3.3 GPA, 2080 SAT, oh what am I to do?

Chance Me / Match Me!
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<p>And here I am.</p>

<p>White. Poor. Virginia.</p>

<p>Freshman year: 3.7 UW
Sophomore year: 2.7 UW
Junior year: 3.4 UW
Senior year (first semester): 3.75 UW
SAT: CR 690, M 660, W 730</p>

<p>Debate team in local and national tournaments, from Harvard to El Paso, for three years. Held officer positions for junior and senior year.
Member of AP Ambassadors, travel to other schools and such to promote AP classes.
Officer of the Art club.
Member of GSA for two years.</p>

<p>I'm an awesome writer. F'yeah. Rock those essays.</p>

<p>Applying: GWU, NYU, UVA, UChicago (ha!), Emory, BU, Skidmore.</p>

<p>I'm reaching here. Any bites?</p>

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<p>I don’t think GWU, NYU or BU will meet your financial need, all 3 with very high sticker prices. Skidmore may meet a high percentage of your need. If you like the LAC’s take a look at: </p>

<p>St. Lawrence University (NY)
Hobart & William Smith (NY)
Wheaton College (MA)
Mt. Holyoke (MA) if female</p>

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<p>Oh yeah, I applied to Wheaton as well.</p>

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<p>How about doing a CC for 2 years and transferring ?</p>

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<p>I won’t do a CC; attended one for part of my sophomore/junior year and it was terrible. I need out of this state, anyways.</p>

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<p>Is there a particular reason why your GPA is so much lower for 10 and 11 than for 9 and 12?</p>

<p>Without any explanation, that looks to me like a huge problem at every single university on your list.</p>

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<p>This is a particularly bad list if you need a lot of financial aid. Do you have a financial safety?</p>