<p>That is amazing, really considering your gpa. Did you have extraordinary community service? Are you from California? Congratulations on all your choices.</p>
<p>DId you not see that the person was in the top 2% of the class? Thatās the problem with this thread, IMO, is that grade distribution varies widely at different schools. A 3.6 GPA in our high school puts you in the top 10% of the class! Most colleges look at how the applicant does in the context of their own school and many reconfigure the GPA according to their own formulas.</p>
<p>Updating for my DD</p>
<p>Denied
Duke
Northwestern</p>
<p>Accepted
University of Notre Dame(will attend)
Dartmouth
Washington University St. Louis
Vanderbilt
University of Michigan Ann Arbor
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Purdue
Iowa State
University of Minnesota Twin-Cities</p>
<p>Iām a senior. Asian Male, non-athlete, middle-class, no legacy anywhere, no excuse for low grades besides laziness</p>
<p>Stats: 3.15 UW GPA, top 40% class rank, 1540/1600 SAT, 800s on 2 SAT IIs, 5s on 4 AP tests, good ECs but nothing spectacular</p>
<p>Major: Economics</p>
<p>Accepted: Vanderbilt (attending), UNC - Chapel Hill (OOS), Carnegie Mellon, Wake Forest, Rutgers pharmacy program</p>
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<p>Update:</p>
<p>My daughter had a 3.6 and an 1840 SAT. She was accepted to the following:</p>
<p>Virginia Tech - off wait list (attending!)
James Madison
University of Pittsburgh
East Carolina
West Chester</p>
<p>Admitted for Spring session at UNCW</p>
<p>Offered Branch campus at Penn State University </p>
<p>Good luck to everyone just starting the process!</p>
<p>This post is old but I had to reply my surprise at several of the rejections. We need smart kids in engineering and these stats show brains. Also, I can pretty much copy and paste my Dās stats from yours into this message. She is just starting the application process into film schools. </p>
<p>3.4 Unweighted GPA, All Honors; 6 APās; ACT 34; SAT 2170; National Merit Commendation (211); consistent ECās, very tough private, NO HOOKs-good recs</p>
<p>Iāll have to repost in the spring, after the letters start coming in.</p>
<p>Congrats on Rensselaer. I hear good things!</p>
<p>Iām the 3.3-3.6 GPA child, but I am SO glad to have found this thread. Parents seem much saner than the student posters and Iāve finally found a place where my GPA doesnāt seem like complete dirt (too many 4.0 students everywhere else).</p>
<p>I have a 3.35UW and am full IB. 31 ACT. No hooks, but my ECs are extraordinary (27 total with sustained commitment and leadership roles in almost all of them. Most are service oriented) and my teacher recs reflect that.</p>
<p>Iāve been accepted to University of Oregon and am waiting on my dream (and huge reach) school: University of Chicago. </p>
<p>Going through this forum Iāve seen a few UChi acceptances for low-GPA kids and thatās so good to hear. I think Iām a good candidates on the subjectives, but theyāre just that- subjective. Hopefully itāll work out in my favor :)</p>
<p>Can we revive this thread? I would be interested to hear what acceptances/applications are in play for this group?</p>
<p>Good idea-- </p>
<p>DS gpa 3.5 definite upward trend (3.1 freshman, up from there) SAT 1240/1600 or 1800/2400</p>
<p>Colleges:</p>
<pre><code>U of Evansville accepted with Merit scholarship
MTSU accepted
Belmont U accepted
Whittier College accepted with Merit scholarship
U of the Pacific accepted small merit scholarship
U of Denver accepted waiting on scholarship info
LMU waiting to hear
U of Redlands waiting to hear
</code></pre>
<p>Good luck to everyone in this group!</p>
<p>idahomom:</p>
<p>did your child apply early decision to UoP? Was the merit scholarship significant for you? We are waiting on decision from UoP.</p>
<p>I will post for DS13ā¦</p>
<p>Started senior year with weighted 3.3 GPA, ACT 31 Composite. Upward trending (got all Aās this semester), several APs and dual enrollment, good ECs and excellent recs.</p>
<p>Accepted:</p>
<p>University of Arkansas,University of Alabama, Ole Miss (merit), University of Louisiana at Monroe (full ride), Tulane and Loyola.</p>
<p>No denials yet, but will apply to University of Va., and knows its a huge reach. Also awaiting word on scholarship offers after first of year, as that will make a big difference where he attends. May also apply EAII to St. Johns College-Sante Fe.</p>
<p>He is taking a gap year after HS and that may also impact final decision. There is hope for the B student, though, especially if upward trending, I think.</p>
<p>D13: 2.9 GPA (no weighting) Strong upward trend since sophomore year (closer to 3.8 in the last two years) unranked, SAT: 780CR, 650W 620M</p>
<p>Accepted: Tulane EA, U of San Francisco EA Waiting on RD schools</p>
<p>D has a 3.6 (with an excellent Junior year), 1230/1600 1850/2400 SAT, and 27 ACT. So far sheās been accepted to Ursinus, Quinnipiac, UMASS, UNH and Clark. Deferred at Cornell where she applied ED.</p>
<p>Scoopāto which college did your daughter apply at Cornell? Congrats to her on the other acceptances.</p>
<p>My daughter applied to ILR at Cornell. That particular school fits her interests and profile (Mock Trial president, very strong in history and similar subjects), and she has the benefit of being a legacy (although for a different college at Cornell). Her admissions success so far (admits everywhere except Cornell, as well as very generous merit offers at Clark, Quinnipiac and UMASS) seemingly confirms my (admittedly biased) belief that her essays were very strong, and her teacher recommendations must be enthusiastic. Sheās still a long shot for Cornell, but the deferral gives her hope.</p>
