John’s College?? I have only recently been enlightened by the idea of a school of such callibur but it has since blown me away. The program is often times known as the Great Books program and the entire school is dedicated to reading the thoughts of all of the great Western thinkers. It is a discussion based program and would ABSOLUTELY act as an amazing foundation for an aspiring writer, such as yourself. <a href=“http://www.stjohnscollege.edu%5B/url%5D”>www.stjohnscollege.edu</a>. Just take a look. I promise it will floor you!</p>

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<p>always apply to reach schools. wildflower, kindly ignore collegeprep11</p>