<p>As you can tell from the topic title, I like to learn but my grades aren’t that grade. I have a good ACT score (34) and a pretty good class rank (about 25/450 in a very competitive school) but my unweighted GPA simply isn’t that hot. What kind of school would you reccomend for me based on this info? Preferably, I’d like it to be better ranked but I don’t mind suggestions for good match schools.</p>
<p>What is your unweighted GPA? How are your EC’s? Do you think you can get great teacher recommendations? Good relationship with your GC? </p>
<p>Will you need financial aid? Preferences about part of the country, size? Tell us more!</p>
<p>I don’t exactly know what my unweighted GPA is - my school doesn’t really calculate it. However, there’s a couple of B’s on my report card. And a C in calculus, which is kinda typical for my school.</p>
<p>My EC’s are ok/pretty good. Hard to compare.</p>
<p>I think I can get good teacher reccomendations. I don’t really know about my GC.</p>
<p>My parents are willing to pay 100% for any school they really like, which probably isn’t anything on this thread.</p>
<p>I already have a TON of college choices already; I was just trying to see if anyone had any additional suggestions.</p>
<p>The classic choice in this situation is often the College of Wooster. The general public doesn’t know much about it, but people in higher education revere it. Loren Pope, of “Colleges That Change Lives” fame, proclaimed that there’s no better college in America. Over 90% of its students receive some form of aid - a lot of it merit-based. With a 34 ACT, I’m sure you could count on aid.</p>
<p>You’re in the top 10% of your class. I don’t think your GPA will be a big problem anywhere.</p>
<p>Are you saying that your school doesn’t compute a GPA? Can you do it yourself to give us an idea?</p>
<p>What is your likely major or future career?</p>
<p>What else do you want in a school besides good academics? Social? Sports to watch? College town? Rural campus? City campus? cold/snowy weather? Moderate weather?</p>
<p>I think your class rank is impressive enough so that your GPA doesn’t matter a lot.
Just to tell you this, you do not need to worry about this. Take a brave try! Wish you good luck! : ></p>
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<p>It computes weighted GPA for class rank, which really isn’t that useful for comparisons. On the standard scale, it’s like a 3.6/3.7 or so.</p>
<p>I want to do econ - that’s pretty much everywhere worth looking into.</p>
<p>I don’t particularly care about any of those. Feel free to list whatever you think fits my description.</p>
<p>Where you get the notion that a 3.6/3.7 is a “bad” GPA I will never know. “Bad” would be less than say a 2.5. Your exam scores are excellent. Together with a 3.6/3.7 you are in the range for some serious money if you are willing to apply to places you haven’t heard of before. Read through this, and get inspired: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/848226-important-links-automatic-guaranteed-merit-scholarships.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/financial-aid-scholarships/848226-important-links-automatic-guaranteed-merit-scholarships.html</a></p>
<p>Clark U., Union College, Kalamazoo College, Clemson, Miami of Ohio, Fordham, U of Wisconsin, Holy Cross.</p>
<p>Clemson’s getting really competitive, if you have a B average (around a 3.0/4 GPA), you’re going to need to get a really high score on your SAT/ACT to get in</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/1026754-under-3-6-applying-top-schools-2010-11-a.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/1026754-under-3-6-applying-top-schools-2010-11-a.html</a></p>
<p>for some ideas. And ask your school counselor where students with your stats are getting accepted.</p>
<p>Our applications/resumes seem pretty similar (although I had a lot of ECs honestly, and I don’t know what yours are like from what you’ve said but it seems like you’d be pretty involved) and I think colleges are going to look for improvement in grades (they’re not going to really care if you got a few Bs freshman year or something) and take a holistic view. I only applied to four schools and I guess for perspective I got into Michigan State, Michigan, waitlisted from Vanderbilt (regular admission) and rejected from Duke (regular admission)</p>
<p>I had similar stats (3.6, 2300) and was admitted to Carleton, Bowdoin, and Boston College.</p>
<p>if you’re worrying about your GPA because of what people on CC post, then please ignore that! What’s most important is where you stand in the context of your school, and you are in great stead there, in that all-important top 10%! Alot of colleges have their own method for recalculating high school GPAs anyway.</p>
<p>"I already have a TON of college choices already; I was just trying to see if anyone had any additional suggestions. "</p>
<p>Have you already applied or are going to apply next year?</p>
<p>I’m applying next year. By “choice” I mean of choices of where to apply, not what college I can accept. Obviously by now it’d be kinda too late for anything new.</p>
<p>I had a 3.5 and a 30, and I got into several top tier LACs. You’re going to be okay.</p>
<p>Your GPA really is not an issue. You’re in the top 10% (nearly top 5%) at a competitive school and your ACT score is high. As for match schools that attract intellectual (brainy + talkative) students, these might include Reed, Whitman, Grinnell, Macalester, Colorado College, St. John’s College,and Beloit (all LACs) … or the honors college at your in-state public flagship (which may be a reach in some states).</p>
<p>I had a 3.06 GPA, was in the 49th percentile of my HS, got a 35 on the ACT and 2010 on the SAT and I got into Clemson, Purdue, Pittsburgh, UMass-Amherst, Northeastern, Virginia Tech engineering. You’ll be fine.</p>