worried about gpa

Applying to College
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<p>Is my gpa good enough for admission to Wharton/UPenn and UChicago.
I will be applying early to both colleges, so they won’t see my 1st semester senior grades.</p>

<p>9th 1st sem. 2nd sem.
Honors Geometry B B
Honors English I A A
Honors Global Cult. A A
Honors Science I A A
Latin I A A
Symphonic Band A A</p>

<p>10th
Honors Algebra II B B
Honors English II A A
AP Euro History A A
Honors Science II B B
Latin II A A
Wind Ensemble A</p>

<p>11th
Honors PreCal B B
Honors British Lit. A A
AP US History A A
Honors Bio/Chem A B
Honors Latin III A A
Symphonic Band A A</p>

<p>12th grade courses: AP Calculus BC, AP English Lit, AP Govt., AP Chemistry, AP Latin IV, AP Macroeconomics, Wind Ensemble</p>

<p>Also my 9th-11th grade unweighted gpa is around 3.74</p>

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<p>Borderline low GPA for the two, it should be > 3.8 to have a good shot. The narrow gap can be overcome easily by strong SAT1 and SATII.</p>

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<p>Personally, 5 Bs throughout a high school career is impressive to me. Then again, my school is a bit harsh with the grading. We’d need to see the whole package (pardon the pun, please god pardon the pun) in order to make a real inference into whether it is ‘low’ or not. Post a chances thread on the ‘what are my chances’ forum.</p>

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<p>My daughter is looking at Wharton and math grades and scores are emphesized there. Do your math SAT scores show your school’s math classes are just very hard?</p>

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<p>Well my SAT scores are 800 CR, 720 Wr, 700 Ma (2220), but my math IIC score is 780, so would that make up for my low math grades?</p>

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<p>I don’t think things make up for each other in college admissions. The SAT mathII score is nice, but the rest of your math indicators are weak for Wharton. I think a 700 mathI would be unusual even for a hooked candidate there. Math is at the heart of that program and this worries my DD who has a 760mathI and 800II. I’ve been told over half the class has a 800 mathII. Chicago has much less interest in the scores and you’ll be a strong candidate there.</p>