<p>Sheās got a number of āmaybesā on the horizon (F&M, Muhlenberg, Dickinson, Lafayette, American and Gettysburg). Sheās hoping to get into at least of couple of those places, and then weāll see where the dust settles.</p>
<p>to Crizello-- DS applied EA to U of Pacific-- but I think they have rolling admissions so I am not exactly sure how that works. Not much of a merit scholarship considering the price of the school and compared to the other merit awards. 6k per year was what he got. He has not visited the school-- he is still waiting on a few schools plus merit for Denver so we will see how interested he is in U of P after he hears from the rest</p>
<p>DS</p>
<p>3.648 UW (I know over 3.6, but not if the schools round the GPA); 4.069 W
AP Calc AB (3)
AP Gov (4)
AP Lang (5)
APUSH (3)
AP Calc BC (12th grade)
AP Lit (12th grade)
11 Honors course
1 dual enroll in 9th grade</p>
<p>ACT = 34/12 essay
SAT = 1480/2130</p>
<p>National Merit Semi-Finalist</p>
<p>Colorado College - deferred from EA to regular
Bama - with full tuition scholarship
Alabama Huntsville - with scholarship</p>
<p>applied and waiting to hear:
Rhodes - EA
Trinity (TX)
Tulsa</p>
<p>to apply this week:
Pitzer
Oxy
Pomona
Haverford</p>
<p>He may add another school or two - the deferral from Colorado really shock his confidence, so he is thinking to add some lower level LACs.</p>
<p>My son is a 3.37gpa (upward trend Jr and Sr year). 1980SAT (720 Math, 660 CR, 600W) Applying for Mech. Eng</p>
<p>So far he is accepted:
UMass Lowell (EA)
Roger Williams (EA)</p>
<p>Still waiting to hear:
UMass Amherst (EA)
UNH (EA)
URI (EA)
Western New England (EA)
UConn (RD)
RIT (RD)
WPI (RD)
RPI (RD)</p>
<p>GOt into so far:
- Vanderbilt ED1
- Villanova
- Tulane
- UGA and U of Miami deferred her due to lack of some documentation.
Her scores:
SAT1 2380 CR+Math 1600
UW GPA 3.49
Sat math 2 800
Very good ECs</p>
<p>Hey guys, Iām currently a junior at a school that hosts the PRISM (Gifted) Program and the IB Program and Iām in both</p>
<p>~apologizing early on for the super long post~</p>
<p>Here are my stats:</p>
<p>SAT: total 1870 (studying for it right now, going to take it again for better score)
ACT: 26 (will be taking this again too)</p>
<p>9th grade:
-APCS (got a 2 - planning on retaking this test senior year by studying over the summer)
-AP World History (got a 3)
- took French 2
- also took regular chemistry
- along with english, Pre-Calc math, PE
- volunteered the summer after fresh year at a local swim pool, was a swim instructor teaching swim lessons to little kids
- got varsity lettering from swimming
- first time did a club called FPS (Future Problem Solving) in a team of four, qualified for state, got first in state, went to internationals, got 10th at internationals!!</p>
<p>10th grade:
-took French 3
-AP English (got a 4)
- AP US History (got a 3)
- AP Calculus (got a 3 - planning on retaking this senior year)
- IB ITGS (Integrated Technology in a Global Society) (got a 4 in a scale of 7)
-IB Math SL (got a 6, also in a scale of 7) - got 18th national rank in a french competition test thing
- did FPS with same team, qualified for state, got first in state, got 26th internationally
- did highschool swimming
- did highschool basketball, C team (first time playing basketball)
- did community service at local pool once again, swim instructor</p>
<p>11th grade:
- taking French 4
- AP Government (going to take AP test at end of year)
- AP Physics (going to take AP test at end of year)
- IB Physics HL (going to take IB test at end of year)
- doing extended essay on environmental systems and societies
- AP Biology (going to take AP test at end of year)
- IB Biology SL (going to take IB test at end of year)
-IB French SL (going to take IB test at end of year) - AP French (going to take AP test at end of year)
- in the class of IB Math HL (not taking IB test)
- AP Lit (going to take AP test at end of year)
- IB History HL (going to take IB test at end of year)
-IB English HL (going to take IB test at end of year) - going to volunteer at swim pool once again
- volunteered at robotics event
- part of robotics club, on PR (public relations, helped host a pasta dinner fundraiser and silent auction)
-part of FPS once again with same team, state competition hasnt occurred yet, but expecting first in state - part of National Honors Society
- did highschool swimming
- part of Key Club
- volunteering at nearby middle school, tutoring students once a week for an hour
- part of DECA (a business club), first timer
- will get my IB Diploma at the end of this year
- will be volunteering at swim pool during summer</p>
<p>Senior Year:
-profs from nearby community college will be coming to my highschool to teach english and history to my cohorts and i who are in the gifted and ib program
-planning on taking IB Further Maths as a class
-planning on taking AP Environmental Science (planning on doing the AP test)
-planning on doing internship (hopefully with a veterinarian)</p>
<p>Iām thinking my overall cumulative gpa will end up around 3.65ish</p>
<p>Chance for:</p>
<p>UPenn
Cornell
Washington State
UW
Texas A and M
U of Cali - Davis
Trinity
N.Carolina State
Santa Fe
Pacific U
Brown
Columbia
Lafayette
Duke
Tufts
Wellesley
Princeton
Colorado state
Sorry for this immense list of colleges, i dont know if its a smart move to apply to a bunch of colleges or notā¦
Im not feeling too confident in getting in to a good college based on my scores</p>
<p>BTW, I live in Washington State, im an indian girl, in junior year, parents immigrated here, foreign birth</p>
<p>Being parents of kids applying/already applied, I was wondering what kind of chance you guys would think i have.</p>