Chances with 2.9 GPA?

I’m a junior, a resident of Rhode Island, and I have a 2.9 unweighted, 2.78 weighted. My SAT was just under 1800, and I just took it again so hopefully it will improve. CC is an option, but a four year college is preferable. If you could look through my list and let me know which ones are reasonable and which are out of reach, that would be so great :slight_smile: Here’s the ones I’m considering:

University of Rhode Island (in-state)
Rhode Island College (in-state)
Springfield College
Keene State College
SUNY Purchase College
University of Verrmont
Concordia University (Montreal)
University of Maine Farmington
University of Texas Austin (probably a reach, but they don’t consider GPA)
Western New England University
University of New Hampshire
Rutgers University
Temple University
University of Massachusetts Amherst

I know this is a lot, I’m definitely trying to narrow it down, but any suggestion you have are greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Since when does UT-Austin not consider GPA? That’s breaking news to me. I would say they’re decidedly out of reach for you. My son got into Rutgers with a GPA no higher than yours, but he was in-state and had significantly higher test scores. I suspect UMass Amherst is a reach for you, as is Temple, but a bump in test results and an upward grade trend might improve your prospects. I really can’t comment on the other schools, because I don’t know much about them. If you are interested in traveling out of your region, and can pay the sort of tuition that UT charges out-of-state students, you should probably be looking at less selective western flagships and colleges (e.g. Arizona State, UNM, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado State, et al).

Some of these you have a good shot at but many will be toight to get into. I’m not sure you want to apply to UMass Amherst since they love GPA and your SAT would be below average there. Lastly, try getting your test score up to open up your options especially since you may have a decent shot at URI and that may be your best bet value wise.