How bad is a low GPA?

Colleges & Universities University of Michigan
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<p>my friend has a 3.57 , quite low. But my counselor explained that there was a drop in her grades due to her grandfathers death, and many kids from my school died in a time of 1 year.</p>

<p>she sat is high{2200} and she have extracurriculars, and a few APs</p>

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<p>okay…
do you want us to chance her…
or are you just letting us know her stats…</p>

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<p>chances please</p>

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<p>i got in with a 3.59, 2310 sat (superscore), 35 act. no remarkable extracurriculars.</p>

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<p>if she put an explanation in her app, i think she’ll be fine (in state right?)</p>

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<p>no, she is out of state which is bad
but she applied early and cums from a very reputable pubic high school</p>

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<p>Am I the only one that finds this funny?</p>

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<p>god damnit… I mean I try to give public schools a good reputation. I try to act decent, I stop bad rumors or stereotypes when I hear them anf generally do everything I can to keep snooty private school kids and parents off my ass… and then u have to go and do that</p>

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<p>MLDWoody - what does your post even mean?</p>

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<p>"but she applied early and cums from a very reputable pubic high school "</p>

<p>^^that</p>

<p>“cums”</p>

<p>^^ THAT</p>

<p>as if public schools don’t get a bad enough rap as it is</p>

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LOLOLOLOL I bet she does.
This is coming from a fellow public schooler.</p>

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<p>hahalolk…I agree with you. Public school represent</p>

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<p>Noooooo. :D</p>

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<p>Ouch against the publics. My D had full rides for some very high end private high schools (25K a year) and we chose public. She and several of her classmates now have the stats to be competitive at Ivies. Last years Val went to Yale on a full ride! How many private schools have Calc 3 & Calc 4 classes in their high school that are full like our public? We have our share of NMF and she made great friends too. The opportunities are there at some publics we have 19 AP’s, great music, sports, art and drama. Plus they pay for dual enrollment. Great caring teachers too. It all depends on the public.</p>

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<p>I go to a top public HS in NJ but my GPA is low due to a very poor freshman year (3.3). I have a huge upward trend including a 4.0 this year but my SAT is a bit low for mich as well (1930). I think my essays were quite good but I really want to get in but dont think i have any chance</p>

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<p>Mayn, **** da ivies! Is all about da blue!</p>