Mid-Level GPA, High SATs?

Kudryavka
Fri, 02 Mar 2012 12:14:25 +0000

Your stats are good. I’ll say this straight up: anyone like Waverly who says straight out that you won’t get into a top school, is peddling terrible advice. He can’t predict elite college admissions. Neither can I. This is why we build lists with reaches, matches, and safeties. Apply to ANY school in the country, even Harvard, if you think you want to attend there. Just make sure you have a backup plan if you do get rejected. There’s no harm in applying, and you stand to gain a hell of a lot more than you do to lose. With a 2300 SAT, it’s total BS for someone to say you have no chance.

Also, I’d like to echo GeekMom63’s advice. Focus on the positive in your essays. Your GPA isn’t so bad that you need to write an apologetic essay about your GPA, and you have a lot of amazing material for your essays. Essays are your place to sell yourself. Don’t waste one talking about your GPA when you could be talking about one of your other amazing activites.