3.85 gpa... Stanford? Columbia?

<p>UW GPA: 3.85 (School does not rank or weight)
Term GPA's: (1st semester/2nd semester)
Freshman Year-3.97/3.97
Sophomore Year-3.83/3.61
Junior Year-3.77/3.91</p>

<p>Senior Year Courseload:
Dual Enrollment:
Calculus 3
Research Internship
AP'S:
AP Literature
AP Comp Sci A
AP Biology
AP Psychology
(On track for a 4.0 this semester, currently have all A's)</p>

<p>Standardized Testing:
ACT: 35 (36 ENG/36 Math/36 CR/32 Science) with 12 on Essay
SAT: 2150 (800 Math, 700 CR, 650 Writing) with 10 on Essay
PSAT: 201 (80 Math, 68 CR, 63 Writing)</p>

<p>SAT 2's:
Math 2-800
Bio E-780</p>

<p>AP's:
World History-4
US History-4
English Lang-4
Calc AB-5
Calc BC-3</p>

<p>Awards:
SIEMENS SEMIFINALIST
Knowledge Master-1st Place State, 6th in Nation
Essay about autism published in scholastic journal.
AP Scholar w/ Honor
National Honor's Society</p>

<p>EC's/Leadership:
250 Hours Volunteerwork at Hospital
President of Breakdance Club-4 Year's
President of Recycling Team-2 Year's
President of Computer Science Tutoring Club-1 Year
Vice President of Calculus Club-2 Year's</p>

<p>I have poor AP scores, but I have decent SAT 2's and ACT. My GPA was very unstable throughout highschool so I am wondering where I am matched against people with lower SAT 2's but all 5's on AP Exams.</p>

<p>Are Stanford and Columbia possible for me?
Also chance me for UC Berkeley and Cornell engineering programs.</p>

<p>Those seem to be reaches to me.</p>

<p>Those schools will be reaches, so I’d try to improve your SAT’s. Your SAT II’s, EC’s, and Awards are really good though! At this point just make sure your essays are as good and reflective as possible, especially for Stanford. Chance me back?</p>

<p>Your sub-700 writing score will hurt your chances, so don’t submit that. The only thing that may confuse admissions officers is your up-and-down GPA over time, but hopefully you have a way to justify those dips. </p>

<p>However, your SAT II’s and ACT are strong, as are your ECs, so all schools are certainly within the realm of possibility!</p>

<p>Oh yeah, I didn’t even see the ACT score… Yeah, then only submit that score. With that score, you are strong candidate, but just remember that schools like Stanford are a crapshoot for everyone… Good luck tho!</p>

<p>I think you have a chance. You GPA is subpar for those schools, but it is still a good GPA. They won’t toss you aside, it’s not on the low side.
To really boost your chances, focus on your essays and how much interest you show in schools. That is really important. Find something you love and accentuate that as much as possible, and then I think you are a strong candidate.
Chance me back?</p>

<p>Thanks! Will chance back
I’m hoping my ACT/SAT2/Siemens award pull me through.</p>

<p>Chance me for Berkeley cornell and columbia though?</p>

<p>3.85 will not make or break you…</p>

<p>But I definitely think your ACT score will get you into either Stanford of Columbia</p>

<p>Chance back please… I said please <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1585363-11-days-until-johns-hopkins-ed-results-chance-me-chance-back.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/1585363-11-days-until-johns-hopkins-ed-results-chance-me-chance-back.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;