Semi/Finalist chances with lowish GPA?

bctlfralp123
Sun, 10 May 2020 22:41:51 +0000

@ClassOf21inIowa I asked this too recently since I myself am in the same boat. Good GPA, ACT/SAT score, a not-bad essay, and no disciplinary red flags from recs go a long way. All of these are usually correlated to a high PSAT score so there’s not a huge bar to clear. Of course there’s the odd person who has a bad GPA, has disciplinary issues, or doesn’t turn in the paperwork in time, but I’m under the assumption it’s easy to get NMF if the pieces are already in place!