How Bad Do These Ruin My Chances?

DrDre94
Fri, 25 Nov 2011 08:30:00 +0000

Hi, I am a prospective student (Hispanic, First-gen, Engineering Major) wondering how bad the following ruin my chances…

1) GPA: 3.45 UW
-Freshman Year: 3.2 (HORRIBLE, but my parents were going through divorce that year)
-Sophomore Year: 3.57
-Junior Year: 3.49

2) Core Curriculum
-I have only taken 2 honors no APs, but my school does not allow you to take APs until junior year
-My sophomore and junior year combined, I have gotten a B- and a B, but those have been for non-engineering related courses (I want to major in engineering). Other than that, I got 3 B+s, and the rest have been A-s or higher.

3) Rank: 127/460 (~27%)
-I am so annoyed because the difference between me and 80/460 is only .08

So, do I still stand a chance?