Low GPA with High Everything Else

helpingmom40
Thu, 20 Aug 2020 19:07:21 +0000

First off, are these schools affordable for you and your family? If they aren’t or if you need a competitive merit award to make it affordable, many of these schools become more difficult. Are you instate for Texas?

Second, you have some interesting awards and ECs. Are you looking to continue with Debate in college? Have you reached out to any of the programs to see if they are interested in having you?

Unfortunately, the weak point of your application will be your academics. I only had time to look at the stats for the incoming class at BU and your GPA is a bit low and your ACT is within the mid-50. My gut instinct says it will be the same at many of the others. If you are interested in continuing with debate, that may be enough to keep you in the “yes” pile but maybe not. The weakest part of your application is what determines reach/match/safety options.