<p>Underachieving bright ADHD kid. 2.9 gpa, 1150 sat (math & language). OOS, will not need any financial aid. What are his chances?</p>
<p>Elizabethh, </p>
<p>The consensus seems to be that a lot of what determines whether someone gets in is based upon class rank and difficulty of schedule, as well as SAT scores. </p>
<p>Generally, the 1150 SAT score is essentially at the IU-B average, so being in the top 50% of one’s class and taking a tough schedule makes the difference. So if that 2.9 GPA puts your son in the top 50% or if your son has taken a very tough schedule (meaning that your son’s “weighted GPA” is above the 2.9 number–like around a 3.2 or so–and that his school will put the weighted GPA on his transcript) makes a big difference. About 98% to 99% of all students accepted were in the top 50% of their class (based on GPA).</p>
<p>I can’t emphasize this last point enough–IU-B doesn’t have time to go through all of the applications and figure out which GPAs are weighted and which ones aren’t–so they tend to use whatever is on the transcript. Same with class rank. So be sure that the class rank is top 50% and that the weighted GPA is what his school puts on the transcript, because this is what determines admittance to the university.</p>
<p>P.S. The school also likes to see some school actiities or leadership on the application. They will give your son some leeway based upon his ADHD status–but this is unlikely to be a deciding factor. And your son should apply even if he is just a bit below the 50% mark or has a weighted GPA at 2.9–because one never knows for sure who gets in–and he is certainly competitive enough to be given serious consideration.</p>
<p>If he is going to apply, he is a marginal applicant, so make sure he completes his application very early in the cycle because standards tighten as the admissions application season goes on.</p>
<p>Indiana’s on line application will go live on August 3. You can send scores now and transcripts (I assume your high school office is open in the summer–ours is) get the application (very brief and easy) done in early August. My sons both applied to IU this way and received admits by the week after Labor Day.</p>