what kind of gpa do you need to get in?

Colleges & Universities Dartmouth College
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<p>i know im gonna get a lot of hate for this, so im gonna be reallllll specific with my question. I have a lot of extra curriculars, state champion in debate, in the top 10 nationally this takes at least 10-15 hours/week for prep and a 12 hour tournament most saturdays. I do a lot of volunteer work as well. I’m also part of the fed challenge team which is another 4-5 hours a week. BASICALLY, I HAVE A LOT OF EXTRA CURRICULARS AND I EXPECT MY GPA TO BE MY ONLY WEAKNESS.</p>

<p>I have around a 3.8/4.3 gpa taking 6 ap courses (calc BC, english, physics b, latin, macro, us history). i have all A to A- except an A+ in macro and a B+ in latin vergil. is this too low. also, my sophomore and frehsman year grades were all A’s and A-'s. I go to an extreeemely competitive high school that sends around 20 kids to ivies every year, and where kids are pulling A+'s in a lot of their classes. How bad would this look in context of my extra curriculars and given that i have a B+ in ap latin vergil.</p>

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<p>btw im a junior</p>

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<p>Obviously the better your grades are the better your chance is, but your grades are more than good enough to keep you in the running. Your ECs are extremely good, so as long as your SAT scores are up to par with your grades, I would say you have a very good shot at admission. Good luck and try not to stress too much over the next year</p>

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<p>I think that a 3.8 GPA might actually be slightly above the mean for accepted students; last I checked, it was around a 3.75 GPA. Somebody correct me if I’m wrong. Also, your ECs and SATs factor; seems like you have ECs nailed. Just do well on SATs.</p>

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<p>is that 3.75 figure out of 4.3 or out of 4.0. my school has A+'s, so that was one of the primary reasons i was concerned</p>

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<p>Rank is what’s important, not GPA. Almost everyone unhooked is in the top few students from an average school, top 5% at a competitive school (average SAT 1250+, 10% to top colleges) and all bets are off for highly competitive schools (near 1400 SATs, 30%+ to top schools).</p>

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<p>the last published gpa mean was 3.75. But, don’t forget, that ~40% of acceptees are Vals or Sals, meaning just under half the class has a ~4.00 uw, but, of course, not all of those Vals/Sals take 6 AP’s in one year - yikes!</p>