High SAT/downward trend GPA - Where should I apply?

TheAtlantic
Wed, 18 Feb 2015 00:25:24 +0000

Youre asking for prestige and scholarships but your stats aren’t going to allow that to happen. Scholarships are awarded to those at the very top of the application pool, and any school that places you there is not going to be prestigious at all. You aren’t in a position to turn down schools because they aren’t prestigious enough. Honestly, your GPA is too low for all those schools you listed (UT, UNC, UGA, W&L, etc.) You probably wouldn’t get in, let alone get merit.

I suggest you look at Howard, Hampton, or Spelman if you aren’t opposed to the idea of HBCUs. But your best bet may be looking at state schools in Virginia (GMU, VCU) since we don’t have a true SAT for you yet.

Best of luck! And try to get that GPA to 3.0!

Also, if you’ve had a struggling GPA with your past courseload, I REALLY would not recommend that senior courseload.