<p>To add more data here, the average accepted ACT score from our large public high school on Long Island (NY) is 26 and the average accepted GPA (doesn’t say weighted or unweighted) is 91.94. </p>
<p>I do think it’s more competitive from states that have large representation at UD - New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania. You have a better opportunity for success by marketing yourself if you are from a state that doesn’t have a good representation there (like California).</p>
<p>I really think the OP needs to get the ACT score up to at least at 25 and have a back-up plan to UD that he really likes.</p>