I haven't done enough to get into college

DadTwoGirls
Sun, 24 Sep 2023 02:12:08 +0000

karos:

Besides my GPA, nothing about my resume is looking good.
…I have a 4.0 GPA unw.

GPA is very important when applying to universities.

There are hundreds of very good colleges and universities in the US. Perhaps the top ranked 10 or 20 get so many applications from students with essentially perfect grades that they need to use other factors to figure out which tiny percentage of applicants they accept. With essentially no ECs at all you can still go to any one of a very long list of very good schools. Having straight A’s throughout high school makes the point rather emphatically that you will, upon graduation, be ready to attend a very good college or university and do well.

karos:

Is there anyone who has been through a similar situation

One daughter had almost no ECs at all until her senior year of high school. She was still 5 for 5 in university admissions, with merit aid from most of them. Strong grades helped her also. She did very well in university and is now employed doing biotech research.

Be yourself. Treat people fairly. Keep ahead in your class work. Participate in the extracurricular activity or activities that you want to participate in. There will be many, many very good universities where you can be accepted and do well.