Low Gpa high SAT help?

mom2collegekids
Sun, 18 Jul 2010 09:04:06 +0000

Your UW GPA is going to show a lot of Bs from a school where your ranking isn’t high…that will nix your chances for Columbia unless you have some other hook…URM, from an unusual state, some unique life experience, etc

Since your GPA and rank are likely going to keep you out of ivies, you need to come up with a more reasonable list. You can apply to Columbia just to see what would happen, but your chances are very, very low. They reject 90% of their applicants. Why would they choose your application (and reject 90% of others) when there’s not much to recommend it?

Also, do you know how much your parents will pay for college? If they won’t pay much, then you need to consider also applying to some schools that will give you big merit for your stats. Otherwise you’ll end up with acceptances at unaffordable schools.

If you don’t know how much your parents will pay each year, then ask. you need to know that now!

However, if money is no object and your parents will pay for whatever school that you get accepted to, then great! :)