Community College

SnowflakeVT
Wed, 28 Dec 2011 22:58:31 +0000

I think you are being too hard on yourself. This website (college confidential) can really mislead perfectly good students into believing they are not as competent as they really are because there are so many Ivy-bound students and parents. Don’t fall for that!

You can find plenty of good schools that will like your GPA and ACT scores. Keep in mind that with all the AP courses you have taken, some schools may also weight your GPA in your favor. Go to CC search tool, ■■■■■■■■■■ or parchment to look for a list of schools where your GPA and ACT makes sense. You can also go to most college websites and search ‘common data set’ to find statistics on the student that were accepted in prior years. In your case, look for schools where your GPA is near the 25th and 50th percentile and your ACT is above the 75 percentile. Also look at state flagship schools that are not your home state. At those schools, you would likely even get merit aid with that ACT score. Some schools have rolling admissions or application deadlines on Feb. 1 or Feb. 15th, so you still have time if you are a senior now.

Your ACT score and GPA suggests you are smart, but perhaps need more time to build up your discipline for academics. Your 1st semester grades start to show that discipline coming into check, and with the strong course rigor (15 AP classes) I would think most mid-range schools would love you.