<p>For someone with a 3.3-3.6 UW GPA, it’s not completely possible to get into a top school. Here’s a bunch of low GPA admits I found last month after a little lurking (mostly on the “Where did your 3.3-3.6 kid go” thread)</p>
<p>"3.6 UW GPA
2110 SAT</p>
<p>In:
UCLA
UCSC
UCSB
Cal Poly SLO
USC
University of Oregon
University of Washington"</p>
<p>“child graduated in '07
3.5 (weighted and unweighted)
1400 superscored m/v, 1340 single sitting
accepted and attending U of Chicago”</p>
<p>"My son’s GPA was a little over 3.6, but it was his art/music classes that brought it over. I would guess that his core GPA was closer to 3.3. His ACT was 33. That said:</p>
<p>Accepted:
Carnegie Mellon (like S1732, this was his 1st choice, but could not attend due to large gap in financial aid)</p>
<p>3.4 UW/3.9W 9 APs/IBs, 31 ACT - Received NROTC Scholarship to University of Michigan"</p>
<p>"Decision: Accepted (Cornell)</p>
<p>Pick one:
ILR!! </p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 690 (CR) 650 (math) 720 (writing)
ACT: n/a
SAT II (if submitted): 690 (US history) 640 (math 1)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.66
No hooks"</p>
<p>"Decision: Accepted to CALS (Cornell)</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): 2270 (710 CR, 760 math, 800 writing)
ACT: 34
SAT II: 650 math II, 680 US history, 680 chemistry, 740 biology
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.5 i believe, or something equally unappealing
(Race: Asian)"</p>
<p>"Decision: Accepted (Duke)</p>
<p>Trinity College of Arts and Sciences</p>
<p>Objective:
SAT I (breakdown): None
ACT: 34
SAT II: BioM(720) Lit.(710)
Unweighted GPA (out of 4.0): 3.59 (YIKES!)</p>
<p>white"</p>
<p>"A friend of mine got accepted to Cornell’s Hospitality School ED.</p>
<p>He had a 1980 SAT, 3.48 GPA, and a rank of 48/360ish"</p>
<p>“My child was admitted to the U of Chicago with at high school cum of less than 3.6 and SATs of 1340, below the majority of other applicants”</p>
<p>“3.49 UW, 4.24 W, 2290, full IB, 11 APs
Accepted: UChicago EA, Tufts”</p>
<p>"3.3 UW, 3.9ish W, 1500/2300 SAT</p>
<p>Accepted: U Alabama, Tulane, Occidental (merit scholarships for these ones), UNC, USC spring admit, <strong>Rice</strong>"</p>
<p>"87 UW (academic courses), 92 unweighted (school method), 97 weighted, 2140 SAT, top 6%, 6 APS (7 if Physics C counts as two)</p>
<p>Accepted: U of Chicago (EA), Tufts"</p>
<p>With that said though, it’s going to be very very hard with a 3.0 GPA. Although it might have been doable with somewhere in the 3.3-3.6 range, a 3.0 just seems far too low. Still, you never know…</p>