Chances for a Student with Below Average GPA

Chance Me / Match Me
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<p>Well here are my final stats once I start applying to college. Do note that I have a large upward trend in my GPa from Freshman to Junior years. Hopefully colleges notice this. Also, my EC will be the best part of my application</p>

<p>GPA: Cum W GPA: 90.779
Cum UW GPA: 90</p>

<pre><code> Freshman GPA: 88.4
Sophmore GPA: 87.8
Junior GPA: 96.2
</code></pre>

<p>SAT: 760 M/750 V/730 W</p>

<p>Senior Year Schedule:
AP Statistics
AP Enviornmental Science
AP European History
Honors English
Human Anatomy</p>

<p>EC:
*Football (9-12): 2 Year Varsity, JV Captain, 2 Year Starter</p>

<p>*Karate (10-12): Green Belt, Working towards Black Belt</p>

<p>*Track (9-12): 2 year Varsity, Patriot Division Champions</p>

<p>*Powerlifting (9-12): 500 pound club, 1000 pound club, Team Squat
record</p>

<p>*Soccer (9-12): 3 time League All-Star, League Champions, Captain</p>

<p>*Hospital Volunteer (9-11): 250 hours volunteered total</p>

<ul>
<li><p>Islamic Society of Central Jersey Youth Group (9-12): About 100
hours of typical community service projects typically associated
with Church Youth Groups</p></li>
<li><p>Islamic Society of Central Jersey (9-12): Attended Sunday
School from 9th and 10th grade. I was a straight A student at the school. The school goes from 10-1 on Sunday mornings with 3 periods; Arabic, Islamic History, and Quranic Studies. I was also an assistant teacher 11th and 12th
grade, Co-founded the ISCJ newspaper</p></li>
</ul>

<p>Awards:
*Rotary Club Bridging the Gap Competition- 2nd Place</p>

<p>*Scholar-Athlete</p>

<p>*Honor Roll</p>

<p>*High Honor Roll</p>

<p>*ISCJ Quiz Competition- 2nd Place</p>

<p>*Excellence in Spanish Award</p>

<p>*Highest Grade in Spanish: 3rd Marking Period</p>

<p>Summer Experiences:
*Went on a tour of Europe including Italy, Spain, Switzerland, France, and England</p>

<p>*Went on Ummrah and Hajj which are two different kinds of Muslim pilgrameges</p>

<p>*Traveled to Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, and India for family reunions</p>

<p>Job:
*Have worked all four summers at the Hamilton Gastroentroly Center about 15 hours a week. I have donated about 25% of my earnings to the mosque and the rest has gone into the bank</p>

<p>I am planning on doing something in medicine, most likely sports medicine. I have come to realize that I love all kinds of sports and would look to become a doctor for a professional sports team.</p>

<p>Colleges, in terms of prefrence:</p>

<li>Boston College</li>
<li>Wake Forest</li>
<li>North Carolina</li>
<li>University of Delaware</li>
<li>Pitt</li>
<li>Syracuse</li>
<li>Villanova</li>
<li>Lehigh</li>
<li>Lafayette</li>
<li>Rutgers (in-state safety)</li>
</ol>

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<p>well junior year is a big upward trend…your GPA is pretty low, but for most of those places i think your test scores balance it out quite well…</p>

<p>the ones on top would be slight reaches, but i’d say you have a decent shot everywhere.</p>

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<p>wow, SPECTACULAR ECs. if you had a better gpa, i say competitive at HYP</p>

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<p>Since I’m not too good with the 84, 85, 88, 89, 90, 92, 96 numbers, I’m going to presume that your 90 UW is equal to a 3.5 GPA, and your 90.779 W is around a 3.58 GPA W</p>

<p>Based upon this, I put your chances as follows:</p>

<ol>
<li>Boston College-slight reach to reach (kind of interesting wanting to go to a Catholic school as your first choice)</li>
<li>Wake Forest-reach</li>
<li>North Carolina-reach (and definite reach out-of-state)</li>
<li>University of Delaware-safe match</li>
<li>Pitt-safe match </li>
<li>Syracuse-match</li>
<li>Villanova-match</li>
<li>Lehigh-reach</li>
<li>Lafayette-slight reach to reach</li>
<li>Rutgers-safe match (not a safety in my view)</li>
</ol>

<p>P.S. I think you need a real safety school on this list–and I wouldn’t bother with the application to North Carolina or Wake Forest unless you plan to play a sport at the school–then I would include them. The rest are worth a shot, though. Good luck.</p>

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<p>Why would Rutgers not be a safety? I though being in-state with my stats would make it a safety for me.</p>

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<p>i disagree with calcruzer…your SAT scores are quite a bit higher than the average at Rutgers, and your ECs will make up for your GPA. I would consider it a safety, and at worst, like he said a “safe match”…which is pretty much a safety. The admission rate is over 50% isn’t it?</p>

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<p>I would say you’re in everywhere except for UNC because you’re OOS. The private schools will take into account your EC’s more, and you’re definitely above average in that regard. Good luck!</p>

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<p>^^^ Agreed. In everywhere except UNC.</p>

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<p>eh low GPA and lame ECs…</p>

<p>no chance… Apply to BU</p>

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<p>Is that sarcasim go-vibe? Also, what are you saying, I can’t get into any of those schools?</p>

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<p>Also, I would like to make a couple changes. I just got a hold of the official transcript that is sent from my school to colleges and ONLY my weighted GPA is reported. In fact, the unweighted and rank are not calculated or reported at all. So the only thing colleges will see will be the 90.779 GPA. Does that give me a better chance at my choices?</p>

<p>In addition, I will be attending a mini-med school at my local hospital this fall. So I will add that to my EC list.</p>

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<p>don’t listen to go vibe. he’s an idiot who doesn’t know when something is no longer funny</p>

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<p>Your only challenges will be Lehigh, UNC and Wake…you’re pretty set for the rest.</p>

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<p>If you were a URM…i think UNC would be a slight reach/match based on the people ive seen admitted…only if youve taken your schools toughtest courseload and are well rounded tho</p>

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<p>I am not an URM but I have taken a fairly rigorous courseload. At this point, I’m thinking that it might not really be worth it to apply to UNC. Yea it’s a great school but if my chances are that slim it might not really be worth it. How do I look for my number one choice, BC? That’s really the main college I want to go to.</p>

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<p>Also, is there anything I can do to make my application more competitive?</p>

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<p>bump (10 char)</p>

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<p>Any other opinions before I start finalizing my list?</p>