nervous. any chance?

lacylacy
Sat, 19 Dec 2009 19:33:39 +0000

my gpa, scores, and ecs definitely lack when compared to everyone else on cc. but i’m nervous, and thought that this could possibly help. i’ve looked at the median numbers, and besides tulane, the schools i’ve put a lot of thought on, i’ve been above the 75th percentile for act scores. my gpa is usually less. but i don’t think those things matter much because i have zero ecs.

[background]
-from a relatively small private high school. which offered few ap classes[also, they tend to placed all duringthe same hour, which prevented me from taking certain ones]. all volunteer opportunities at the school are given to students in nhs or stu.co. 3.5 is required for our nhs chapter. the school doesn’t weight gpa or rank.

cumulative gpa-
3.4
[i didn’t apply myself my freshman and sophomore year, but my grades currently for this semester are all A’s]

act-
composite:30

sat II-
bio m-630
math II-630
[i def. did not prepare. i no longer plan on going to a school that would actually want these. but baylor will take the bio.]

courses-
freshman + sophomore:
i took the most adv. courses i could.
junior: honors anat. and phys.
senior: honors bio, honors chem, ap calc ab, possibly ap english language[i have yet to decide if i want to take it.]

ecs-
literally none.
[…yes, i hate myself.]

state-wi
ethnicity-white
gender-male
income-middle
intended major-neuroscience /physiological science[at marquette]

i don’t know what else to write. or what other information would help,

schools-
minnesota-twin cities
marquette
baylor
tulane

i’d like to believe tulane is my only reach.
but i’m starting to feel like i won’t get into any school.

chance? any suggestions?