2300+ SAT and Sub-3.0 GPA?

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<p>sup cc,</p>

<p>I'm a high school senior but I've only applied to three colleges so far. I was too stress averse and sleep obsessed in my first three years of high school. Didn't study or do homework, spent all my time playing watching TV or programming. Pulled a 2.8-ish GPA in my first three years. I realized that I needed to do well in school to get places a few months ago, and have had a 3.7 so far. Took the SAT recently and got a 2320.</p>

<p>I'm starting to think that I haven't fulfilled my potential. I want to start fresh in college, which entails going to a college with lots of resources and motivated students. Unfortunately, I don't know what my range is with my poor GPA. What are my options given that I can't get recommendations (teachers at my school stopped writing them in November, and they wouldn't write me any anyway)? I'm down for almost any type of school, public or private, as long as it's less than 2 hours from a city. I just want as many opportunities in college as possible.</p>

<p>So, what are the most prestigious colleges that I have a chance at(that don't require recommendations)? Academic profile below:</p>

<p>UW GPA (9-11): 2.85
W GPA (9-11): 3.77
Class Rank: 6th Decile</p>

<p>Trend(unweighted GPA):
Low 3 in Freshman year, ~2.4 in Sophomore year, ~2.8 in Junior year, 3.7 in 1st quarter of Senior year </p>

<p>Strength of Schedule:
Freshman: 2 AP, 5 Pre-IB/Honors
Sophomore: 2 AP, 5 Pre-IB/Honors
Junior: 3 AP, 5 IB
Senior: 5 AP, 4 IB</p>

<p>AP already taken(all 4's and 5's): Stat, Euro, World, US, Human Geography, Enviro, English Comp.</p>

<p>Extracurriculars:
-Research in hospital lab for two summers.
-Treasurer of a programming club outside of school
-Intern at tech startups, programmed </p>

<p>PSAT: 210 - Commended in my state
SAT: 2320 (800 W)</p>

<p>Other
Projected Concentration: CS/Statistics
Region: Midwest
Country: USA
School Type: Large Top Public
Ethnicity: Asian
Gender: Male
Income Bracket: 100k-150k
Hooks (URM, first generation college, etc.): N/A</p>

<p>Already applied and accepted to Alabama, Rutgers, and the local directional school in my midwestern state</p>

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<p>You’re in some great programs. Maybe look at Purdue? Rose Hulman? IIT? RIT? UIUC?</p>

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<p>Listen man most people will probably tell you that your GPA won’t let you get into any prestigious schools. I’m dealing with a similar problem. 2.6 GPA and 1970 SAT. In my opinion, for guys like us its a crap shoot. Our sat scores are on par or above average for the schools we are applying to, but our GPA is lower. So I just applied to the state schools I liked where my sat scores fit, and now I’m waiting to see what happens. Obviously with your scores you have probably even more options. Honestly just apply and see what happens. Your sat scores are awesome. If you have a reason for the crappy GPA, explain it in your essays.</p>

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<p>Id say you have a big chance of entering a good uni despite your previous low gpas. Remember the biggest factor is your sat score and senior year gpa. The rest are not a big deal unless your applying to unis with less than 8% acceptance.</p>

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<p>Ignore @Mishek and @cutsyehs‌. They have no idea what they are talking about. Your senior year GPA is of very little importance. Your 11th grade GPA matters most, and most schools care much more about GPA than about SAT scores. Computer science is very impacted, so you should expect to be rejected by almost all schools in the top 50.</p>

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<p>@Mishek You don’t have the same problem, a 1970 is not even close to a 2300 sat</p>

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<p>@test167 actually i have the same problem. My GPA does not correlate with my SAT. I never claimed to have SAT scores nearly as good as the OP’s. I also said that his scores obviously match up better with big schools while i am aiming lower. Please don’t bash me before actually reading my comment. @mangiafuoco never said he would get in for sure. However I told him that getting into a decent school is not out of the question. With a 2300, he should not hold himself back from applying even though his GPA might suck. Sure, dont apply to HPY. But i think his chances to large state flagships and selective private schools are alright. </p>

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<p>@Mishek‌
OP has very low chances for any school in the top 50. I had a 2300 SAT score and an awful GPA (3.66 unweighted, 4.29 fully weighted, 4.00 capped UC). I was rejected/waitlisted by UCB, UCLA, UCSD, UCD, UCI, and CPSLO.</p>

<p>Also, OP has a 2320, not a 2300.</p>

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<p>lol I wouldn’t have a chance at the UC’s. my UC capped GPA isn’t 3.4 so I can’t even apply.</p>

<p>Sorry about your rejections/waitlists. Where do you go now? btw I’d rather major in Statistics than CS so would that change anything?</p>

<p>edit: I also don’t expect senior grades to matter in college admissions. Just wanted to show that I can handle the workload at decent colleges.</p>

<p>Also, while I understand that my GPA/class rank is bad, what makes you think 3.66 is awful? Grade inflation at your high school? That would be top 15% at my school</p>

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<p>Are you sure Mizzou or Iowa aren’t any good for you?</p>

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<p>@jwall2‌
My GPA is awful relative to the colleges that I applied to. Those schools rejected/waitlisted me because my GPA was below their averages. I would not consider my GPA awful for most colleges, but it is awful for the colleges that I applied to. I attend UCSB now.</p>

<p>I cannot recommend schools for you because I do not know much about schools outside California. I only replied to this thread to say that cutsyehs is wrong about 12th grade GPA and SAT scores being the most important factors in college admissions.</p>

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<p>I agree that the chances are low. But I’d argue that they are there, and are worth applying.</p>

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<p>I would say apply to some big state schools that have pretty good engineering programs like Purdue, UIUC (might be a reach), Virginia Tech and all the other big schools like ASU, NYU, U of M Twin Cities.</p>

<p>BTW, by any chance is ur high school EVHS?</p>

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<p>There are colleges for everyone. Some of the worst students in my grade recently got accepted into a 4-year here in Virginia. So it’s not impossible. </p>