Out of State, Will I be Rejected?

RocasArboles
Fri, 09 Aug 2013 15:00:43 +0000

BoyfromtheSouth, by the time I graduate I will have taken 8 or 9 AP classes. Of the 5 APs I’ve taken so far, all but one have been 5s. The other was a four. I’ve also dual enrolled in a college geology course and earned an A in (unfortunately it’s not weighted).

I’m not entirely sure what good extra curriculars are. I consider mine above average as I’m president of my school’s hiking club, a member of science olympiad, and have done some volunteering as well as worked at a fast food place. If UGA looks at teacher recommendations, they are likely to be lackluster since they’ll almost certainly discuss how my grades don’t reflect my potential (in other words, I’m a lazy student).

Anyways, do you guys have any recommendations for schools like UGA? I’ll certainly apply but based on the admitted statistics, it doesn’t look like I have a good shot.

One last question; how conservative is the school? I figured that it’s one of the more liberal schools in the South because of Atlanta, but given what I’ve heard about the rural parts of Georgia, I worry that a liberal atheist wouldn’t feel comfortable there.