Hi Austen,
You are going to be fine. My son was in a similar boat and brought his unweighted up to a 3.16. Colleges will definitely take into account the rigor of your curriculum and your SATs will weigh heavily. Nail your essay and make sure your ECs are good and you’ll be good to go. Also, apply early action wherever possible.
To give you an idea son has been accepted into every school he has applied that has an issued a decision so far with the stats below for Computer Science, the most selective major there is. Though we weren’t expecting it we have also received over 750,000 in scholarship offers (and counting) from the following schools accepted into so far:
- University of Pittsburg
- Penn State
- Rutgers
- NJIT
- Drexel
- Temple
- Kettering
- Rowan
- Rider
- Stockton
- Seton hall
- Kean
- Dakota State
- Harrisburg
- New Haven
- Mount St. Mary’s
- Saint Peter’s
Stats:
GPA: 3.2/4W 5.6/8W
SAT: 1360 super / 1340 best
Honors/AP/Dual Enroll: 11/9/7
Rank: 266 / 507
Residency: Non-Resident (Out of State)
Early Action: Yes
Applied: 11/1
Decision Date:
Major: Computer Science
- Math: Alg1 (7th grade), Geom (8th), Alg 2 (9th), Calc 1 (10th), Calc 2/AP Calc BC (11th), Financial Literacy 11th, Calc 3 /Multivariable Calc (12th), AP Statistics
- Science: Biology H (9th), Chem H/DE (10th), AP Physics 1(11), AP Physics C: Mechanics (12th), AP Physics C: Electricity & Magnetism (12th)
- Stem: AP Comp Sci A (DE), AP Comp Sci PR (DE), Robotics, Engineering, Computer Graphics, Apex Technologies
Resume: 3 jobs paid, 1 unpaid internship
ECs: Starting Varsity Wrestler as Freshman, Comp Sci Club, Future Engineers, 4th Division World Robotics Championship, Robotics State Semifinalist, Standford U AI Camp multiple sessions