could i get in without having shown much interest?

onebluegoldfish
Wed, 01 Dec 2010 16:39:31 +0000

gwgrad: i think my test scores are pretty good for this school, considering 590-690 is the range. my english scores are pretty much in their 5th percentile, and i have a 2130. so i think they’re better than “okay” lol.
as for my GPA, i agree…i had a bad year as a freshman and without that averaged in my GPA would be a 3.9 uw. my poor grades were a result of moving from a poor school district to one of the best public schools in the country. i do explain this in the addition info section, and i believe my counselor mentioned it in my letter.
i’ve taken 6 honors classes and 4 AP’s, and i have taken two languages, Latin and Spanish, since sophomore year.
i agree my EC’s are weak :[ idk what to do about that…its too late, i guess. there are a few more i didnt mention, but nothing major.
also, as to your comment that “tours are meaningless,” i must beg to differ. the application asks you when you visited, etc, indicating that the school takes demonstrated interest into consideration. hence this thread.