RD Applicant Holds Out Hope Despite All Odds

ormdad
Thu, 04 Dec 2014 17:33:58 +0000

@london2va‌ what is your un-weighted GPA? Are you saying that your school will report your 4.05 GPA on a 5.0 scale? And that rank is based on WGPA? This seems really unfair and is a detail (school transfers with different grading systems) that could be explained by your guidance counselor in their recommendation.

Other than the GPA you seem like a really solid candidate and you have about as good a chance as any other solid candidate. Which is to say pretty low but probably better than most.

FYI I think what I and the other two posters are perceiving as overdramatic are statements like:

“Probably shouldn’t even bother still applying, but here goes nothing!”
“Should I just rescind my app now?”

These types of statements feel like you are asking for validation, not evaluation. And it feels like humblebragging because you are a great candidate and you have a lot to be proud of.

Good luck.